There has been a lot of debate on which software is the best, which takes the most resources and which is not good at catching viruses. Apart from all of the discussion, I am collecting all the free antiviruses which I have used at one time or the other. I have found all of them to be doing a good job atleast in terms of ROI as they are free. I’m listing top 5 free antiviruses which I have used. If anyone of the readers has used some other good antivirus which is also free, please let us know through comments.
AVG Antivirus
Link : AVG Free Edition 8.0.169 (47.7 MB)
Rising Antivirus
I know this will be a new name to many and it is relatively a new antivirus. I got it a few months back and installed it on one of my test systems and then installed it on one of my client’s PC and it has been impressive. I felt save after I installed it as it caught most of the viruses which AVG was not able to catch and it’s security is more stronger than AVG. So I would recommend Rising Antivirus if you’re looking for a good antivirus for your home system which doesn’t take a lot of resources and keeps the system safe.
Rising Antivirus Free Edition 20.56 (54.1 MB)
AVAST Antivirus
I have used AVAST long time back but it’s really good because it’s light weight, doesn’t take much resources and it’s fast in scanning. It has got boot time scanning which makes it less vulnerable to startup viruses and worms. The problem lies in it’s detection of viruses. It’s not as quick as other antiviruses in catching the viruses. It can be downloaded from the following location:
Avast Antivirus 4.8 Home Edition (26.2 MB)
Avira Antivir
Avira Antivir has a very good reputation for it’s low system resources and high detection rates. It can be very reliable in protecting home computers. The confidence in Avira Antivir is built more after seeing it’s user base. It has got about 15 million satisfied users around the globe. The down side of it is that it’s scanning is very slow. It can be downloaded from the following link:
Avira AntiVir Personal 8.1 (23.9 MB)
Comodo Antivirus
Last but not the least, Comodo Antivirus is another ultra light weight antivirus with blazing speed scanner. It has a nice user interface. But the problem with Comodo antivirus is that of its detection rate. It’s detection rate is not all the good so one can’t feel safe with Comodo Antivirus. It can be downloaded from the following location:
Comodo Antivirus 2.0 Beta (34.6 MB)
If you have any other antivirus which is ofcourse free, please let me know through comments:
1-PC tools anti virus ,, it’s not that good !!!
another one called clam Win , detection rate is horrible.
2-also ,there is another one which is really famous Bit defender free edition
I’ve tried 1 and 2
but i didn’t try 3 ,,, in general free anti virus is not enough for nowadays viruses and malwares
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1-PC tools anti virus ,, it’s not that good !!!
another one called clam Win , detection rate is horrible.
2-also ,there is another one which is really famous Bit defender free edition
I’ve tried 1 and 2
but i didn’t try 3 ,,, in general free anti virus is not enough for nowadays viruses and malwares
a-_-9@w.cn
thanks for this post
I am using Avira Antivir now a days…. I am planning to go wid Kaspersky
I am using Avira Antivir now a days…. I am planning to go wid Kaspersky
I’m using KAV 2009 if u need keys just tell me
a-_-9@w.cn
I’m using KAV 2009 if u need keys just tell me
a-_-9@w.cn
my vote goes to
AVAST Antivirus
it includes internet security also so i always vote for avast & now i m using this antivirus only..
I m using avast for a fair bit of now…and it has rlly delivered what it has promised..i rate it above all…but yea have used avg as well…its good..but i prefer avast..catch the reviews from here if u want to know more abt avast… <!– BODY,DIV,TABLE,THEAD,TBODY,TFOOT,TR,TH,TD,P { font-family:”Arial”; font-size:x-small } –>
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Hey Ali,
thanks for the info
I agree with your point of view and I feel very attracted to it.
If you want, there is an antivirus top 10 right there :
http://www.infos-du-net.com/telecharger/Logiciels-Antivirus,0702-7084.html
thanks
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For windows 7 there is MSE, for XP machines I think the best one is Avast Free edition. A lot of people use it and most of them are satisfied with this security suit. Anyway, thanks for sharing man!