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"Gone downhill"
by: JTS
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 12.0.0.861
Pros: None Cons: This program has steadily gone downhill over the years and the addition of dubious Uniblue and Ask crapware has completely ruined it. Other Thoughts: Use something else - ANYTHING else!Was this review helpful?   20 out of 41 users found this review helpful.
|  | 2011-11-20 |
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"Poor, poor, poor"
by: bg703
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 12.0.0.861
Pros: very few Cons: The biggest one is download speed for virus definitions. I have a very high speed connection, and it just took over 15 minutes for 3 mb and still didn't complete the download. I am going to find another antivirus program. Other Thoughts: NoneWas this review helpful? 19 out of 37 users found this review helpful.
| | 2011-11-18 |
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"Avira sold its soul to the Devil"
by: Jimbo
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 12.0.0.861
Pros: Used to be an adequate free antivirus until... Cons: ...Avira sold its soul to the Devil and packaged the evil Ask Toolbar. Other Thoughts: Don't waste your time with this crapware-ridden crap.Was this review helpful? 26 out of 47 users found this review helpful.
| | 2011-10-31 |
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"Avira is BEST Antivirus!"
by: Den72
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 12.0.0.855
Pros: This is my favorite antivirus program! I use it about 10 years. During all this time, Avira Free never let me down! I want to note a very high speed and its excellent ability to detect viruses and other malicious code! Cons: - Other Thoughts: Thanks to developers! :)Was this review helpful? 27 out of 55 users found this review helpful.
|  | 2011-10-22 |
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"great"
by: Ronald
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 12.0.0.851
Pros: best antivirus on the market Cons: this new version does not work with sandboxie 3.58 Other Thoughts: lets hope this problem is sorted outWas this review helpful? 21 out of 44 users found this review helpful.
| | 2011-10-09 |
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"rubbish"
by: Bob
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.680
Pros: fast scanner, easy to use Cons: too many false positives, a toolbar, nag screen, buggy, better free options Other Thoughts: Good detection,,lmfao, it see's everything as a virus i have never seen so many false positives,thats not good detection its a crap program calling it wrong.
A toolbar doesn't go down well in a security product, a toolbar to hog more memory and dig itself in my registry.
Then comes the cheesy nag screen constantly telling you that what your using isn't up to the job.
It seems to start when it feels like it as sometimes the umbrella goes up and sometimes down.
What the hell is the story with updates, again they work when it feels like it which is handy being your main security program.
So considering its protection is pretty lame it seems to love swallowing my ram , this program is a mess and not a good option unless your a one of the fanboys who love it because it says normal files are malicious.
Stay away from it and put in the best free AV from Microsoft, MSE.
I dont like MS but its the best free AV you can get.....Was this review helpful? 45 out of 105 users found this review helpful.
|  | 2011-06-30 |
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"Time to ditch Avira"
by: Alias
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.680
Pros: Excellent detection results but .. Cons: Avira has partnered with Uniblue and ASK toolbar,who wants to install spyware,adaware/ scumware products this is a real backward step bad move by this company Other Thoughts: Microsoft Security Essentials ,no adds spywareWas this review helpful? 48 out of 98 users found this review helpful.
| | 2011-06-25 |
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"Good for modern computers"
by: HonestUser
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.609
Pros: Avira AntiVir has incredibly good detection rates and a very good graphical interface. The settings are all well thought-out and it's not as obtrusive as Avast! (which exaggerates the use of skins). AntiVir's realtime scanning mechanism is very effective and complete scans are made in reasonable time. However, you need a modern computer. Cons: Doesn't run well on older machines with less CPU power or RAM. Other Thoughts: If your PC is a bit older, I recommend Avast!. Because Avast! needs considerably little RAM while still providing slightly lower detection rates compared to AntiVir. But in that case you have to modify Avast's settings a bit in order to turn off annoyances (voice notifications, etc).Was this review helpful? 75 out of 153 users found this review helpful.
|  | 2010-12-22 |
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"pc eater"
by: allan clark
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.592
Pros: free. good at finding bugs. Cons: 500 mhz and it killed it.
looks like you need 3000 mhz.
Too ram hungry. Other Thoughts: years ago i had this on 98 333 mhz and it was ok. now on a atom 1600 mhz, it like
a ton of bricks. I am using emsisoft
emergancy kit and it works good but xp on.Was this review helpful? 72 out of 148 users found this review helpful.
| | 2010-12-08 |
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"best free antivirus program"
by: joeres
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.592
Pros: this is for sure the best best antivirus software on the market! Cons: nagscreen Other Thoughts: remove nagscreen for perfectionWas this review helpful? 91 out of 175 users found this review helpful.
| | 2010-11-03 |
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"Error In Updating!"
by: HomeUser
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.567
Pros: Good detection capability
Durable process Cons: Error in updating Other Thoughts: Reformatted the system and reinstalled the antivirus, still will not update. Testing with XP 32bit, Vista 32bit and 64bit; all same outputs, cannot update. Installed to 5 different computers, still the same.
Check online for possible fix-up, Im not the only one having same problem.
No remedy yet till now!
Avira should address this issue. Was this review helpful? 92 out of 195 users found this review helpful.
| | 2010-09-15 |
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"antivirus"
by: harp
Other Thoughts: excellent free antivirus!Was this review helpful? 108 out of 207 users found this review helpful.
| | 2010-07-02 |
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by: org.kiwi
Other Thoughts: Great free software,user friendly,updates automatic and detects all Trojans,worms...etc that all other anti virus programs say they do which is incorrect. Was this review helpful? 91 out of 195 users found this review helpful.
| | 2010-06-07 |
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"Avira AntiVir free"
by: SirZig of Oz
Other Thoughts: Easy to configure, use and very effective against cyber nasties. Has an excellent detection rate, and low on system resources. Used other free products, one which brought my computer to a standstill and the need for a fresh install of system. Updates automatically, with a pop-up encouraging you to buy their pro version, which I simply ignore. Avira for me - kills the nasties but not my computer.Was this review helpful? 119 out of 303 users found this review helpful.
| | 2010-05-23 |
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"Naggy-but excellent av scanner"
by: oldskool
Other Thoughts: It has that annoying popup every time it updates, but this program will keep your computer the safest. May be a bit on the conservative side concerning scanning, and may have a few more false positives, but is the highest rated av of the free ones. And, does not bog down the system like AVG.Was this review helpful? 106 out of 210 users found this review helpful.
| | 2010-05-20 |
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