After talking about
premium antivirus software,
now it’s time to talk about their free counterparts. You might know
many of these antivirus software, but here is the list of best
free antiviruses. Before
we start, remember that these versions do not offer the same protection
as their paid versions. They don’t have all the features of a
full paid antivirus
and do not do as good of a job, so I won’t compare them with those
versions, but from a free antivirus perspective. If you like an
antivirus and the protection it gives, support the developers and buy
the product.
Meeting again with
Avast!, but now, in spotlight is the Free Avast! Antivirus. This is, in my opinion, the best
free antivirus available. In the free version, all you have to do is register (
for free)
once a year and you get top notch protection on your computer, emails,
downloads and IMs. It has a powerful heuristics engine that allows it to
find almost every virus around. The experience gathered over the years
(since 1988) by its developers shows really well in Avast!
I must admit that
Panda antivirus does not
differentiate itself from other free antivirus software in any way when
it comes to protection. It offers the same level of detection from
viruses, trojan, spyware, adware, worms and malware and its features are not that specific. The thing that made
Panda Cloud Antivirus
the second position in my list is the fact that it is, as the name
suggests, Cloud based. What that means, is that when you scan your
computer, it doesn’t use resources from your computer, but it operates
in the cloud, keeping your computer working as normal.
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I know
Microsoft is new to the internet safety game, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t develop a great antivirus.
Microsoft Security Essentials
is a great antivirus, it’s incredible easy to use and it’s absolutely
free! It updates automatically and, being produces by Microsoft, it
actively interacts with Windows and it’s perfectly integrated in the
operating system.
Avira is another example of a really good free
antivirus program that has very much to offer. Excellent protection,
user friendly and it consumes next to nothing from your resources. I’ve
used it for some time and must say I’m really happy with the results. It
detects most threats and it works in silence in the background. It’s
perfect for laptops and netbooks, but also for your own personal
computer.
AVG is again on our list of best
antivirus programs,
this time, the free version. This antivirus works great and its top
notch detection stats are impressive. If you are looking for a really
good free antivirus, with cool features, like link scanner and email
scanner, than you should definitely try AVG Anti-Virus, it’s one of the
best.
Comodo Antivirus is a fairly good antivirus program.
After making all the steps in installing it (it requires some extra
steps from your usual antivirus), I saw a nice looking antivirus with a
detection rate of up to 90% and a resolving percentage of 60%, but I
recommend to use in parallel with another antivirus that provides more
cleaning power.
Its detection engine is really good, but you might think of getting
another software if you want to clean your infected files.. Those
numbers are what makes Comodo come on our list of
best free antivirus programs.
This is a fairly good antivirus, much like
Panda Cloud Antivirus, it works in the cloud, keeping your computer working free. It offers really good protection against
bots, worms, viruses, trojans, keyloggers, and spyware, so a full protection. This was a surprise, but
Immunet is a really good antivirus and it has my thumbs up and recommendation for anyone who wants to try it.
PC Tools AntiVirus is one of the most basic
antivirus programs
you will find. It has some features, but don’t get excited. I featured
it in this list because it is still better than other free antivirus
software, but not by much. If you are not an avid internet browser, and
more of the type that only sends emails, it will get the job done, but
any more than that, I recommend something stronger.
Malwarebytes is 9th on our list because it doesn’t
run in background, so no real time protection and it cannot protect you
in real time. Technically, it is not an antivirus. But, the reason it is
on our list is because when you run into a problem with malware or
worms, trojans and such and your top of the line antivirus can’t handle
it, all you have to do is run Malwarebytes and the problem is solved.
This little program can handle anything you throw at it. I recommend
keeping it on a USB flash drive and when your computer crashes, try
giving it a scan in safe mode with this program, it might just save you
from a “format C:/”.
ClamWin Free Antivirus is not the best free
antivirus. Although you may know it from the Linux version (CalmAV),
this is more a basic tool that you use to scan your computer. The reason
ClamWin is at the bottom of the list are: no real time protection, lack
of features and a little tricky to use. But, on the other side, it does
make a really good detecting tool and it doesn’t use many resources.
Keep in mind, the system I tested all these antivirus programs is an
Intel i5 750@ 3.5 GHz with 4 GB of DDR3 Memory. Try to find out if these
powerful antivirus programs will work well on your systems, as some
require lots of horsepower.
There you go,
top best antivirus software around.
But keep in mind, there is another antivirus that is better than all of
those put together! Do not click on suspicious ads or links, do not open
spam mail or add in your IM list bots or people who you don’t know. And
most important of all, update your antivirus on a regular basis and
don’t think just because you have an antivirus software installed you’re
protected and you can do whatever you want on the web, be on the guard
and help your
antivirus, your in this together!
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