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Besides, another solid free security option for Windows is Avira Free Antivirus (sometimes also “misspelled” as Advira) from Germany. How does it compare to? Both products are very similar to great sets of features. However, Avira is scoring lately as #1 antivirus in the independent tests, especially in the virus and malware detection and a low number of false positives. On the other hand, Avira is much more aggressive in terms of up-selling to paid versions and the pop-up offers are extremely annoying. Of course, Avast is using them too, but not that frequently.

Anyway, let’s take a closer look at both products and see which one is the best. Avira has also recently started pushing a new product called Avira Free Security Suite which combines all Avira free products – Antivirus, Phantom VPN (500 MB/month), Password Manager, System Speedup, Scout (browser) and Software Updater. Obviously, the whole free suite requires much more system resources, so we recommend staying with the basic Free Antivirus and adding the components you need.

Feature Comparison Table – Does Avira Offer More Than Avast? Avast definitely offers more in terms of advanced features and tools like Home Network Security for scanning router vulnerabilities, Browser Cleanup for scanning browser extensions, or Software Updater for scanning outdated software in your system.

Avira is purely an antivirus, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Both products offer an option to create a bootable disc with the latest antivirus version to clean your system when it doesn’t start. Excel for mac basic commands hard space free. Avast Free Antivirus 2019 Avira Free Antivirus 2019 Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware & Anti-Malware & Anti-Rootkit Bootable Rescue Disc Web Browsing Protection (via extension) E-mail Client Protection Silent/Gaming Mode Home Network and Router Security Unwanted Browser Plugins Cleanup Outdated Software Scanner Windows Firewall Management Free To Use Without Personal Registration Windows Boot-time 30 sec.

Performance Test Score 2,138 pts. Size of Installer 5 MB 5 MB Price Free ($0.00) Free ($0.00) The only feature which has Avira on top of Avast is the Firewall management. It’s not a built-in Firewall, it’s just providing front-end management for the default Windows Firewall. What is nice about Avira is that it doesn’t require a user to (as Avast does). So you can install and use the product for free forever. Impact on the System Resources – Which Product is Lighter? We have measured the impact on the system resources using two ways: • How long does the computer to boot into Windows desktop while the Avira or Avast is installed • How does the computer perform in various areas (CPU, Graphics, Memory and Disk operations) while the Avira or Avast is installed In the boot time test where less is better, it took only 28 seconds (on average) to load Windows desktop when Avira Free Antivirus was installed.

The same operation took 30 seconds (in average) when Avast Free Antivirus was installed. Default boot-time without any antivirus solution in place took 28 seconds. So according to our testing, Windows loads faster with Avira. Actually, Avira has no delay or impact on the system startup. Countdown timer for obs studio on mac. Avira – Performance Test Results In the second area, we have tested computer performance in various areas and impact of the Avira or Avast on the results.

Avast scored 2,138 points and Avira got even slightly more – 2,147 points. The default performance without any antivirus installed was 2,156 points.

So the overall impact on the system performance is really low for both products, but again Avira is the winner here. Final performance test results are highlighted in the chart below. You can clearly see the difference between no antivirus and Avast or Avira present. Please note the vertical axis ‘ Performance Score ‘ is not starting from 0, but from 2,116 to clearly show the small differences. You can find more details about how we tested in the ‘ Additional Notes‘ section at the end of the article. User Interface – Is Avast Easier to use Than Avira?