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Avira AntiVir Personal Protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers. It monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

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Along with Avast and AVG, Avira Antivir belongs to the best free anti-virus programs. Its real effective detection and removal of threats hoist on the first step of the podium of the free security programs.

Avira AntiVir Personal Edition is a free and reliable anti-virus which scans your computer quickly and consistently to detect malware, viruses, trojans, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc.

It can also flush out the hidden rootkits. These programs make it possible to third parties to camouflage the installation of an intrusion on your PC.

It has a new interface that makes it easier and more pleasant to use for inexperienced users. This latest  version introduces basic spyware protection.

The program controls every action executed by the user or the operating system in order to react quickly as soon as malicious software is detected, which is essential.

Avira Antivir effectively recognizes huge list of viruses, worms, Trojan horses and its virus database is updated about daily. Its malware detection tool is very effective.

When an intrusion attempt is marked, Avira Antivir allows you to repair, erase, block, rename, or put in quarantine the files at risk.

Unlike most of its competitors, it does not have e-mail scan tool. However, this free version of the anti-virus has anti-phishing protection like the false banking sites.