Avira Anti-Virus
Avira AntiVir Personal protects you from viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, adware, and various other kinds of malware, making it a fully functional anti-malware tool and certainly one of the best free antivirus programs.
Avira AntiVir Personal works on Windows 8/7, Vista, XP and Windows 2000.
The range of malware that Avira AntiVir Personal can keep you safe from is alone enough to make it one of the best free antivirus software programs but the heuristics and ease of use add to its value too. Once it is set up and configured it will automatically update itself and give constant protection.
You’re asked to register during the Avira AntiVir Personal installation but it’s optional. Just uncheck the box and continue with the install. If your PC is too corrupted to load this program try the following. It’s also free.
Plus: If your PC will not start due to infections then use Avira AntiVir Rescue System.
The Avira AntiVir Rescue System is a linux-based application that allows accessing computers that cannot be booted anymore. Thus, it is possible to repair a damaged system, to rescue data or to scan the system for virus infections. Just double-click on the rescue system package to burn it to a CD/DVD. You can then use this CD/DVD to boot your computer. The Avira AntiVir Rescue System is updated several times a day so that the most recent security updates are always available.
Download Avira Anti-Virus Rescue System CD
See also: Using Avira Anti-Virus System Restore CD for full instructions
Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes have created an easy-to-use, simple, and effective anti-malware application. Whether you know it or not your computer is always at risk of becoming infected with viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, dialers, spyware, and malware that are constantly evolving and becoming harder to detect and remove. Only the most sophisticated anti-malware techniques can detect and remove these malicious programs from your computer.
Key Features
- Support for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
- Light speed quick scanning.
- Ability to perform full scans for all drives.
- Database updates released daily.
- Quarantine to hold threats and restore them at your convenience.
- Ignore list for both the scanner and Protection Module.
- Settings to enhance your Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware performance.
- A small list of extra utilities to help remove malware manually.
- Works together with other anti-malware utilities.
- Context menu integration to scan files on demand.
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