Avira Anti-Vir Personal Edition

Free anti-virus software with protection against viruses, worms, trojans and rootkits. Provides real-time protection and automatic updates. Free for personal use. Displays adverts when updating. Cannot scan network shares. Can be used as an on-demand only (not realtime) scanner.

Avira Anti-Vir Personal Edition
MSRP $0.00
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Brand Avira
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This report was started December 21, 2007 at 9:35 am by mojo
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Competitors

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Avast Anti-Virus Home (Free)

MSRP  $0.00    Released  --
Pros
  • Free!
Cons
  • Slow
  • Some functionality gimped
ProSCORE
5 reviews
56
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BitDefender AntiVirus 2008

BitDefender AntiVirus 2008

MSRP  $24.99    Released  January, 2008
Pros
  • Takes up much less resources than most
  • Windows Vista 32/64 bit support
  • Small installation size
  • Free edition available
  • Gamer mode
ProSCORE
2 reviews
100
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AVG AntiVirus

AVG AntiVirus

MSRP  --    Released  --
Pros
  • Free and works well
  • doesn't sap computer resources like other anti-virus suites
  • works behind the scenes - never gets in the way of users until it is required, unlike other suites
Cons
  • Default behavior requires user interaction for clicking away update notification dialog
  • A bit too paranoid, detects false viruses on certain files that don't have any Trojans or viruses
  • Annoying updates everyday
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14 reviews
78
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