Got low cash? Don’t let fund scarcity compromise your security!  Avira AntiVir Personal 9.0 is free anti-virus software for Windows XP and higher with a slick interface and stellar protection against spyware, phishing, trojans, malware and rootkits.

While a few review sites complain that AntiVir suffers major problems with its update server, I find this not the case. Downloading the virus signature library updates is speedy and integration takes a few minutes.

Dumbos need not despair.GUI is excellent and fool proof. The primary window displays the state of AntiVir Guard, a persistent anti-virus engine that constantly monitors your system, simultaneously with the dates of your last scan and update. Easily commence a scan from here. Next to the Status display in the main Overview tab are the Events and Reports tabs, which provide a simple interface to view and export the program’s log files. Down the right-hand menu bar, you’ll find the Local Protection tab, with its Scanner and Guard sub-menus. Here you can scan specific files or directories and get details about recently detected threats.

For those who like nit and grit, there is an Administration tab that provides access to quarantined files and the scan scheduler. You can also dig up an advanced Configuration menu nestled next to a text link here, which empowers you to alter the behaviour of the scanner and guard by instructing them to scan archive files or to scan files only with specific extensions.

Free usually means lack of features. By opting to pass up on payment and registration you forgo on browser or drive-by download protection. A few bits of malware got by Avira through the web browser, but thankfully got neutralized when run off the PC. But no sweat. Merely installing the popular antimalware Threatfire that relies on heuristics, you plug the hole. In fact, combining the freeware Avira and freeware Threatfire gives you more protection than a purchased suite from Norton!

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