Monthly Archives: August 2009

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Threat Fire was formerly known as Cyber Hawk, got his name under PC Tools. Threat Fire an ICSA and West Coast Labs certified product. Threat Fire is dramatically different to traditional antivirus software. Its not a Standalone AntiVirus in itself but a Complementary Catalyst to other antivirus softwares.

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PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition comes in two free editions one without registration and other that needs to be registered. The difference,the later boasts of high-speed updates and support. It’s interface presents a minimum amount of buttons to control the application. PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition looks relatively good. It provides protection, with rapid database updates, Intelli Guard real-time file, Internet & e-mail protection and comprehensive system scanning to ensure your system remains safe and virus free. Latest version features new improved scan engine, smaller memory footprint, and much improved system performance. PC Tools Antivirus monitors your computer in real-time for any threat.

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With over 50 million users, faster and hassle free installations and an advanced heuristic systemAvira is one of the best free antivirus software. Avira Antivir’s interface is very easy to use. The Local Protection and Administration navigation options reveal the Scanner, Guard, Quarantine, and Scheduler features. It has a on-demand scanner wherein you can schedule your pc scan as per your convenience. Flexibility in scanning gives user to scan fully both internal and external hard drives. The rebuilt Heuristic Engine retains the same choices from the previous version’s, and can be turned on or off in part or in full and offers three intensity levels. Avira Antivir Personal updates automatically for new databases of virus and program contents. Infections are quarantined with options for a re-scan, restore, delete or to email the infected files to Avira.

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AVG Antivirus , another of Free Antivirus Software which are widely used. The application is set to search for new virus definitions daily by default. AVG is easy to use with user friendly interface. The new interface is much easier to navigate than in previous version, with tabbed navigation on the left assisting users in finding the tools they need. AVG Free Edition doesn’t slow down your system (low system resource requirements). A unique feature that a few software provide is that AVG allows user to pause the scanning process and to resume it later. Another noticeable feature is its