Battle Freeware Antivirus 2017 - [MT Users choice]

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I have excluded Windows Defender because it's baseline protection and only 3rd party antiviruses are included here.

If your primary antivirus isn't included in the poll, mention it in the comments section.

*Please comment on why the antivirus is your personal choice for freeware protection, so that you can help others in making a decision.*
 
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My choice Is Avira The cloud is just magical ;)
Also its light, And privacy friendly :)


2 Should be Avast for sure Only thing it doenst really care about your privacy



3 Should be Qihoo( i dont trust this one but protection wise it should be good)/Bitdefender

You should never go under this it would be funest for your Protection


For all of this Combine it with Immunet! ( if you want completely free )
 
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Xsjx said:
My choice Is Avira The cloud is just magical ;)
Also its light, And privacy friendly :)


2 Should be Avast for sure Only thing it doenst really care about your privacy



3 Should be Qihoo( i dont trust this one but protection wise it should be good)/Bitdefender

You should never go under this it would be funest for your Protection


For all of this Combine it with Immunet! ( if you want completely free )
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Anyone concerned about privacy can easily turn off data collection. Avast doesn't hide that option and you don't lose anything by switching privacy options off.
 
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Arequire said:
Immunet uses the Bitdefender engine so paring it with Qihoo or Bitdefender would be pointless. Just so everyone is aware.
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Its not, Lol people need to search out more..

Immunet is a free, cloud-based, community-driven antivirus application, using the ClamAV ( Clamav is standard off ) and its own engine. The software is complementary with existing antivirus software.
 
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Xsjx said:
Its not, Lol people need to search out more..

Immunet is a free, cloud-based, community-driven antivirus application, using the ClamAV ( Clamav is standard off ) and its own engine. The software is complementary with existing antivirus software.
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Could have stopped using it but I've not heard any news that they have.
 
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Xsjx said:
Its probaly false information or it uses 3 engine :p
Immunet - Wikipedia
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It uses its own engine and Bitdefender's engine. ClamAV's engine is hot garbage so there's no real reason to turn that on unless your internet goes down often. Saying that, I wouldn't recommend using a cloud AV if that's the case.
 
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Spawn said:
Off-Topic:

A single Antivirus is sufficient to protect your system. Why use an AV, if you need another. (Excluding: On-demand only scanners).
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I agree, but this goes to show what I was talking about with my "layering" statement in another thread. ;)
I don't get it, but hey to each his own I guess.
Oh, and by the way I voted BitDefender :)
 
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