Battle FREE AV for absolutely clueless users? NO YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION

[Evjl's Rain]

hello, I would like to pick an AV for other people when they ask me to install an AV

I love avast free but the problem is avast does not automatically renew its license or users are most likely to ignore all messages to confirm license subscription

what I want are
- FREE AV for complete noobs, who can only open the browser, word, excel and refuse to learn everything else
- no yearly subscription system, or it can renew automatically without user's interaction
- Relatively good signatures
- as light as possible
- Good proactive features
- If the proactive features are not the best, it should be able to pair with other security tools
- no Chinese AV, please. Too many nags and traps
- I don't care about privacy thingy. I just need it to work. In my country, privacy is close to 0 and almost nobody cares. Online banking is not a frequent activity
- works on windows 7

My initial options
- Bitdefender free: not the lightest but good enough
- panda free: the lightest but it's panda
- Kaspersky free??? it has a 356-day subscription but not sure it would renew automatically
- AVG free: the last time I saw it didnt have subscription like avast free

against:
- sophos free
- Qihoo 360
- Tencend
- Mcafee
- (avast)
- MSE

 

[Syafiq]

@Evjl's Rain Maybe you can teach them to check every single file they downloaded with virusTotal Uploader Then it should reduce the malware infection they encounter

 

[CMLew]

Window Defender is good enough as a Free AV alternative. coupled with consistent window update and regular back-ups should provide decently basic protections.

I rather you spend your time to educate and teach other people how to browse safely instead.

 

[fernandoab]

Everyone will have some advantage and disadvantage. But looking at the established criteria Bitdefender Free would be a great option, it would be my choice. Because the internet protection offered by Bitdefender in my opinion is the best, besides not having any advertisement.
Another option to watch would be AVG Free and Avira Free Security Suite, also fits the requirements.
Just my opinion.

 

[Hector1]

My brother's PC is configured with CF (cruelsister's setting). After a scan and a couple of reboot all is smooth and my brother can do what he want (and CF eat a lot of virus silently without he know nothing).

 

[amico81]

i had for some days the combo with avg free and secureaplus...my system was not smooth.
i'm not sure wich programm was the reason for the impact

 

[Behold Eck]

My brother's PC is configured with CF (cruelsister's setting). After a scan and a couple of reboot all is smooth and my brother can do what he want (and CF eat a lot of virus silently without he know nothing).

Great choice for a wreckless user.

I have done the same for a family member who thinks his only security app is Avast......he he he

Regards Eck

 

[Mahesh Sudula]

Go for KASPERSKY FREE...GOOD protection and ZERO DAY DETECTION from KSN.....
If u want INSTALL AND FORGET ..BITDEFENDER Free..may be ur sLOT.