Your computer has to combat with malware every day. This brings your personal data saved on your system's hard drive under threat.Malware like virus and spyware are malicious programs that can spoil functionality of your machine through a variety of different ways including sending virus through email attachments, spam email or by visiting corrupt, websites loaded with Trojans and adware.
With an increase in malware on the Internet and viruses in cyberspace, antivirus security software programs have become a need of the hour. And it’s a high time that your PC should be armed with a powerful Antivirus. These software programs provide your systems with a constant level of protection that was never before there earlier.
ThreatFire AntiVirus : Traditional antivirus solutions cannot protect you until after they've discovered a new threat and produced a signature to counter it. ThreatFire does not rely on signatures, but instead provides behavior-based protection. It is designed to be used alongside your existing antivirus software and it fills the gap in protection between your antivirus signature updates. ThreatFire protects you against major security threats including viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits and even some spyware. Its advanced ActiveDefense technology intelligently analyzes the behavior of processes and programs on a system and immediately halts any malicious action. It continuously monitors all activities on your PC at a very low system level and uses a proprietary combination of analytics, risk algorithms, program histories and tolerance thresholds to identify and shut down threats so you are always protected, no matter how new the threat. ThreatFire is easy to use, instantly effective, and very light on system resources. Best of all, choose between the advanced Pro version or the Free Edition.
PC Tools AntiVirus : PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition protects you against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your PC and personal details. Going online without protection against the latest fast-spreading viruses, worms and Trojans can result in infections within minutes. Once infected, the virus will usually attempt to spread itself to your friends, family and associates by accessing your e-mail contacts and networked PCs. The infection may also allow hackers to access files on your PC, use it to launch attacks against other computers and Websites or to send mass spam email. That's why PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition provides protection, with rapid database updates, IntelliGuard real-time file, Internet & e-mail protection and comprehensive system scanning to ensure your system remains safe and virus free. Version 5 features new improved scan engine, smaller memory footprint, and much improved system performance.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.374 : AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements. Highlights include automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product, and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.403 : Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms; Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software; Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring; Install and configuration in just a couple of steps, setup to protect your PC in minutes; Virus protection against known and unknown threats, using an advanced heuristic system; Scheduler where you can set the scanner to make automatic virus scans or updates on your system; Forum and phone support; Knowledge Base with virus descriptions available on web site; Rootkit Detection and Removal; A modularized AV-search engine for improved scan performance.
Avast Home Edition 4.8.1335.90416 : Avast Home Edition is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit package. Avast includes the following components: On demand scanner with skinnable simple interface, just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button; On access scanner, special providers to protect the most of available e-mail clients; Instant messaging--ICQ, Miranda; Network traffic--intrusion detection, lightweight firewall; P2P protection for Kazaa, BitTorrent; Web shield--monitors and filters all HTTP traffic; NNTP scanner--scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic and all operations with files on PC; Boot time scanner--scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does.
A-squared Free 4.5.0.1 : Scans your computer for malicious software (Malware), including Trojan Horses, Dialers, Worms, Spyware, and Adware. A-squared Free is specialized in finding and removing them securely. The disk scan checks all files on your system disks for Malware. The scanner scans for Spyware Traces.
Panda USB Vaccine 1.0.0.50 : Panda USB Vaccine is a free utility from Panda Security Research which helps prevent malware infections due to the autorun feature of Windows Operating Systems. Once executed the user can choose two types of vaccinations: Computer Vaccination or USB Drive Vaccination. USB Vaccine allows users to vaccinate their PCs in order to disable autorun completely so that no program from any USB/CD/DVD drive (regardless of whether they have been previously vaccinated or not) can auto-execute. This is a really helpful feature as there is no user friendly and easy way of completely disabling autorun on a Windows PC. Panda USB Vaccine can be used on individual USB drives to disable its autorun.inf file in order to prevent malware infections from spreading automatically.
Avast Virus Cleaner Tool 1.0.211 : Avast Virus Cleaner is a free tool that completely removes selected viruses and worms from your computer. It stops viruses that are active in memory, disinfects your files, removes virus registry and start-up items, and even deletes the virus-working files.
Rising Antivirus 2009 Free Edition 21.22.30 : RISING Antivirus Free Edition protects your computers against all types of viruses, Trojans, Worms, Rootkits and other malicious programs.
Easy to use, Active Defense technology, Patented Unknown Virus Scan and Clean technology and Patented Smartupdate technology make RISING Antivirus install and forget product and entitles you to focus on your own jobs with your computers.
Key Features:
Zero day protection with Rising Cloud Security: Rising Cloud Security users communicate with the Rising virus lab to form a rapid response network which quickly catches Trojans and other malware.
Antivirus & Antispyware Protection: Protection from Trojans, worms, rootkits and other malware. With unparalleled expertise in combating malware, Rising offers you actual protection against today's cyber threats without putting a strain on your computer's resources.
File Monitor: Automatically detects viruses in active files and prevents them from infecting your computer.
Email Monitor: Scans inbound (POP3) and outbound (SMTP) emails for malware.
Application Control: Monitor the operational status of applications and block suspicious activities.
Malicious Behavior Interceptor: Monitors programs in the system for possible malicious behavior.
USB/CD/DVD Monitor: Blocks malware on USB storage media, CDs/DVDs and network drives.
Embedded Scan: Provides integrated protection for instant messengers, download managers and other popular tools.
Web Trojan Defense: Automatically blocks malicious web scripts and viruses while you are browsing the web.
Self-Protection: Prevents malware from making changes to the Rising Antivirus software.
RISING Antivirus Free Edition is a solution with no cost to personal users.
Autorun Eater 2.4 : Autorun Eater was born due to the increase of malwares using the 'autorun.inf' method to infect users unknowingly be it from flash drives, removable hard disks or any other removable storage device. When a device is infected with a malware and an 'autorun.inf' file is dropped, the shell menu is normally modified to execute the malware whenever the unsuspecting user accesses the infected drive.
Autorun Eater will warn you and remove any suspicious 'autorun.inf' files(based on user decision/settings) so that the malware is not executed while accessing the infected drive. There are also certain cases whereby the malware has been removed by an antivirus but the 'autorun.inf' file remains. This will cause the drive to be inaccessible through the conventional method(double-click). Autorun Eater will also remove it if necessary so that you can access the drive as usual. Version 2.4 adds 'Close Autoplay' option to prevent execution of malware via AutoPlay window.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.374 : AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements. Highlights include automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product, and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.403 : Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms; Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software; Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring; Install and configuration in just a couple of steps, setup to protect your PC in minutes; Virus protection against known and unknown threats, using an advanced heuristic system; Scheduler where you can set the scanner to make automatic virus scans or updates on your system; Forum and phone support; Knowledge Base with virus descriptions available on web site; Rootkit Detection and Removal; A modularized AV-search engine for improved scan performance.
Avast Home Edition 4.8.1335.90416 : Avast Home Edition is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit package. Avast includes the following components: On demand scanner with skinnable simple interface, just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button; On access scanner, special providers to protect the most of available e-mail clients; Instant messaging--ICQ, Miranda; Network traffic--intrusion detection, lightweight firewall; P2P protection for Kazaa, BitTorrent; Web shield--monitors and filters all HTTP traffic; NNTP scanner--scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic and all operations with files on PC; Boot time scanner--scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does.
A-squared Free 4.5.0.1 : Scans your computer for malicious software (Malware), including Trojan Horses, Dialers, Worms, Spyware, and Adware. A-squared Free is specialized in finding and removing them securely. The disk scan checks all files on your system disks for Malware. The scanner scans for Spyware Traces.
Panda USB Vaccine 1.0.0.50 : Panda USB Vaccine is a free utility from Panda Security Research which helps prevent malware infections due to the autorun feature of Windows Operating Systems. Once executed the user can choose two types of vaccinations: Computer Vaccination or USB Drive Vaccination. USB Vaccine allows users to vaccinate their PCs in order to disable autorun completely so that no program from any USB/CD/DVD drive (regardless of whether they have been previously vaccinated or not) can auto-execute. This is a really helpful feature as there is no user friendly and easy way of completely disabling autorun on a Windows PC. Panda USB Vaccine can be used on individual USB drives to disable its autorun.inf file in order to prevent malware infections from spreading automatically.
Avast Virus Cleaner Tool 1.0.211 : Avast Virus Cleaner is a free tool that completely removes selected viruses and worms from your computer. It stops viruses that are active in memory, disinfects your files, removes virus registry and start-up items, and even deletes the virus-working files.
Rising Antivirus 2009 Free Edition 21.22.30 : RISING Antivirus Free Edition protects your computers against all types of viruses, Trojans, Worms, Rootkits and other malicious programs.
Easy to use, Active Defense technology, Patented Unknown Virus Scan and Clean technology and Patented Smartupdate technology make RISING Antivirus install and forget product and entitles you to focus on your own jobs with your computers.
Key Features:
Zero day protection with Rising Cloud Security: Rising Cloud Security users communicate with the Rising virus lab to form a rapid response network which quickly catches Trojans and other malware.
Antivirus & Antispyware Protection: Protection from Trojans, worms, rootkits and other malware. With unparalleled expertise in combating malware, Rising offers you actual protection against today's cyber threats without putting a strain on your computer's resources.
File Monitor: Automatically detects viruses in active files and prevents them from infecting your computer.
Email Monitor: Scans inbound (POP3) and outbound (SMTP) emails for malware.
Application Control: Monitor the operational status of applications and block suspicious activities.
Malicious Behavior Interceptor: Monitors programs in the system for possible malicious behavior.
USB/CD/DVD Monitor: Blocks malware on USB storage media, CDs/DVDs and network drives.
Embedded Scan: Provides integrated protection for instant messengers, download managers and other popular tools.
Web Trojan Defense: Automatically blocks malicious web scripts and viruses while you are browsing the web.
Self-Protection: Prevents malware from making changes to the Rising Antivirus software.
RISING Antivirus Free Edition is a solution with no cost to personal users.
Autorun Eater 2.4 : Autorun Eater was born due to the increase of malwares using the 'autorun.inf' method to infect users unknowingly be it from flash drives, removable hard disks or any other removable storage device. When a device is infected with a malware and an 'autorun.inf' file is dropped, the shell menu is normally modified to execute the malware whenever the unsuspecting user accesses the infected drive.
Autorun Eater will warn you and remove any suspicious 'autorun.inf' files(based on user decision/settings) so that the malware is not executed while accessing the infected drive. There are also certain cases whereby the malware has been removed by an antivirus but the 'autorun.inf' file remains. This will cause the drive to be inaccessible through the conventional method(double-click). Autorun Eater will also remove it if necessary so that you can access the drive as usual. Version 2.4 adds 'Close Autoplay' option to prevent execution of malware via AutoPlay window.
