One of the best things about working on a PC with Microsoft Windows is that you’re kind of the top priority for software makers.
While you might think this should work out in your favour, there’s also a downside to it. Whenever you’re buying in such a competitive market, there’s always going to be a handful of excellent products, and a truckload of stuff you definitely do not want cluttering up your hard drive.
But, of course, you can’t simply ignore the problem of virus infection. Viruses don’t just slow your computer down (although really, that should be enough to justify downloading a good antivirus), they are trying to steal from you. They’re trying to get your personal information, anything they can grab on to. Maybe just your email and web history so that spammers and popups can get at you, or maybe your credit card info so some conman somewhere can live the good life on your dime.
So your options are either wading through all of the junk until you find the gems, or… you can just keep reading, and let us recommend a few of our favorite Windows antivirus programs.
You might like one of these more than the others, but any one of them will get the job done, so you could pick one at random and not be disappointed.
Free Virus Killers
In the realm of free virus killers, you really can’t do much better than the three A’s, Avira AntiVir, AVGFree, and Avast Home Edition. All three of these are great, potent, easy to use, and free.
Avira might be the best of them when it comes to power. It has a huge database that is updated every single day. Avast is perfect if you want a few more options while retaining an easy to use interface. AVGFree is the best bet if you want to just install the program, call it a day, and not worry about it anymore.
Paid Virus Killers
Simply put, if you want perfect protection against viruses, spam, adware, malware, and spybots, look no further than McAfee Security Center. The full package is around fifty dollars, but you don’t need ever buy another program to keep your computer safe and clean as long as you have McAfee.
It’s regularly updated, it works like a dream, it’s powerful, and it’s incredibly easy to use.
Again, you could pick any of these and be happy, so give McAfee’s trial download a try, see what you think about the others, and choose one for yourself.
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