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  • 5.0 stars

    "EXCELLENT"

    May 26, 2007  |   By elbadramany

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    Wide cover for most viruses

    Cons

    Slow download

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Good, but invasive advertising ruins it"

    May 23, 2007  |   By Alistair

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    If it were not for the invasive advertsing it would be an excellent antivirus program.

    Cons

    Most times there is an update eg virus signature etc there is an in your face advertising banner that is in front of any job you are doing. This is not able to be removed as there are no settings to circumvent. When I mentioned it on their forum they removed my message! Avast IMHO is a better program.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "safe & good free antivirus"

    May 20, 2007  |   By muscaru

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    Good virus and trojan detection rate, good removal;

    easy to use;

    need little resources;

    more scan options available, that AVG miss;

    small and solid;

    regullary updates;

    safe and... free!!

    Cons

    not yet

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Highest detection rating of any free AV"

    May 11, 2007  |   By ghost_pirate

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    I decided to try AntiVir after seeing a sidebar in PC Magazine showing the detection ratings of several AV apps. AntiVir was third on the list, the highest of any free program. However, the best part about AntiVir is its ability to coexist with other AV programs. AntiVir personal does not scan your email, but you can have both AntiVir and AVG on your system without hurting performance so I was able to keep AVG for email scanning.

    Cons

    Window pops up after each update asking you to buy the pro version. Personal version does not scan email.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Good product."

    May 1, 2007  |   By badattitude1

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    Detection and removal are excellent.

    Cons

    Updates take forever. Only manually configured scan. Not fow newbs.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "those who rate it best have not seen active virus shield"

    May 1, 2007  |   By Rakesh61

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    After testing active virus shield nothing

    Cons

    no spyware , adware & other threat only virus but active virus shield is free and provides protection from all this threats

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  • 4.0 stars

    "One of the Great free AV programs"

    April 24, 2007  |   By glcop

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    German engineering, good interface, good scanning, scores high in testing. I was using AVG free but went to this after seeing test results of both programs. While I liked AVG, I like the better protection of this program.

    Cons

    Slow connection and updating connection speed. Pops up ad after updating.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Could not get rid of a trojan!!!!!!!!"

    April 17, 2007  |   By dpg3

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    None!!

    Cons

    I read the various user reviews on Avg, Avast and Avira. After reading quite a few reviews, I decided that Avira was the best for me due to it's low drain on system resources, as I have an older computer.

    I installed it and immediately it found the tojan TR/Crypt.NSPM.Gen ou7viewer.dll. The problem was no matter what action I took, quarantine, repair, delete, ignore or whatever, it would not go away. The virus warning window just kept popping up with this trojan in it. So I uninstalled and reinstalled it with the exact same result. It could not get rid of the trojan!!!!

    So I uninstalled it again, installed Avast, while doing the initial boot scan it caught the very same trojan and eliminated it as well as several others that a scan by Norton 360 missed earlier in the day. Norton is gone too, still a resource hog in my opinion, slowed my computer way down.

    So I was very impressed so far with Avast and sorely disappointed in Avira!!!!!!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Excellent Product - 5 Star Rated!"

    April 16, 2007  |   By PendlebG

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    I've used Avast and AVG and was let down by them in that past, by allowing my PC to get infected. As happened at the weekend!

    I was told about AntiVir and installed it. AntiVir detected a virus on one of my backup DVD's which Avast did not when I made the backup.

    So Avira's AntiVir gets a full 5 Stars from me.

    Cons

    I had some trouble getting the database to update at first. Otherwise trouble free so far.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "The best antivirus not just the best free antivirus"

    April 14, 2007  |   By wehys

    Version: AntiVir Personal Edition 6.34.01.178

    Pros

    This antivirus found and killed viruses that none of the others found. Detection rates are wonderful does not slow your system down and I trust it try it you will love it to.

    Cons

    No e-mail protection but for free Ill get over it.

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