Tag Archives: Best Free Antivirus Reviews 2010

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Avast Home Edition features outstanding integration into your system. A scan can be started directly from Windows Explorer, by clicking a folder or a file with your right mouse button and selecting the corresponding choice from the menu. The all-new Avast brings important changes to the app’s visual appearance. The old metal-like interface and classic Windows XP configuration menus have been replaced by a much more modern and shiny design that resembles other popular antivirus tools.

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PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition is a powerful personal free firewall for Microsoft Windows that protects your computer from hackers and intruders. Firewalls control the network traffic in and out of your PC by monitoring applications that connect to the network. It can stop Trojans, backdoors, and keyloggers from damaging your computer and stealing your private information. PC Tools Firewall Plus is advanced technology designed specially for people, not for experts. Powerful prevention against attacks and known exploits that is activated by default and advanced users can also easily create their own packet filtering rules to customize the network defenses. The program is recommended for use alongside of AntiSpyware and Antivirus software like AVG or Spyware Doctor to protect PC against Spyware, hackers, worms, and viruses.

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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

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BitDefender Free Edition is a free anti-virus software developed by the SOFTWIN, a Bucharest-based company. BitDefender Free Edition was designed with a centralized management console, which allows protection options configuration for all BitDefender modules. Its Live Update module ensures hourly updates of the program and virus database. Automatic and manual update are available. Intelligent update of antivirus protection, without your intervention. The update can be done from the network over the Internet, directly or through a Proxy Server. This function also repairs the software by automatically downloading and replacing the damaged program files and other components.

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COMODO Internet Security Free Version is the only Free Antivirus Software that can be used both for personal and business use. And it’s the only free version that boasts of providing E-mail support. After downloading the Comodo Internet Security package, you are given the option either to install the antivirus , the firewall, a 30-day trial of Comodo’s Live PC Support or any combination of the three.

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Microsoft Security Essential is Microsoft’s first attempt at a standalone security application for home use. It is the name of Microsoft’s latest Anti-Virus or Anti-Spyware software for Windows operating system.

Microsoft Security Essential 1.0.1611.0 is able to give you a good chance to get high-quality protection against viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious software. And best of all, there are no costs or annoying subscriptions to keep track of.