Top three free anti-virus programs

Top three free anti-virus programs

Avira AntiVir Personal
Year after year, Antivir scored high on the rankings of * the anti-virus scanners. And that is not without reason. The German program is the integrity itself without any frills. The software has rootkit detection and encourages dialers, worms and Trojan horses effortlessly. Also, the computer protected against phishing.

Updates
The program takes up little space on the hard disk. AntiVir look for updates daily and you can program so that it scans your computer daily for viruses. I must say that the updates as slow as it often large in size.

Nuisance
AntiVir does not separate mail scanner. During the update appears sometimes with a pop-up advertising for the paid version and it is annoying. The rest is a great program with no frills. Only we have to wait for a Dutch version. However AntiVir is available in German, English and French.

avast! Home Edition 4.8
Also ranking high on the State avast! **, An English anti-virus program of Czech manufacture. By it differs from the average viruscanner because you think you have to do with a media player because of his slick appearance. The program offers protection against rootkits and spyware. The company proudly announced that the anti-spyware is certified by the famous West Coast Labs and the anti-rootkit protection using the advanced GMER technology. avast! has a dutch website.

Mail Scanner
Avast! has an email scanner and protects you when you are chatting via instant messenger or if you exchange files via P2P networks. Automatiche The updates are small because they occur gradually.

Disadvantage
The interface of a player is not from a virus, but get used to it eventually.

AVG Free 8.0
*** AVG provides a real-time protection against viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware. Free Daily, automatic updates ensure that your computers remain protected against new threats. Moreover, a scan performed every day to see if your computer is free from viruses.

Mail Scanner
A separate mail scanner ensures that your e-mails have been checked for viruses before they're reading. The mail scanner automatically detects all email programs. There are also additional plugins (one button on the toolbar) to Outlook (Express), Eudora and The Bat.

Nuisance
The daily scan requires much memory but fortunately you can convert that into a weekly. It is while downloading a toolbar now comes to you is not to jump. This lets you Control Panel, and remove software button.

Conclusion
Since November 2008 AVG is available in Dutch and has an excellent interface. There is also a dutch website. AVG Free as a third program discussed does not mean that it has won bronze. All three programs are good and avoid each other in terms of functionality and little power. The choice of personal preference plays the biggest role.