Top 5 Best Free Antivirus For Windows
1. Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition :-
Bitdefender is a Romanian Internet security software company, represented through subsidiaries and partners in over 100 countries. The company has been developing online protection since 2001. In September 2014, the company claimed to have its technologies installed in around 500 million home and corporate devices across the globe.
The Bitdefender products
include anti-virus and anti-spyware capabilities against Internet security
threats such as viruses, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, "aggressive
adware," spam and others, and that their applications include web
protection, cloud antispam, firewall, a vulnerability scanner, parental
controls, file encryption, device anti-theft and backup for corporate and
home users. In 2016, the company claimed that its products now include profiles
for performance optimization, a secure browser for online transactions, and a
virtual wallet option to save passwords.
2. Avira Free Antivirus :-
Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is
a German multinational security software company that provides antivirus
software, Internet Security, Privacy, Identity and Performance tools for
computers, smartphones, servers and networks, delivered as both software and
cloud-based services.
Avira's
headquarters are located near Lake Constance, in Tettnang, Germany. The company
has additional offices in the USA, China, Romania and the Netherlands.
With
an estimated 9.6% of global market share according to OPSWAT, and over 100
million customers, Avira was considered the sixth-largest antivirus vendor in
2012.
The
company supports the Auerbach Stiftung, a foundation created by the company's
founder, Tjark Auerbach. It promotes charitable and social projects, the arts,
culture and science.
3. Avast Fe reAntivirus :-
Avast Software is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company
headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, that develops antivirus software and
internet security services. It was founded by Pavel Baudiš and Eduard
Kučera in 1988 as a cooperative and has been a private company since
2010.
Avast provides IT security
products for desktops and servers, as well as VPN software, hard-drive cleanup
tools and a passwords manager for browsers.The Avast antivirus product
includes a password manager, browser security, and network security features. As
of 2017, the Avast and AVG (acquired in 2016) antivirus products are expected
to be kept separate. The AVG antivirus product has four main
components: antivirus, PC tuneup, VPN, and Web Tuneup.
Panda Security is a Spanish company
specialized in creating IT security solutions. Initially centered on creating
antivirus software, the company has since expanded its line of business to
advanced cybersecurity services with technology for preventing cybercrime.
Their
patented technology TruPrevent is a set of proactive capabilities aimed at
blocking unknown viruses; the Collective Intelligence model claims to be the
first system that can automatically detect, analyze, and classify malware in
real-time. The company claims that they have been the precursors to the new
Adaptive Defense security model that assures the complete classification of all
active processes on the system.
Panda
Security products include security solutions for both businesses and home
users, and provide protection tools for systems, networks, emails, and other
private information for system management and control.
The brand AVG comes from Grisoft's first product,
"Anti-Virus Guard", launched in 1992 in Czech Republic. In 1997, the
first AVG licenses were sold in Germany and UK. AVG was introduced in the U.S.
in 1998.
The
AVG Free Edition helped raise awareness of the AVG product line. In 2006,
the AVG security package grew to include anti-spyware, as AVG Technologies
acquired ewido Networks, an anti-spyware group. That same year, Microsoft
announced that AVG components would be available directly within the Windows
Vista operating system. AVG Technologies acquired Exploit Prevention Labs
(XPL) in December 2007, and incorporated that company's LinkScanner safe search
and surf technology into the AVG 8.0 security product range released in March
2008. In January 2009, AVG Technologies acquired Sana Security, a developer of
identity theft prevention software. This software was incorporated into the AVG
security product range released in March 2009.
According
to AVG Technologies, the company has more than 200 million active users
worldwide, including more than 100 million who use their products and services
on mobile devices.
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