Industry's Top Rated Best Free Antivirus With Download Link

Nowadays it is a big risk to have a computer/laptop without an Antivirus. Actually, Antivirus is just a basic layer of protection from computer viruses, for advanced computer users we recommend a complete Internet Security Suite. However, it is better to have an Antivirus on a computer rather than having no protection. We need to use reputed trustworthy security software on our computer otherwise there is no use of having one on our computer. Having a trustworthy Antivirus does not mean a paid commercial product but one with regular virus signature updates and real-time protection with a high degree of malware detection. There are many free Antivirus products which are rated equal or above-paid ones in case of features and protection. In this post, I would like to introduce some of the Industry's best free Antivirus software products. Though these products are free, installing more than one on your computer at a time may cause conflicts. So it is better having one Antivirus product on your computer at a time.

1. avast! Free Antivirus
   
   Avast is one of the most reputed free Antivirus in industry. Avast has a live update with real-time virus definition update. One of the important features I like in Avast is the boot time Scan. Browsing with Avast is safe because it has web shield which protects our computers from harmful websites. With features like file system shield, web shield, mail shield, network shield, P2P shield, IM shield, behavior shield, and script shield, Avast is one of the best free Antivirus right now. To download non-paid version of Avast security, visit the link below.
   
   http://www.avast.com/index
   
   
2. Avira Free Antivirus:
   
   Avira Free Antivirus is another reputed free Antivirus with real-time malware detection, privacy tools, pop up blocker etc. It is light weight and suitable for old and low performing computers. You may get occasional ads in the free version of Avira. To download Avira non-paid version on your computer, visit the link below.
   
   http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
   
   
3. AVG Free Antivirus:
   
   Another reputed non-paid security tool is AVG which supports both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. File Shredder feature of AVG ensures the complete deletion of sensitive data to prevent unauthorized use of them. PC Analyzer checks junk files, registry errors, broken shortcuts etc. AVG non-paid version offers email protection, Resident Shield (against malware) etc. To download a free version of AVG Antivirus, click on the link below.
   
   http://free.avg.com/in-en/download-free-antivirus
   
   It is risky to keep sensitive data like passwords, usernames etc on your computer especially if your computer is a shared one. To learn how to pick sensitive data from browsers, click on the links below.
   
   1. How to view saved passwords from Mozilla Firefox
   2. How to View Saved Username and Passwords From Google Chrome
   
   
4. ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall
   
   ZoneAlarm is another reputable Antivirus with a free version of Antivirus and Firewall. They update their virus definition in every 24 hours for the free version. Free ZoneAlarm Antivirus offers download protection (detects whether the downloading file is malicious or not), Identity Protection, private browsing feature, and advanced firewall protection. ZoneAlarm is the only company which provides advanced 2-way firewall with the free version. To download the free Antivirus + Firewall pack, visit the link below.
   
   http://www.zonealarm.com/security/de/zonealarm-free-antivirus-firewall.htm
   
   In older versions of ZoneAlarm while ping from your computer, there was a chance to get ping error code instead of a valid reply from the destination address. To learn more about it, click on the link below.
   PING: Transmit Failed, Error Code 65 - ZoneAlarm Effect
   
   
5. Comodo Free Antivirus:
   
   Comodo offers heuristic detection, real-time scan, and spyware protection. Comodo is well known for its treatment of unknown files as threats rather than safe. Sometimes it gives false alerts due to its very strict protection. It also prompts users to use COMODO Secure DNS server instead of your ISP's default DNS server. To download a free version of Comodo, visit the link below.
   
   http://antivirus.comodo.com/
   

With these free Antivirus products, you can secure your computer against most of the threats. Some script based infections can be removed from your computer manually without the help of security software. To learn how to remove malware from your computer manually, click on the link below.
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