Fatma Bawazir
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Top 10 Free Antivirus Softwares
It's quite common when you suddenly notice that your files are getting deleted or they are getting duplicated into unnecessary folders. Even after deleting them hundred times, you will again find them at the same place. Now these are the malicious objects which need to be dealt with and for the very right job, various antiviruses have surfaced in the market.
But most of the times these anti viruses comes at a great price with certain validity period. As a common trend, users tend to find free solutions to their problems and this is where companies providing free services do a great business. This article is basically about some of the best as well as free anti viruses available in the market which you can easily download from the links provided.
1. Avast Free Antivirus:
vast is an antivirus computer program developed by AVAST Software a.s. (formerly known as ALWIL Software a.s.), a company based in Prague, Czech Republic. The nameAvast is derived from "Anti-Virus – Advanced Set". Its trademarked name is styled in all lower-case and includes an exclamation mark. Priority updates are delivered automatically using PUSH update technology in Avast Pro Antivirus. Avast Pro Antivirus also has a command line scanner and a script blocker; however, in version 6, released on 6 September, 2011, the script blocker is available to users of the free version. avast! Free Antivirus - Download Software for Virus Protection
2. Microsoft Security Essentials:
osoft Security Essentials is a security suite designed for consumers and lacks centralized management features which are found in Microsoft Forefront Client Security. Before installation, Microsoft Security Essentials checks for the validity of the installed copy of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Security Essentials automatically checks for and downloads virus definition updates which are published three times a day to Microsoft Update. If you have a genuine Windows OS then this antivirus will surely satisfy you fully.
Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows
3. AVG Free Antivirus:
AVG is a family of anti-virus and Internet security software for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, developed by AVG Technologies. AVG features most of the common functions available in modern anti-virus and Internet security programs, including periodic scans, scans of sent and received emails (including adding footers to the emails indicating this), the ability to "repair" some virus-infected files, and a quarantine area: "virus vault/chest" in which infected files are held. This antivirus is also one of the most famous products available in the market. AVG Free | Antivirus | Best Free Virus Protection
4. ComboFix:
This spyware tool is the next gen antivirus which is recently gaining its popularity in the industry sector. Combofix is a very, very powerful tool and it can be very effective
against malware and spyware even though it only scans for the most common
spyware infections, leaving out thousands of less known but equally dangerous
malware. The only problem with this software is that it does not have a GUI interface for users rather supports a DOS interface which the users need to figure out. ComboFix Download
5. Hitman Pro:
This extremely sophisticated malware detection program developed by SurfRight B.V has an excellent feature of behavioural analysis and cloud computing for the detection of malicious objects. First it detects viruses and other files that have a suspicious behaviour (behaviour analysis) and sends them then to the scan cloud via the Internet. The malicious files are detected in the scan cloud where these are removed by Hitman Pro 3. As the various virus scanners are not installed on the local computer, but in the scan cloud on Internet, there is a very low system load. Downloads - SurfRight
6. Bit Defender:
BitDefender is an antivirus program developed by Softwin. The first product was launched way back in 2001 and has come to a large extent till date. The 2011 version was launched in August 2010, and it includes several protection and performance enhancements as Search Advisor and Performance Optimizer. The BitDefender products feature antivirus and antispyware, personal firewall, privacy control, user control and backup for corporate and home users. PC Tuneup and Performance Optimizer are available in the Total Security Suite. Free Antivirus Software - Download Bitdefender Free Edition
7. Comodo:
Comodo Internet Security (CIS), developed by Comodo Group, is an Internet security suite available for Microsoft Windows. It offers anti-malware protection, a personal firewall, a sandbox and a Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) called Defense+. It offers cloud antivirus protection and spyware scanning capabilities. (HIPS) is designed to provide protection against unknown malware. It is designed to restrict the actions of unknown applications, and restrict access to important files, folders, settings and the Windows Registry. Free Download - The Best Firewall Protection and Anti-Virus Scan Software from Comodo
8. Avira Antivir Personal:
As a free antivirus, this product is worth to be used atleast once. The personal software is provides for free while the pro version for industry use comes at a price quite like AVG. Like most antivirus software, it scans disks for malware and also runs as a background process, checking each opened and closed file. It can detect and possibly remove rootkits. It also performs Internet updates (daily by default) in which it opens a window, with an advertisement suggesting that the user purchase Avira AntiVir Premium or Avira Premium Security Suite. Avira Free Antivirus - Download Best Antivirus Software
9. Drive Sentry:
DriveSentry is an antivirus program, developed by DriveSentry Inc, to protect Microsoft Windows users from malware. It is available free for personal (non commercial) use, though with restricted functionality. DriveSentry provides a realtime and on demand virus scanner, and uses four methods to determine if an application contains a virus before allowing it to run. The four methods include Whitelisting, Blacklisting, Heuristics and Community Statistics. It is also a very efficient antivirus. http://www.drivesentry.com/default.aspx
10. Digital Defender:
This antivirus does not have a great popularity but it does have some features which really makes it special. It's a full antivirus and antispyware program and updates on a daily basis. Digital-defender Antivirus supports Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. If you really want to have an antivirus which does its work pleasantly without even disturbing you or slowing down your computer then you ought to try this software. It will surely make your job much easier and efficient. http://www.digital-defender.com/digital-defender-antivirus-free/
This list of free antivirus will surely provide you with some of the best anti viruses available. Just get hold of any one of them and you will not get a chance to complain at all. Though I would prefer the first three antiviruses as the best among all but still all the entries in the list do have their own sections of advantages.
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It's quite common when you suddenly notice that your files are getting deleted or they are getting duplicated into unnecessary folders. Even after deleting them hundred times, you will again find them at the same place. Now these are the malicious objects which need to be dealt with and for the very right job, various antiviruses have surfaced in the market.
But most of the times these anti viruses comes at a great price with certain validity period. As a common trend, users tend to find free solutions to their problems and this is where companies providing free services do a great business. This article is basically about some of the best as well as free anti viruses available in the market which you can easily download from the links provided.
1. Avast Free Antivirus:
vast is an antivirus computer program developed by AVAST Software a.s. (formerly known as ALWIL Software a.s.), a company based in Prague, Czech Republic. The nameAvast is derived from "Anti-Virus – Advanced Set". Its trademarked name is styled in all lower-case and includes an exclamation mark. Priority updates are delivered automatically using PUSH update technology in Avast Pro Antivirus. Avast Pro Antivirus also has a command line scanner and a script blocker; however, in version 6, released on 6 September, 2011, the script blocker is available to users of the free version. avast! Free Antivirus - Download Software for Virus Protection
2. Microsoft Security Essentials:
osoft Security Essentials is a security suite designed for consumers and lacks centralized management features which are found in Microsoft Forefront Client Security. Before installation, Microsoft Security Essentials checks for the validity of the installed copy of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Security Essentials automatically checks for and downloads virus definition updates which are published three times a day to Microsoft Update. If you have a genuine Windows OS then this antivirus will surely satisfy you fully.
Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows
3. AVG Free Antivirus:
AVG is a family of anti-virus and Internet security software for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, developed by AVG Technologies. AVG features most of the common functions available in modern anti-virus and Internet security programs, including periodic scans, scans of sent and received emails (including adding footers to the emails indicating this), the ability to "repair" some virus-infected files, and a quarantine area: "virus vault/chest" in which infected files are held. This antivirus is also one of the most famous products available in the market. AVG Free | Antivirus | Best Free Virus Protection
4. ComboFix:
This spyware tool is the next gen antivirus which is recently gaining its popularity in the industry sector. Combofix is a very, very powerful tool and it can be very effective
against malware and spyware even though it only scans for the most common
spyware infections, leaving out thousands of less known but equally dangerous
malware. The only problem with this software is that it does not have a GUI interface for users rather supports a DOS interface which the users need to figure out. ComboFix Download
5. Hitman Pro:
This extremely sophisticated malware detection program developed by SurfRight B.V has an excellent feature of behavioural analysis and cloud computing for the detection of malicious objects. First it detects viruses and other files that have a suspicious behaviour (behaviour analysis) and sends them then to the scan cloud via the Internet. The malicious files are detected in the scan cloud where these are removed by Hitman Pro 3. As the various virus scanners are not installed on the local computer, but in the scan cloud on Internet, there is a very low system load. Downloads - SurfRight
6. Bit Defender:
BitDefender is an antivirus program developed by Softwin. The first product was launched way back in 2001 and has come to a large extent till date. The 2011 version was launched in August 2010, and it includes several protection and performance enhancements as Search Advisor and Performance Optimizer. The BitDefender products feature antivirus and antispyware, personal firewall, privacy control, user control and backup for corporate and home users. PC Tuneup and Performance Optimizer are available in the Total Security Suite. Free Antivirus Software - Download Bitdefender Free Edition
7. Comodo:
Comodo Internet Security (CIS), developed by Comodo Group, is an Internet security suite available for Microsoft Windows. It offers anti-malware protection, a personal firewall, a sandbox and a Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) called Defense+. It offers cloud antivirus protection and spyware scanning capabilities. (HIPS) is designed to provide protection against unknown malware. It is designed to restrict the actions of unknown applications, and restrict access to important files, folders, settings and the Windows Registry. Free Download - The Best Firewall Protection and Anti-Virus Scan Software from Comodo
8. Avira Antivir Personal:
As a free antivirus, this product is worth to be used atleast once. The personal software is provides for free while the pro version for industry use comes at a price quite like AVG. Like most antivirus software, it scans disks for malware and also runs as a background process, checking each opened and closed file. It can detect and possibly remove rootkits. It also performs Internet updates (daily by default) in which it opens a window, with an advertisement suggesting that the user purchase Avira AntiVir Premium or Avira Premium Security Suite. Avira Free Antivirus - Download Best Antivirus Software
9. Drive Sentry:
DriveSentry is an antivirus program, developed by DriveSentry Inc, to protect Microsoft Windows users from malware. It is available free for personal (non commercial) use, though with restricted functionality. DriveSentry provides a realtime and on demand virus scanner, and uses four methods to determine if an application contains a virus before allowing it to run. The four methods include Whitelisting, Blacklisting, Heuristics and Community Statistics. It is also a very efficient antivirus. http://www.drivesentry.com/default.aspx
10. Digital Defender:
This antivirus does not have a great popularity but it does have some features which really makes it special. It's a full antivirus and antispyware program and updates on a daily basis. Digital-defender Antivirus supports Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. If you really want to have an antivirus which does its work pleasantly without even disturbing you or slowing down your computer then you ought to try this software. It will surely make your job much easier and efficient. http://www.digital-defender.com/digital-defender-antivirus-free/
This list of free antivirus will surely provide you with some of the best anti viruses available. Just get hold of any one of them and you will not get a chance to complain at all. Though I would prefer the first three antiviruses as the best among all but still all the entries in the list do have their own sections of advantages.
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