This is the third installment in our series on free antivirus programs. Be sure to also see:

Part I – AVG Free Edition Part II – PC Tools Free Edition

Up for examination today is Comodo Antivirus. Review version: 2.0 Beta (build 2.0.17.58)

Product link: Comodo Antivirus

Installation – No registration is required, though [...]

This is the second installment in our series on free antivirus programs. Be sure to also see Part I (AVG Free Edition).

Next on the list is the free edition of PC Tools AntiVirus. Review version: 3.6.1.8

Product Link: PC Tools Free Edition

Installation – No registration required, which is nice. Reboot required after [...]

Henceforth begins a multi-part series in which I plan to install and test every different free antivirus program that I can find. Since 2002, I have switched between a handful of various free antivirus programs, but there are several available now that I have not tested.

Therefore, I have decided to document this process [...]

I’m ashamed that I did not notice this sooner. In my earlier post on how to make Avira AntiVir more usable, I described a way to make updates invisible.

Of course, this is also possible with AVG Free Edition, and the process is much easier. I’m documenting it here to help myself remember it [...]

Update: there is also a more recent version of this article here.

For years now I have used the free edition of AVG Antivirus, but recently I switched to Avira AntiVir (free edition). I still like AVG, but a number of reports (such as this one) show that it suffers in comparison to AntiVir. [...]