The Free Software Catalog

Anti-Virus

A good anti-virus package is absolutely essential for every PC. Commercial products like Norton and McAfee are good but have two very important drawbacks. The first is they charge you for a subscription. If you let your subscription lapse then you will leave yourself unprotected. The second is they are bloated with too many features that bog down your system.

What most users need is a simple and light anti-virus package with an active scanner. My favorite of this group is AVG, but the others are all good as well.

For small business the best free solution is to use ClamWin in conjunction with Spyware Terminator (available under the Anti-Spyware category). Simply download Spyware Terminator and accept the option to use and activate ClamWin virus scanning.

For more information read my Blog post Securing Your PC for Free.

avast! Free Antivirus
by ALWIL Software
Version: 6.0.1289
Released: Sep 7, 2011

Anti-Virus Software

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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
by AVG Technologies
Version: 2012.0.1872
Released: Nov 17, 2011

Keep your PC virus free with this very high quality anti-virus package. Includes frequent updates and uses very little memory.

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Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic
by Avira
Version: 12.0.0.861
Released: Nov 1, 2011

An anti-virus package for personal use.

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ClamWin AntiVirus
by Sourcefire
Version: 0.97.3
Released: Nov 1, 2011

An Open Source Anti-Virus package. A decent free solution for small business users.

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Microsoft Security Essentials
by Microsoft
Version: 1.0.2498
Released: Oct 11, 2010

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

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