Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

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Editor's Rating:
4.0 stars
Average User Rating:
3.5 stars (out of 1812 votes) Rate it!
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Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
November 06, 2008
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Publisher's description of Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

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Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs (such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc.), monitoring every action executed by the user or by the operating system and being able to react promptly when a malicious program is detected. Actions include repair, delete, block, rename and quarantine programs or files. Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only.

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Editor's review of Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

4.0 stars
"Get all-the-time protection with AntiVir"

For a free antimalware and antivirus app that also runs in your system's background, AntiVir works surprisingly well.

AntiVir's scans are flexible, allowing the user to fully scan all hard drives, choose a preloaded scan--for rootkits, for example--or customize a scan. Combining the antimalware with the antivirus is a luxury in a free scanner. After testing on several machines no viruses turned up, although several malicious hidden files did rear their heads. The heuristic scan can be turned on or off completely or partially, with three different intensity levels.

The quarantine is extensively thorough, too. The spreadsheet layout displays all relevant information about the quarantined file, and gives you options to scan it again, restore, delete, and more. The scheduler is fully customizable. However, the updater slowly chugs along, but thankfully updated definitions files are available at Avira's Web site. The help features in AntiVir were excellent, as well, with a description box relaying mouse-over information on each feature.

Initial concerns about the real-time Guard protection hamstringing system performance proved groundless. Although we could shut off AntiVir and its Guard, there was no way to remove the icon from the system tray or stop the occasional ad placement by Avira. The Complete Scan is numbingly slow, but it will stop midscan and let you know when it's found a threat. That's good for killing nasties, but it also means that you have to baby-sit it.

AntiVir's volume of features might take a while to get used to, but as long as the definitions file updates keep coming, this app's a keeper.

User reviews of Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

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7 out of 10 people found this review helpful

Version: Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

"Sill Great., But Dislike Nag Screen"

by 1consultant1 on September 30, 2007

Pros: Still the best. Keeps my computer clean. Auto updates.

Cons: I still don't like the nag screen. This newer version still has the same nag screen of prior versions, which it still displays each time it searches for an update

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5 out of 15 people found this review helpful

Version: Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

"They did it again!"

by 19monty64 on October 1, 2007

Pros: Used to be my favorite.

Cons: Another major update released without proper testing. Last time it was that rootkit scanner. Solution...re-install without that component. This time... try a re-install. Sorry, I'm tired of being a beta-tester for Avira! Everyone else labels a beta-program accordingly, the don't call it "freeware". Never again. There is other freewares, and ISP's usually offer a freebie.

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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Version: Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

"Definitely recommed this product to anyone who hates viruses."

by CeoPlayers on October 28, 2007

Pros: Not only does it eliminates the problems on your PC. But italso gives you a detailed description of the viruses you are getting rid of.

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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Version: Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

"Faster than Avast!"

by mike.iliff on December 2, 2007

Pros: although this program does come with an adbot that can be annoying, it is free and works very well. at one point, i had both antivir and avast!.....on three separate occasions, i had a trojan threat, and antivir caught all three FIRST!
the spyware was caught immediately. With antivir, if windows explorer stops workiing, the icon does NOT disappear in the taskbar, leaving you wondering if your realtime is working. This one I will keep and recommend.

Cons: The adbot.

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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Version: Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7.06.00.268

"Avira & Avast TOP FREE ANTIVIRUS"

by antidummy on January 29, 2008

Pros: my friend decided to throw his desktop away ,and i saved his xp with this avira -(avast) - Spybot - Ad-Aware ..

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