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https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html	View on Bitdefender
https://www.avg.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download-t2#pc	View on AVG
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download	View on Malwarebytes
https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus	View on Kaspersky
https://www.totalav.com/free-download	View on TotalAV
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYvYT90bdmv-_yRSb8xDSw	YouTube channel
https://www.bitdefender.com/business/campaign/2023-gartner-magic-quadrant-epp.html	named a Visionary
https://www.bitdefender.com/media/html/consumer/new/2020/cl50off-opt/ts.html?cid=ppc%7Cc%7Cgoogle%7C60off&&s_kwcid=AL!6076!3!665609843680!b!!g!!bitdefender%20total%20security&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrcKxBhBMEiwAIVF8rOJCVnEU1T5iU6vZ5JraNRZzz04gahfXu27wlb4uWM8P_1FGI9DlDRoC0KAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds	Bitdefender Total Security
https://www.amazon.com/Malwarebytes-Premium-Device-Android-Online/dp/B089WH9CFY?crid=21XWOQ23AS646&keywords=Malwarebytes&qid=1648493302&s=software&sprefix=malwarebytes%2Csoftware%2C80&sr=1-4&linkCode=ll1&tag=safewicom-20&linkId=56b711dfb03830cf28210eeecaaf60e0&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl	Malwarebytes Premium
https://www.av-test.org/en/news/av-test-award-2021-for-bitdefender/	AV-TEST Award 2021 for Bitdefender
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" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="" alt="Bitdefender Antivirus Logo" style="aspect-ratio: 300/150" loading="lazy"></div></a><a class=" hero-card__name-anchor sc-display--block sc-margin--xsm text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name-anchor" target="_blank" href="https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html" rel="sponsored nofollow"><div class="heading--h4-alt hero-card__name text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name">Bitdefender</div></a><div class="hero-card__content sc-margin--md text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__content"><ul class="icon-label-list icon-label-list--icon-sm text-align--left hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list"><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Detected 99.7% of threats</div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Protects against zero-day exploits </div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="con" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-cons--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Isn’t iOS compatible</div></li></ul></div><div class="hero-card__cta-container text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__cta-container"><div class="sc-margin--md button--full-width text-center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__primary-cta"><a class="clwp-button clwp-button--primary " target="_blank" href="https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html" rel="sponsored nofollow">View on Bitdefender</a></div><div class="text--p-medium link--body-link text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__secondary-cta"><a class="" href="#Bitdefender">Read review</a></div></div></div></div><div class="swipeable-cards__card hero-card highlight-none border-radius--rounded hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__hero-card ">            <div class="label hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__banner">
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            <div class="hero-card__container highlight-none c-padding--sm border-radius--rounded-bottom-only border--medium hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__container "><a class=" hero-card__image-anchor sc-display--block component-separator--mobile hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__image-anchor" target="_blank" href="https://www.avg.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download-t2#pc" rel="sponsored nofollow"><div class="text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__image"><img width="300" height="150" data-cached="1" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/logo-avg-300x150.jpg" srcset=" https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/logo-avg-300x150.jpg 300w, 
https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/logo-avg-150x150.jpg 150w, 
https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/logo-avg-260x130.jpg 260w
" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="" alt="AVG Antivirus Free" style="aspect-ratio: 300/150" loading="lazy"></div></a><a class=" hero-card__name-anchor sc-display--block sc-margin--xsm text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name-anchor" target="_blank" href="https://www.avg.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download-t2#pc" rel="sponsored nofollow"><div class="heading--h4-alt hero-card__name text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name">AVG</div></a><div class="hero-card__content sc-margin--md text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__content"><ul class="icon-label-list icon-label-list--icon-sm text-align--left hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list"><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Detected 100% of threats</div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Many extra protection features</div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Available on all platforms</div></li></ul></div><div class="hero-card__cta-container text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__cta-container"><div class="sc-margin--md button--full-width text-center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__primary-cta"><a class="clwp-button clwp-button--primary " target="_blank" href="https://www.avg.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download-t2#pc" rel="sponsored nofollow">View on AVG</a></div><div class="text--p-medium link--body-link text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__secondary-cta"><a class="" href="#AVG">Read review</a></div></div></div></div><div class="swipeable-cards__card hero-card highlight-none border-radius--rounded hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__hero-card ">            <div class="label hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__banner">
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            <div class="hero-card__container highlight-none c-padding--sm border-radius--rounded-bottom-only border--medium hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__container "><a class=" hero-card__image-anchor sc-display--block component-separator--mobile hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__image-anchor" target="_blank" href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download" rel="sponsored nofollow"><div class="text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__image"><img width="300" height="140" data-cached="1" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/2022/05/malwarebytes-300x140.png" srcset=" https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/2022/05/malwarebytes-300x140.png 300w, 
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" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="" alt="" style="aspect-ratio: 300/140" loading="lazy"></div></a><a class=" hero-card__name-anchor sc-display--block sc-margin--xsm text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name-anchor" target="_blank" href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download" rel="sponsored nofollow"><div class="heading--h4-alt hero-card__name text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name">Malwarebytes</div></a><div class="hero-card__content sc-margin--md text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__content"><ul class="icon-label-list icon-label-list--icon-sm text-align--left hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list"><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Detected 99% of threats</div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="con" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-cons--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Only protects from viruses and malware</div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Available on all platforms</div></li></ul></div><div class="hero-card__cta-container text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__cta-container"><div class="sc-margin--md button--full-width text-center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__primary-cta"><a class="clwp-button clwp-button--primary " target="_blank" href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download" rel="sponsored nofollow">View on Malwarebytes</a></div><div class="text--p-medium link--body-link text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__secondary-cta"><a class="" href="#Malwarebytes">Read review</a></div></div></div></div><div class="swipeable-cards__card hero-card highlight-none border-radius--rounded hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__hero-card ">            <div class="label hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__banner">
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" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="" alt="Kaspersky logo" style="aspect-ratio: 300/150" loading="lazy"></div></a><a class=" hero-card__name-anchor sc-display--block sc-margin--xsm text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name-anchor" target="_blank" href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus" rel="sponsored nofollow"><div class="heading--h4-alt hero-card__name text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__name">Kaspersky</div></a><div class="hero-card__content sc-margin--md text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__content" style="height: 112px;"><ul class="icon-label-list icon-label-list--icon-sm text-align--left hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list"><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Detected 99.7% of threats</div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
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      <img alt="con" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-cons--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Isn’t Mac compatible</div></li></ul></div><div class="hero-card__cta-container text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__cta-container"><div class="sc-margin--md button--full-width text-center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__primary-cta"><a class="clwp-button clwp-button--primary " target="_blank" href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus" rel="sponsored nofollow">View on Kaspersky</a></div><div class="text--p-medium link--body-link text-align--center hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__secondary-cta"><a class="" href="#Kaspersky">Read review</a></div></div></div></div><div class="swipeable-cards__card hero-card highlight-none border-radius--rounded hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__hero-card ">            <div class="label hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__banner">
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      <img alt="pro" class="clwp-icon icon-label-list__icon hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-icon clwp-icon--md" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/themes/coolwhip-child/assets/icons/icon-pros--light.svg" loading="lazy" width="24" height="24"><div class="icon-label-list__label text--p-small hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-label">Detected 99.2% of threats</div></li><li class="icon-label-list__item sc-margin--xsm hero-cards-best-of--icon-list__icon-list-item">
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" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="data-field__image" alt="AVG logo" style="aspect-ratio: 300/150" loading="lazy"></a><a href="https://www.avg.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download-t2#pc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span class="data-field__image-text__text data-field__image-text__text-url">AVG</span></a></div></th><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text"><strong>Best for real-time protection</strong></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link" target="_blank" href="https://www.avg.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download-t2#pc">$0.00</a></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">Viruses, malware, ransomware, real-time protection,
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" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="data-field__image" alt="" style="aspect-ratio: 300/140" loading="lazy"></a><a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span class="data-field__image-text__text data-field__image-text__text-url">Malwarebytes</span></a></div></th><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text"><strong>Best no-frills</strong></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link" target="_blank" href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download">$0.00</a></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">Viruses, malware </td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">Windows, Mac, Android, iOS</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">99%</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link button--primary button--medium-width button--size-sm" target="_blank" href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download">View on Malwarebytes</a></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link" href="/malwarebytes-premium-review/">Read Review</a></td></tr><tr class="dynamic-table__row"><th class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--image-text sticky-column" scope="row"><a href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><div class="data-field__image-text"><a href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="150" data-cached="1" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Kaspersky-Logo-300x150.jpg" srcset=" https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Kaspersky-Logo-300x150.jpg 300w, 
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" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="data-field__image" alt="Kaspersky logo" style="aspect-ratio: 300/150" loading="lazy"></a><a href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span class="data-field__image-text__text data-field__image-text__text-url">Kaspersky</span></a></div></th><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text"><strong>Best for iPhones</strong></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link" target="_blank" href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus">$0.00</a></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">Viruses, malware, ransomware, malicious websites, scans for data breaches</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">Windows, Android, iOS</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">99.7%</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link button--primary button--medium-width button--size-sm" target="_blank" href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus">View on Kaspersky</a></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"></td></tr><tr class="dynamic-table__row"><th class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--image-text sticky-column" scope="row"><a href="https://www.totalav.com/free-download" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><div class="data-field__image-text"><a href="https://www.totalav.com/free-download" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="188" data-cached="1" src="https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/2023/01/TotalAV-logo-300x188.png" srcset=" https://www.safewise.com/app/uploads/2023/01/TotalAV-logo-300x188.png 300w, 
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" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 50vw" class="data-field__image" alt="" style="aspect-ratio: 300/188" loading="lazy"></a><a href="https://www.totalav.com/free-download" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span class="data-field__image-text__text data-field__image-text__text-url">TotalAV</span></a></div></th><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text"><strong>Best for computer cleanup</strong></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link" target="_blank" href="https://www.totalav.com/free-download">$0.00</a></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">Viruses, malware, ransomware, malicious websites, real-time protection</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">Windows</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--text">99.2%</td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"><a class=" data-value__link button--primary button--medium-width button--size-sm" target="_blank" href="https://www.totalav.com/free-download">View on TotalAV</a></td><td class="dynamic-table__cell dynamic-table__cell--link"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div data-widget="disclaimer" class="disclaimer component-margin--medium "><div class="text--p-xsmall disclaimer__disclaimer"><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Info current as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.</span></i></p></div></div></div>
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              </div></div></div></div><div data-widget="text-content" class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium text--color- component-margin--medium "><p>The features are great, but how well does it protect your devices? Well, Bitdefender antivirus won independent tester AV Test’s top honors in 2021 for best protection.¹ In a 2022 test, independent testers AV-Comparatives found that Bitdefender caught 99.7% of real-world threats.² Bitdefender more recently was <a href="https://www.bitdefender.com/business/campaign/2023-gartner-magic-quadrant-epp.html" target="_blank" rel="false noopener">named a Visionary</a> in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms, too.</p>
<p>During our hands-on testing, we found that Bitdefender antivirus ran quickly in the background without causing our test computer to lag. Its initial scan took just over four minutes. The dashboard is also clean, easy to use, and simple.</p>
<p>While this free antivirus software offers a lot, it does have a major drawback. You can use it on your Mac, but not on your iOS phone.</p>
<p>For more protection than the Bitdefender antivirus free edition, &nbsp;<a href="https://www.bitdefender.com/media/html/consumer/new/2020/cl50off-opt/ts.html?cid=ppc%7Cc%7Cgoogle%7C60off&amp;&amp;s_kwcid=AL!6076!3!665609843680!b!!g!!bitdefender%20total%20security&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwrcKxBhBMEiwAIVF8rOJCVnEU1T5iU6vZ5JraNRZzz04gahfXu27wlb4uWM8P_1FGI9DlDRoC0KAQAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bitdefender Total Security</a> adds real-time protection and a <a href="/blog/intro-to-vpn/">VPN</a> to the security mix — you can even get it on your Apple phone. Read more in our <a href="/bitdefender-review/">Bitdefender Total Security review</a>.</p>
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              </div></div></div></div><div data-widget="text-content" class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium text--color- component-margin--medium "><p>AVG antivirus also scans for your information in data breaches and notifies you if it’s found. Another cool feature is that AVG offers email protection. It will scan emails to ensure your computer doesn’t get an infection from contaminated email attachments.</p>
<p>While AVG has great features and blocks 100% of the threats it was tested against by AV-Comparatives, it still has some problems.² First, its parent company, <a href="/blog/avast-internet-security-software-review">Avast</a>, was caught selling its customers’ anonymized data through its subsidiary Jumpshot in 2019. While Avast cut ties with Jumpshot, it makes you wonder if they may do the same thing again in the future.</p>
<p>Second, AVG antivirus is a little more difficult to use than the other internet security software options on this list. You have to make sure all the settings you want are turned on — many aren’t turned on by default.</p>
<p>Third, I feel misled. AVG is the only free antivirus software we found that offers <a href="/online-security-faq/computer-firewall/">firewall protection</a>. Heck, some paid versions don’t even offer that. So, I was excited. Imagine my disappointment when the software told me I would need to upgrade to a paid plan to get full firewall protection.</p>
<p>Learn more in our <a href="/blog/avg-internet-security-review/" rel="false">AVG review</a>.</p>
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              </div></div></div></div><div data-widget="text-content" class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium text--color- component-margin--medium "><p>During my years of testing Malwarebytes’ free software on both my computer and phone, I’ve never had a problem. It's so easy to use that even my tech-illiterate daughter can keep her phone malware- and virus-free.</p>
<p>That said, it is bare bones. It doesn’t have some of the extra features like AVG’s data-breach scanning or the anti-phishing and anti-fraud protection that Bitdefender boasts.</p>
<p>If you want easy protection with a few more features, go with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Malwarebytes-Premium-Device-Android-Online/dp/B089WH9CFY?crid=21XWOQ23AS646&amp;keywords=Malwarebytes&amp;qid=1648493302&amp;s=software&amp;sprefix=malwarebytes%2Csoftware%2C80&amp;sr=1-4&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=safewicom-20&amp;linkId=56b711dfb03830cf28210eeecaaf60e0&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Malwarebytes Premium</strong></a>. For just a few dollars a month, it gives you real-time protection, website protection, ransomware protection, and much more. Read about it in our <a href="/malwarebytes-premium-review/" rel="false">Malwarebytes review</a>.</p>
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<div class="small-12  large-8 cell        "><div data-widget="text-content" class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium text--color- component-margin--medium "><p>Unlike our two top picks, <a href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/free-antivirus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kaspersky</a> has a version for iPhones. So if you’re looking for the best way to protect your Apple phone for free and need more features than Malwarebytes, this pick is for you.</p>
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<p>Another neat feature is that it includes a data-leak checker that scans to see if your data has been involved in recent security breaches, much like the one AVG offers.</p>
<p>It’s dependable too. Like with Bitdefender, independent testers AV-Comparatives found that Kaspersky caught 99.7% of real-world malicious threats.²</p>
<p>While all of this is great, if it’s going to have an iPhone version, it should also have a version for Mac. They’re missing out on providing protection for the entire Apple experience.</p>
<p>Need more? <a href="https://go.safewise.com/aff_c?offer_id=929&amp;aff_id=1007&amp;aff_sub2=direct&amp;cl_system=mapi&amp;source=https://www.safewise.com/best-free-antivirus-software/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>Kaspersky Premium</strong></a> offers you all the perks of the free version but also adds real-time protection, identity protection, and a VPN.</p>
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<p>Another standout feature is that TotalAV checks how many tracking cookies are on your computer and lets you delete them with the click of a button. This feature is great if you don’t want advertisers and websites tracking you.</p>
<p>Like with Kaspersky, you can also check if your email has been involved in a data breach. Unlike Kaspersky, though, it won’t automatically scan for breaches. You have to put in your email address and hit the scan button.</p>
<p>What I didn’t like about TotalAV was that there were constant pop-ups. It repeatedly reminds you every few minutes that it thinks you should upgrade to one of the paid versions. It was an annoying distraction (to say the least).</p>
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