Avira AntiVir Personal seems to be the
right choice for all those who are searching for a solution with decent
performance and regular updates, just to be sure infections stay away
from their precious data.
The developers over at Avira have
always offered a well-organized interface, and their latest antivirus
solution makes no exception to this rule. Fortunately, although it's
supposed to fight against viruses, the application comes with a handy
user interface that lets you configure it with ease.
Avira only
offers a bunch of settings, so advanced users should have no problem to
deal with them, although beginners should too find the whole application
quite easy to use.
The installation process is not that pleasant
though. If you have Windows Defender installed, Avira advises you to
remove it before continuing the installation. We chose “No” because it
would make much more sense to use Avira together with Windows Defender,
and not as a single solution.
Continuing the installation brings
you to another important moment: you must decide whether you wish to
install a toolbar, which is actually the reason why the app is marked as
ad-supported.
Scanning is the kind of process that requires
minimal interaction from the user. Choose the hard-disk you want to scan
and let Avira do its magic. Scanning is not too fast though, and you
may have to wait a little while to get rid of the worms. The speed of
the scanning process obviously depends on the amount of data stored on
your computer, so more files means more time.
Avira promises to
protect your computer against viruses, worms and Trojans AntiDialer
protection as well as against dialers and rootkits, spyware and adware.
In addition, there are dedicated tools to provide mail and web
protection, plus a separate firewall to make sure you're going to stay
on the safe side.
In the end, Avira's antivirus solution seems
just right for those who want nothing more than a software capable of
blocking viruses and Trojan horses. The interface is more than decent,
but a faster scanning process would be great. Still, what you pay is
what you get, and Avira is clearly a smart pick.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
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