Free Antivirus Programs: Avira, Avast or AVG
I have always been a person who likes free things, especially very useful items. Personal Computer protection does not have to cost staggering amounts of money yearly. In fact, free programs will provide nearly the same level of protection as the programs that are costly. Avira Antivir Personal, Avast! Home Edition, and AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition are superb performers in the anti-virus arena.
AVG Anti-Virus Free
AVG claims to have over 80 million registered users, making it the most widely used free anti-virus program (along with avast!), according to it’s website. AVG offers protection against viruses, spyware, adware, and trojans. It features an active surf shield, which is a real-time internet link scanner, so you are protected at the moment a link is accessed. This also features real-time safety indicators in Google, Yahoo, and MSN/Live searches. In addition, AVG offers a security toolbar, which gives easy access to the link scanner tools and features an integrated search box.
However, AVG does not have anti-rootkit protection, which is essential when it comes to backdoor attacks, and is featured by the other programs. It also lacks identity theft, hacker attacks, downloaded files, and spam protection. It will not protect business, network, or server systems.
Avira AntiVir Personal
Avira is a very good solution for protection against all types of viruses and the like. Avira uniquely offers protection for both Windows and UNIX bases systems. It protects against viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, and phishing. Avira does have rootkit detection built-in, which is a key feature. It has another interesting feature in the netbook support, featuring a low resolution architecture. Avira sports an online user manual for any help navigating and using the already smooth and easy layout of the program.
Avira does not have spam, firewall, or bot network support. It will not stop malware from being downloaded while surfing the internet. Also, users will not be able to backup their computers with the program. Overall, Avira is a great choice for those who do not have particularly powerful systems and users with netbooks.
Avast! Home Edition
Avast is a full featured anti-virus suite with built-in protection against rootkits, spyware, and viruses, as well as Instant Messaging and Peer to Peer shields, network shield, and web shield. All aspects of computing are covered by this reliable program. Avast features real-time, constant scanning, automatic updates, and an integrated virus cleaner. It supports 64 bit Vista operating systems as well as Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, and XP systems. It also supports many different languages. Avast requires yearly registration, but it is merely an email and is very simple to complete.
Very few cons can be found with this program. It is a bit unnerving the first time the program announces in a proud voice that it’s “Virus database has been updated,” but the announcement can be switched off at the click of a mouse. Avast! Home Edition is recommended for any and all systems running Windows operating systems. It features protection and security that is second-to-none in the free anti-virus world.
Get your computer protected the free way with these anti-virus programs that are all very capable of defending intruders attacking your expensive computer system.
Sources
http://free.avg.com
http://www.avast.com
http://www.avira.com