Best Free Antivirus Software
April 15, 2009 by Ivan
Filed under Articles, Software Reviews
To protect own computer from viruses, trojan, worm and similar threats, you should use a high-quality anti-virus software. Not using anti-virus software leaves you open to viruses, which may lead to more malware invading your system. Make sure that you install only one anti-virus software, doing otherwise will cause severe system instability.Here comes frequently asked question: Which anti-virus should I use?Many of us pay a lot of money to buy anti-virus software, but this is so unnecessary, because there are plenty of good free anti-virus software that offer the same kind of protection as the boxed software you can buy at the store.To help you out, I decided to provide you the list of top 8 free anti-virus. Let’s begin with it.
1)Avast
| Avast Home Edition |  |
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| Download Page | cnet.com | |
| File size | 23.1 MB | |
| Author | ALWIL Software | |
| Operating System | Windows All | |
| The Best Review about avast chosen by PC Hacks | Freeware Mission | |
Note: Free, but you’ll need to register for a product key
2)AVG
| AVG | |
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| Download Page | avg.com | |
| File size | 29 MB | |
| Operating System | Windows 2000, XP, XP Pro x64 Edition, Vista, Vista x64 Edition | |
| The Best Review about AVG chosen by PC Hacks | AVG Free Edition antivirus review | |
3)Antivir
| AntiVir | |
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| Download Page | cnet.com | |
| File size | 23.9 MB | |
| Operating System | Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | |
| The Best Review about AntiVir chosen by PC Hacks | AntiVir Personal Edition Classic Review | |
4)ClamWin
| ClamWin | |
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| Download Page | cnet.com | |
| File size | 5.61MB | |
| Operating System | Windows,2000, 2003, NT, Vista, XP | |
| The Best Review about ClamWin chosen by PC Hacks | ClamWin Review | |
5)PC Tools
| PC Tools | |
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| Download Page | cnet.com | |
| File size | 21.67MB | |
| Operating System | Windows 98/ME/2000/XP | |
| The Best Review about PC Tools chosen by PC Hacks | PC Tools Review | |
6)Rising Antivirus
| Rising Antivirus | |
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| Download Page | softpedia.com | |
| File size | 60.9 MB | |
| Operating System | Windows All | |
| The Best Review about Rising Antivirus chosen by PC Hacks | Rising Antivirus Review | |
7)Spyware Terminator
| Spyware Terminator | |
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| Download Page | softpedia.com | |
| File size | 631 KB | |
| Operating System | Windows All | |
| The Best Review about Spyware Terminator chosen by PC Hacks | Spyware Terminator Review | |
8)Moon Secure Antivirus
| Moon Secure | |
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| Download Page | moonsecure.com | |
| File size | 10.4 MB | |
| Operating System | Windows 95/98/98SE/2000/NT/XP | |
| The Best Review about Moon Secure chosen by PC Hacks | Moon Secure Review | |
If you know any free anti-virus software that I didn’t mention, please write a comment, and I will add it.
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nelson on Sat, 25th Apr 2009 2:17 am
I use Moon Secure Antivirus, with same antiviral search base AV than ClamWin. PLease put info about it. Regards
Ivan on Sat, 25th Apr 2009 11:26 am
@nelson
Thanks for your suggestions. I’ve added software that you recommended.
DJ Lynch on Sat, 23rd May 2009 4:37 am
comodo firewall and antivirus is actually really nice and usefull It catches everything and if its database doesnt know what it does it tells u the full name of the file so u can google it. Bloody Usefull
May Hemstein on Mon, 25th May 2009 10:58 pm
Where is Cyberdefender on this list? This is what I use and I like it!
I have tried the free versions of Cyberdefender, Prevx, ESET, PC Tools, AVG and Webroot. Most are just scanners, or 30 day trial versions.
All of these offer a $29 paid version (except AVG – $34 is cheapest paid version). I ended up getting Cyberdefender, because it not only protected me from viruses, but also spyware and trojans. I like that Cyberdefender is a public company (NASDAQ) and that they have 24/7 computer help that goes beyond tech help for the software.
vipul on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 5:10 pm
Yes, I do agree with you but avast and avira is best out of all the free antivirus. Also avast is rated 98.2% detection in antivirus ..check out my blog
http://www.bestfreeantivirus4u.blogspot.com
princely samuel on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 12:58 am
Nice collection.My website also has some collection.Check it
comptechtips.blogspot.com
lsy on Mon, 31st Aug 2009 4:17 pm
How about Bitdefender free?
anonymous on Wed, 16th Sep 2009 5:15 pm
comodo is best
KJ on Wed, 4th Nov 2009 7:13 pm
btw u can get avg full version free, download trial and theres this serial key that u type in, u tube vid it :) i got a licence until 2018 for free for the full version
D.M.W on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 8:10 pm
Avast is the best antivirus ever…i discovered a trick…Avast can be combined with Trojan Remover…and you will get doble protection from viruses…minimal system requirments: +1GB RAM
Jenny on Thu, 7th Jan 2010 4:13 am
Meh, same thing happened to me last time :\