Free Antivirus - most popular

Posted on 3 November 2007

We all know today the danger posed by computer viruses. And we need to protect ourself. Computer viruses are destroying data, stealing data among other thing. So , we need to use some protection. There is free protection and paid protection. Some will say that free protection isn’t good enough - but, from my point of view, is better then nothing. Of course ther are also online scan services, but this in other episod.

So, what kind of free protection he have:
- Avast! 4 Home Edition - Free antivirus
- AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
- Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
- Comodo Antivirus Free

Of course, there are more free anti viruses out there, but this are the programs that I use ( till now ).
Let’s begin.

Avast! 4 Home Edition - Free antivirus
features:
avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use. Both of these conditions should be met! Our company offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in our
opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many users are not able to or do not want to pay for antivirus software. This page will show you the most important features of this program.
The latest version of this program is 4.7.

Automatic Updates
Simple User Interface
Resident Protection
P2P and IM Shield
Network Shield
Web Shield
Virus Chest
System Integration

Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
features:
Protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
Protection against expensive dialers and phishing
Detects and deletes rootkits

Comodo Antivirus Free
features:
Detects and eliminates viruses from desktops and networks
Constantly protects with real-time On Access scanning
Proactive Heuristic analysis intercepts unknown threats
Host Intrusion Detection blocks malware before it can run
Daily, automatic updates of virus definitions
Simple to use: install and forget
Comodo AntiVirus 2.0 beta, all subsequent beta versions and the final release version will each be available free to both home and business users.
System Requirements
Windows XP (SP2) / Windows 2000 (SP4 or later)
50 MB available space on your hard drive
128 MB RAM
Intel Pentium 300 MHz processor (or equivalent)