But be warned: Avast takes a long time to scan a computer and slows down the system during scans, and the program provides mediocre malware protection that’s arguably worse than that of the built-in Microsoft

The most common (and very annoying) thing free antivirus tools do is that they change your default search engine and often brand it as something like « Secure Search« . Don’t be fooled by the term, it’s

Avast is the overall winners as it won more rounds of the competition, although AVG puts up a good fight. Both companies are neck and neck in terms of anti-malware security and system performance. Avast

1. Kaspersky Security Cloud Free. Considered by many to be the best free antivirus software available, Kaspersky Security Cloud Free offers so much that you would think it is the paid version of the software.