![]() ![]() One newcomer which I do believe rates a mention is Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition. Plus it’s always been one of the lighter AVs around and continues to be so. ![]() ![]() ![]() While it’s far from perfect, Avast Free has a history of scoring consistently well in laboratory tests, both in terms of protection and rate of false positives. There was a time when these ‘big 3’ free antivirus solutions would have slugged it out, blow for blow, in the popularity stakes but I do believe Avast has now established an overall dominance. All during those ups and downs one free antivirus solution has maintained a consistently significant following, Avast Free Antivirus. Conversely, Avira Free Antivirus (formerly known as AntiVir), once regarded as the ‘geeks’ favorite AV, has seen a steady decline in popularity over the past couple of years. After several years in AV purgatory, AVG Free has made a comeback of sorts this year but not enough, in my opinion, to regain top spot. There was a time when AVG dominated the free antivirus market, in those days just about every machine I worked on had AVG Free installed. Consequently, our ‘Best Of’ selections are geared toward the vast majority of ‘average’ home users and based on a balance of criterion including simplicity and ease of use, size and resource usage, effectiveness, and to a lesser extent, overall reputation. It’s rare to find a one-shoe-fits-all freeware solution that one can recommend for all levels of users in all circumstances. It’s been my experience that it requires something pretty special to lure users away from long time favorites and try something new different anyway. While 2013 has not seen a huge amount of activity on the freeware scene with most established products remaining largely unchallenged in the popularity stakes, there have still been a few relative newcomers that have managed to capture the imagination. ![]()
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