Oct 10 2006
Antivirus Clients
rev. 2 February 2008
Avast! Antivirus- License: Freeware (registration required)
- Description: Avast! Antivirus provides a freeware version of their client. I have not tested it for thoroughness or reliability, however. Also, the registration process to receive the free client is somewhat of a turnoff. The program itself comes highly recommended.
AVG Antivirus- License: Freeware
- Description: AVG Antivirus has a number of antivirus products ranging from expensive server software to this free home version. It has only a basic interface and no technical support, but the product and continued virius definition updates are free after registration. If you don’t feel like paying for Norton or (god help you) McAfee, this is the product for you.
AntiVir Personal Edition Classic- License: Freeware (nag screen)
- Description: AntiVir offers a Personal Edition of their antivirus solution free, for a variety of platforms. My limited experiences with it have been positive.
ClamWin- License: Open Source
- Description: ClamWin is a Windows frontend to the Clam antivirus engine. It does not provide realtime protection, but can scan files on demand.