Top 15 AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Alternative and Similar Softwares | Apr 2024

AVG AntiVirus Free, provides basic antivirus and antispyware protection for home users. Virus database updated every day. Includes innovative LinkScanner for web-protection.

The AVG LinkScanner is available also as a separated light-weight application

1. Ashampoo Anti-Virus

Ashampoo Anti-Virus With powerful automated real-time protection and frequent updates, Ashampoo Anti-Virus 2014 offers reliable protection against all common Internet security threats, known and unknown. And it does so in a very discrete and unobtrusive manner without restricting your freedom of use.Heavy on security but light on resources: Sophisticated real-time protection that......

2. Cyberark

Cyberark CyberArk proactively stops the most advanced cyber threats – those that exploit insider privileges to attack the heart of the enterprise.CyberArk is the only security company focused on eliminating the most advanced cyber threats; those that use insider privileges to attack the heart of the enterprise. Dedicated to stopping attacks......

3. PhrozenSoft VirusTotal Uploader

PhrozenSoft VirusTotal Uploader PhrozenSoft VirusTotal Uploader is an easy and powerful solution to upload any suspicious file to the official VirusTotal website, and receive the results in real time. VirusTotal is a free service which allows you to scan files using most of the well-known antivirus programs and, because it scans a file......

4. Damballa

Damballa Automated Breach DefenseYour network security controls are in place to prevent, detect and respond to threats. When prevention fails, and it will, the time it takes to detect and respond to a threat makes the difference between dodging a bullet and suffering catastrophic business loss.Damballa Failsafe is an automated breach......

5. LO4D.com

LO4D.com Free software repository which includes reviews, mirrors and details about a number of programs. Includes the results of extensive virus tests.It is one of very few download portals that tests for malware and marks bundleware as such. LO4D.com includes mirrors in the United States and the UK.......

6. Simple Software Restriction Policy

Simple Software Restriction Policy Simple Software Restriction Policy is a security add-on for Microsoft Windows, published by IWR Consultancy.Its purpose is to make it considerably harder for unwanted or potentially harmful software to get itself launched on the computer. It achieves this not through the file signatures used by antivirus programs, but through identifying......

7. Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection Symantec Endpoint Protection provides business antivirus protection with advanced threat prevention, delivering unmatched defense against malware for laptops, desktops and servers. Key Features Provides unmatched protection from the market leader in endpoint security Seamlessly integrates antivirus, antispyware, firewall, intrusion prevention, device and application control Requires only a single agent Powerful......

8. ActiveScan

ActiveScan [NOTE: This online scanner works only on Windows OS.] You can use ActiveScan (by Panda Security) to make sure that your PC is free from all types of threats. ActiveScan detects all types of: Viruses, Trojans, worms. Spyware. Jokes. Dialers. Hacking Tools. Security Risks. Tracking Cookies.It also detects vulnerabilities of......

9. Faronics Anti-virus

Faronics Anti-virus Faronics Anti-Virus provides protection from security threats without slowing down computers due to slow scan times and large footprints. Built with next-generation technology, Faronics Anti-Virus gives powerful anti-virus, anti-rootkit and anti-spyware software in-one that protects against today’s highly complex malware threats.Faronics Anti-Virus offers advanced security with active protection in real......

10. Trend Micro AntiVirus

Trend Micro AntiVirus Trend Micro AntiVirus is the essential security you need so you can email and share files with confidence. You can rest easy knowing you have ongoing, easy-to-use protection against the latest malicious viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, and spyware.......

11. Hitman Pro

Hitman Pro Hitman Pro is an on-demand malware scanner and removal tool. It will usually do a full-system scan significantly faster than other (traditional) solutions due to its cloud-based scan technique. It does not offer a real-time component (aka shield, guard) and will upload suspicious files to the cloud for scanning. Hitman......

12. AVG LinkScanner

AVG LinkScanner Extra online protection, whatever anti-virus you useLinkScanner keeps you safe wherever you go online. Every time you click a link - in email, in instant messaging, in your browser, even in your search results - LinkScanner analyzes the page before its displayed in your browser to make sure its safe.Real-time......

13. F-Secure Anti-Virus

F-Secure Anti-Virus F-Secure Anti-Virus provides advanced protection against viruses, spyware intrusions and infected e-mail so you can surf the Web without worrying about security issues. Its automatic updates and powerful DeepGuard 2.0 cloud computing technology provide fast protection against new threats.......

14. VIPRE Internet Security

VIPRE Internet Security VIPRE Internet Security 2012 includes all the security features of VIPRE Antivirus, plus a firewall to protect against inbound and outbound Internet threats, an anti-spam filter to protect against spam and phishing emails and a bad website blocker to block malicious websites before you can access them.......

15. Location Labs

Location Labs Location Labs is a profitable and high growth company in the mobile security space. The company has taken no funding since 2007, hit its fifth consecutive year of profitability in 2013, and has grown to more than 220 employees worldwide. It also appeared this year for the fourth consecutive......