Avast! Free Antivirus
Avast! Free Antivirus is our current pick as the best antivirus for Windows,
but it remains to be seen whether it'll be your pick as well. It's come
a long way in a few short updates, with the 2014 version offering a
streamlined, easy to navigate interface and a plethora of on-access
scanning and protection tools (some of which you may not want, so take care when installing). It's still one of the top picks available, according to AV Comparitives and AV-Test,
and performs well in antivirus tests. Avast offers an on-access
antivirus scanner that examines files downloaded, pages you visit,
emails you receive, and any files downloaded, and also features an
on-demand scanner you can run at any time. It updates quietly in the
background without fuss, and has a "silent" mode where you can disable
any and all notifications and warnings to keep performance slim and
trim. The app itself is relatively resource light—you may not even
notice it's there. Best of all, it's completely free.
In the
nominations round, many of you praised Avast for its performance and
light use of system resources, and others pointed out that you'd been
Avast users for a long time and were pleased to see its updates. Others
highlighted specific features, like Avast's screensaver scan, where the
application only kicks in when you're away from the computer or the
system is idle. A few of you even highlighted the fact that Avast is
cross-platform, and available for multiple operating systems. It's not
perfect by any means, but it's a great tool. You can read more in its nominations thread here.
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