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If you're looking for the best possible protection, MY top recommendation is Avira AntiVir

Personal Edition. Although its detection rate is outstanding, there are some reservations. First,

it lacks the email scanning feature that is only available in the paid version. This means that

AntiVir won't warn you of infected emails before you open them. However, should you open an

infected email, AntiVir will still spring into action, so the absence of an email scanner doesn't

mean that you're not protected from email-based infections.

download it from

avira website

Version: 8.0
Download File size: 21.28MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows 2000 - Vista 64bit
64 Bit Capable: yes
Portable version available: no
Other languages supported: yes
Additional Software Required: no
Author: Avira


AVG has been continuously refined since it was initially released in 1991. The latest version makes further improvements to an already solid product. It now includes spyware, phishing, and email scam protection. Although it has grown considerably in size and is very heavy on resources, its detection rate is also excellent. Regular automatic updates come quickly as before and, despite rumors, the new email scanning feature is not trial limited to 30 days. Free and pro versions are available; the only difference is that the free version has anti-rootkit disabled, provides Linkscanner Lite instead of Linkscanner Pro and has no technical support other than a free user forum .

DOWNLOAD IT FROM

AVAST WEBSITE

Download File size:47.1MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows 2000 - Vista X64
64 Bit Capable: no
Portable version available: no
Other languages supported: no
Additional Software Required: no

Author: Grisoft

BITDEFENDER

A good option for on-demand scanning is the free version of the commercial AV product BITDEFENDER It's a

good product with very good detection rates, but because the free version lacks an email scanner and a

resident virus guard, it's only suitable for use as an on-demand scanner, not as your main AV program. There

are some other limitations as well. It has an annoying habit of detecting malware products that have been

quarantined by other security products, and you can't exclude these areas from subsequent scans. The

program itself is using an old version of the engine, so the detection is slightly weaker. And it's only available

with a one year non-renewable license.

download it from

bitdefender website

Version: 10.0
Download File size: 13.18MB
License: Freeware with registration
Operating systems supported: Windows 2000 - Vista 64bit
64 Bit Capable: yes
Portable version available: yes
Other languages supported: yes
Additional Software Required: None

Author: Softwin