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Features
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License:
Free
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Editor's Rating:
Not rated
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
2,166,945
- Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
August 27, 2008
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Publisher's description of PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition protects you against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your PC and personal details. Going online without protection against the latest fast-spreading viruses, worms and Trojans can result in infections within minutes. Once infected, the virus will usually attempt to spread itself to your friends, family and associates by accessing your e-mail contacts and networked PCs. The infection may also allow hackers to access files on your PC, use it to launch attacks against other computers and Websites or to send mass spam email. That's why PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition provides protection, with rapid database updates, IntelliGuard real-time file, Internet & e-mail protection and comprehensive system scanning to ensure your system remains safe and virus free. Version 5 features new improved scan engine, smaller memory footprint, and much improved system performance.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 321 votes
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Version: PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 5
Pros: there are none
Cons: everything. Scanning is crap, intelli-guard is also rubbish (besides on spyware doctor which is better), updates are also so slow and very brittle and the detection of threats is awful
Summary: PC tools needs to stick to award-winning anti-spyware and powerful products, not to compete with symantec, avira or avast
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Version: PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 5
Pros: better seaching than othersthat have failed
Cons: no cons at the moment
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Version: PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 5
Pros: ya its free
Cons: my computer is already highly infected with trojans and consequently.....tons of infected files and other viruses just to complicate things. this software did not detect a single one! I have had faster scaners detect way more b4....but it wasnt free.
Summary: u get what u pay for
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Version: PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 5
Pros: The price,and anthing put out by "PC Tools is good.
Cons: I like everthing
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 5
"nothing special on the product"
Pros: everytime has to confirm updating database
Cons: tested with the guard on, it still can open infected file then the result is got 2000 files infected on my PC. So disappoint on this product. The warning message popup after the worm finished it's job. Good job!
Summary: However, this is a free version software, i don't think i will expect anything on it. The main function of the software, doesn't work even i over an infected file. The great result is it, the program guard can't stop the action of the infected file ... read more >>
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