Category: Antivirus

Free Antiviruses can be effective, with regular updating and careful use of your PC you won’t be worried. Do not hesitate to seek advice in our forum dedicated to antivirus , firewalls and security software in the computer security category .

Avast antivirus

Free, easy to install smart glass manufacturers and use, Avast antivirus has an all-French interface. It has “resident protection” which will protect you from viruses and some malware. A little less efficient than its competitor Antivir in terms of detection (above), it has nevertheless been favored by many PC users who use it every day. You will benefit from automatic updates for 1 year after a simple registration on the avast site. Publisher: Avast software (Alwil).

AVG antivirus

AVG, for Anti-Virus Guard also has a resident protection and an automatic update function, it remains very easy to use. The AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2015 program has nothing to envy of its competitors. If their goal is to detect all viruses, AVG’s technology will make sure you simply avoid them. Efficient, efficient, it also protects you from social networks. Publisher: AVG Technologies .

Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials is Microsoft’s free security tool, it takes the place of Windows Live OneCare and complements the Windows Firewall already included in the operating system. It has real-time protection, a scan scheduler, automatic updates … Publisher: Microsoft .

Avira Antivir

Antivir, available in French version, is an antivirus that is easy to use Chiefway Malaysia and efficient in its analysis in real time and when scanning your computer, which does not prevent it from being relatively resource-efficient. At the weak points, it should be noted that the software does not take care of checking the incoming mails when you use a mail software such as Outlook or Thunderbird. It is currently very successful in its free version (an advertisement is displayed after each daily update). Publisher: Avira .

Panda Cloud Antivirus

First antivirus on the “Cloud Computing” model which uses an online definition database, without retrieving it from the user’s PC and therefore does not need updates from the viral database. Just like traditional antivirus, it performs constant monitoring of the system. Publisher: Panda Security.…

Having an antivirus is a good resolution. It is even more than that, it is absolutely essential, just as it is absolutely necessary to update it regularly. Being able to spend several regularly on your files is even more reassuring! Indeed, no antivirus can guarantee to protect against all viruses, which is why it is recommended to occasionally use another antivirus in addition to the usual one.

The following antiviruses are available for private use, but generally not authorized for professional use (carefully read the conditions of use before installing the product).

Free and online antivirus

Here are the main antiviruses available:

• Trend Micro
• F-Secure 3.2
• Eset NOD32

Difficult to say which is the best antivirus, it is interesting to alternate online scans with different solutions.

Multiple antivirus scan

These services have a particularity: you can only scan one file at a time. On the other hand, this file is subjected at the same time to several antiviruses (in general more than ten). This solution is very useful for checking a suspicious file that you have received in your mailbox, or quite simply, for comparing antivirus products on the market.

• Jotti : scans with A2-Squared, Antivir, Arcabit, Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, Clamav, Dr Web, F-Prot, F-Secure, Fortinet, Kespersky, NOD32, Norman, Panda, Rising, Sophos, VirusBuster, VBA32, Bit9
• Total virus : scans with more than 60 antiviruses: AhnLab-V3, AntiVir, Authentium, BitDefender, Avast, AVG, CAT-QuickHeal, ClamAV, DrWeb, eSafe, eTrust-Vet, Ewido, FileAdvisor, Fortinet, F-Prot, F- Secure, Ikarus, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, NOD32v2, Norman, Panda, Sophos, Sunbelt, Symantec, TheHacker, VBA32, VirusBuster, Webwasher-Gateway
• Virscan.org : scans with Antivir, Arcavir, Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, Clamav, DrWeb, F-Prot, F-Secure, Ikarus, Kaspersky, KingSoft, McAfee, Mks_vir, NOD32, Norman, Panda, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro , VBA32, VirusBuster

Protect your information, install a free antivirus!

Currently, an individual has no reason not to have an antivirus on his computer. Here is the list of free antiviruses available for personal use:

Free antiviruses for Windows

With Windows 10 is included by default Microsoft’s antivirus: Windows Defender. But you can install a third-party antivirus instead of Microsoft’s.

Free antivirus for Linux

• Clamav . Cisco’s open source antivirus. Not very effective, unless you use additional signatures from SecuriteInfo.com
• Sophos antivirus for Linux .
• Comodo antivirus for Linux .
• F-Prot 6.2 , free for personal use. Quite old but still updated!

Free antiviruses for MacOS

• Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition
• Avira Free Antivirus for Mac
• Avast Security Free for Mac.
• Sophos Home for Mac

Free antivirus for Android

• Kaspersky Internet Security for Android
• Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition

Free antiviruses that don’t require installation

These antiviruses do not require any installation. Convenient for running in safe mode, as part of a point infection.

• Dr Web Cure: It does not require installation. It does not contain an update module or permanent protection.

Inside Security Rescue Toolkit is a live CD featuring Clamav and supports write access to the NTFS file system. It is an open source project.…