It uses Comodo’s proprietary Defense+ technology thereby guarding your system of all unknown files by treating them as a threat. The Comodo Antivirus includes a full range of detection engines for viruses, rootkits, spyware and other malware. But, on the range of the overall scenarios, Comodo still need to automate more of its security features. If we had to rate this antivirus upon the usage by the advanced computer users then surely this antivirus has galloped better positions. If you are one of the antivirus users who are intimidated of using technical computer inputs or afraid of the complexities of an antivirus which works more manually than automatically then, this Comodo antivirus is not for you. Platform: Windows XP or higher (Windows 10) Mac OS X 10.4 or above Android 2.2 and Up

Though Qihoo 360 Total Security Essential scores very well on hands-on tests and in tests by independent labs, but only if you change its default configuration to enable all antivirus engines since some of its features need to be enabled manually. It provides a sandbox too through which one can check out for the threats posed by unknown programs.The program lacks out in providing a parental control system, Firewall or Backup facility. These comprise Qihoo’s own ‘checksum-based’ engine in the cloud a machine learning QVM engine. Supported by cloud-based security technology, the 360 sets itself apart from all other best Free Antivirus software through the usage of three different AV engines comprising of Qihoo’s very own ‘checksum-based’ engine a machine learning QVM engine and a BitDefender local engine. Platform: Windows XP or higher (Windows 10) Mac OS X 10.7 or later including OS X Yosemite Android 2.2 and Upīased in China, Qihoo 360 offers a wide range of comprehensive, effective and user-friendly Internet and mobile security products aiming to protect the user’s computer and mobile devices against malware and malicious websites. Adaware free antivirus made it to the 9th position in the list of best free antivirus for 2016. But looks like the product lost a little ground in malware blocking. The new UI looks pleasant with a nice change. Trying to meet the expectation of the users, Lavasoft gave Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11 a total user-interface makeover and a new antivirus engine partner.

Several features have been incorporated such as Sandbox emulation, scheduler, and a command line scanner. That being said there is a lot of scope for development of the rootkit detection and phishing protection provided by the Antivirus. The UI of the latest version has been vastly improved as compared to the previous version. It offers smooth installation, non-intrusive notifications along with detailed custom scanning. Lavasoft’s AdAware has been a pretty reliable spyware tool.

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