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AVG Free Edition
AVG Free Edition is an anti-virus scanner that offers Resident Protection, e-mail Scanner, On-Demand
Scanner, Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files and automatic updates. The free version is limited in features, but
includes all basic scanning functionality and real-time protection. It uses the same scanning engine as the commercial version,
however updates are provided on a low priority basis.
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avast! Home Edition
avast! Home Edition is a complete anti-virus package, that is is free for registered home non-commercial
users. It contains an on-demand scanner with two interfaces (simple for novices and advanced for experienced users), an on-access
scanner with Standard Shield (which protects against execution and opening malware programs) and an embedded e-mail scanner
which scans incoming and outgoing email messages. avast! Home integrates with the Windows Explorer right click menu and also
includes a special screen saver which is able to scan your system while your computer is not in use. Updates are incremental
and frequently made available for manual or scheduled download. You will download a 60 days demo, if you would like to continue
free usage beyond that time, you`ll need to register from the home page to obtain a free activation key by email.
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AntiVir PE (Personal Edition Classic)
AntiVir PE (Personal Edition Classic) offers the effective protection against computer viruses
for the individual and private use on a single PC-workstation. It detects and removes more than 50,000 viruses and an Internet-Update
Wizard for easy updating. The built in resident Virus Guard serves to monitor file movements automatically, for example when
downloading files from the internet. Heuristic scanning protects Protection against previously unknown macro viruses.
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BitDefender Free Edition
BitDefender Free Edition offers ICSA Labs certified virus scanning of your files. It includes an
on-demand Virus Scan, Scheduler, Online Update, Quarantine and reports. In addition, the scheduler allows you to scan selected
files, folders or drives automatically at user specified intervals. BitDefender can scan inside archives, mail databases (Outlook
etc.) as well as the boot sector. The free version does not include on-access or email scanning, so it is not suited as your
only virus protection, however it is useful as a `second opinion scanner` since it integrates into the Explorer right click
menu, and lets you easily access it when you need to scan a file.
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