Review by Andrea Polk

There are many antivirus options out there, but avast! continues to lead the pack as the best FREE offering, followed by AVG and a few others. I picked up this download for a PC that had a paid antivirus software subscription that had run out.

Installation was quick and easy, and the software runs quietly in the background - not really taking up any system resources. You do need to read carefully during the process however, to uncheck certain things to prevent them from being installed on your system. (Toolbar, etc… is offered, but you just make sure it’s deselected and all’s well.)nnThis product in combination with the free version of Malwarebytes, makes for a wonderful alternative to McAfee, Norton and others for basic PC protection against virus’. While it’s not as full featured as some security suites, it’s very good at what it does and you can’t beat the price.