Antivir 9 Personal Edition

Posted by Koushik Chatterjee on Sunday, September 27, 2009 | 0 Comments |

The Antivir 9 Personal Edition also looks a little different from the previous version. Even with the great addition of anti-spyware and the changed look, it still has great detection capabilities, regular updates, and is still light on system resources.

Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

Detects and removes more than 150,000 viruses
Always among the winners of comparison test featured in computer journals
The resident Virus Guard serves to monitor file movements automatically, e.g. downloading of data from the internet
Scanning and repair of macro viruses
Protection against previously unknown macro viruses
Protection against trojaner, worms, backdoors, jokes and other harmful programs
AntiVir protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
AntiDialer protection against expensive dialers
AntiRootkit protection against hidden rootkits
AntiVir protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
AntiPhishing protection against phishing
AntiSpyware protection against spyware and adware
NetbookSupport for laptops with low resolution
QuickRemoval eliminates viruses at the push of a button
Easy operation
Internet-Update Wizard for easy updating
Protection against previously unknown boot record viruses and master boot record viruses

SCREENSHOTS [click to view full-size]

Screenshot #1: Avira AntiVir Premium's Main Menu quickly shows the status of your virus protection. A bit outdated perhaps...

Screenshot #2: The Virus Scanner uses a tree-structure to select which parts of the computer you want to scan.

Screenshot #3: Avira's virus scan in action... fairly quick when compared to other antivirus programs. Avira aptly names their virus scanner Luke Filewalker - may the force be with you!

Screenshot #4: Avira WebGuard protects you from potentially troublesome websites that may pose a threat to your computer's security.

Screen Shot #5: The Scheduler allows you to schedule daily/weekly scans when you wish, as well as adjust the program Update Settings

Screenshot #6: Avira Options are limited when not in Expert Mode, which can be selected in the upper-left-hand corner below. See 'Expert Mode Options' in the last screenshot (screenshot #7).