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  • 5.0 stars

    "Wonderful, light antivirus!"

    April 18, 2012  |   By cbbailey9

    Pros

    Great protection, lightweight, automatically updates. Can't beat free! Can do a quick scan in <1 min. No adventisements/popups. 64 bit support. Comes directly from Microsoft and works well with their firewall. Small and easy install. Doesn't come with a lot of junk like tons of other AVs do.

    Cons

    Could have a few more features. First time full scan was a bit slow but that's expected. May be an issue for some but not for me but you must have a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Vista

    Summary

    I recently just switched over to this from avast! I highly recommend this antivirus. I've tried Bitdefender, avast!, ESET, Webroot, AVG, Panda, Norton, etc.... but this one really seems to work best for me. If this doesn't tickle your peach I would recommend looking at avast!

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