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Best Anti virus

Apr 17, 2017 4:24AM PDT

Hello Guys, Please suggest me which anti virus is best for windows7?

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Re: best antivirus
Apr 17, 2017 4:55AM PDT
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BitDefender ok
Apr 17, 2017 3:43PM PDT
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Avast
Apr 17, 2017 11:13PM PDT

I recommend for Avast which protects virus, malware and other threat as well as provides you real time analysis for unknown files. It gives you maximum protection.

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Post was last edited on April 18, 2017 12:37 AM PDT

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Thanks for your support!
Apr 19, 2017 12:54PM PDT

Hey bensonhale, thanks for your support. We're glad you like it and we appreciate the kind words.

epayglobal - this reminds me of our new Behavior Shield, part of Avast 2017 (all versions including Free.) It's another layer to help prevent zero-day/unknown malware and goes beyond basic protection.

Happy to fill you in more, but I'd encourage you to check out our site for more info if you wish, and I second Kees_B in that you should also look at AV-comparatives for "real world" performance results, which speak for themselves!

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Avira
Apr 18, 2017 1:03PM PDT

Hello there, I recommended you use Avira, I'm using Avira since 2015, nice service. Thanks.