Avira AV

[stefanus]

A friend spoke to me and said they have down-loaded this free ant-virus app'
Is it a recommended one? It reputedly tracks trojans etc and eliminates them. It would be interesting to know it's capabilities, with out down loading it first...

[PrntRhd]

Avira and Avast are both good free AVs.

[Sylvander]

I have Avira Antivir in use, and have no complaints.
Seems to do what you'd expect.
I just leave it alone to do its job.
It displays adverts/reminders to upgrade to the paid version [small nuisance].
I used my firewall [Online Armor] to block the running of the main program that displays the adverts.

[stefanus]

Thanks guys. I have been useing AVG for a long time, the latest version suits me. A friend recomended Avira. Old adage: 'If it is not broken, don't fix it.' Think I will stick with the old masters. Thanks once again...;>)