BitDefender Free Edition

BitDefender Free Edition is your chance to use one of the world's most effective antivirus engines for free!

Features

Virus scanning and removal
On demand scanning - Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it.

Scheduled scanning
The Scheduler lets you plan ahead, and schedule full system/drive scans in the off hours, when you won’t be using your computer.

Immediate scanning
With just a right click you can check your files and folders.

Skinable interface
You can express yourself, designing new interfaces, or you can use those drawn by others.

Quarantine
By isolating the infected files in quarantine, the risk of getting infected diminishes. You also have the possibility to send these files for further analysis to BitDefender Labs.

Reports
When launching a scan you may choose to create a report file where you can see statistics about the scan process.

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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free. Limited features, no support, for private and non-commercial use only.

• The most downloaded software on CNET's Download.com
• Quality proven by 70 millions of users
• Easy to download, install and use
• Protection against viruses and spyware
• Compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP

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CCleaner - Free software

CCleaner

CCleaner can clean up the temporary files and other installation mess that appears once you complete your downloads. An uninstaller and a registry cleaner are built in to CCleaner.

Bonus: FileHippo Update Checker – This 100KB tool analyses installed software on your computer and lists updates for those software. In a matter of a few clicks, you can instantly update

Top 5 Anti Virus

1. BitDefender 9 Standard Performance: Superior, Ease of Use: Very Good, Features: Very Good, Price when ranked: $30, ,

Bottom Line: Inexpensive product received excellent scores in our performance tests, although its scan speed was sluggish.

2. McAfee VirusScan 2006

Performance: Superior, Ease of Use: Very Good, Features: Very Good, Price when ranked: $40, ,

Bottom Line: Relatively good heuristics help VirusScan provide solid protection. Phone support costs $3 per minute

3. Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0

Performance: Superior, Ease of Use: Good, Features: Good, Price when ranked: $40, ,

Bottom Line: Program had the fastest response to new malware outbreaks. Interface is clean but not exceptional.

4. F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006

Performance: Superior, Ease of Use: Good, Features: Good, Price when ranked: $40, ,

Bottom Line: Solid performer responded quickly in tests and provides best breaking news on malware outbreaks.

5. Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006

Performance: Good, Ease of Use: Very Good, Features: Very Good, Price when ranked: $40, ,

Bottom Line: Veteren utility offers solid threat detection and a nice interface. Phone support costs $30 per incident