Part 2 of my Free Alternative Lightweight Software for Windows will cover basic security and performance enhancing/maintenance tools.

I have broken this article into four parts to make it easier on both you, the reader, and me.  As I publish the other sections of this article, I will add a link to them.

• Part 1 – Communication/Business Tools
• Part 2 – Security/Performance Tools
• Part 3 – Media Tools
• Part 4 – Miscellaneous Tools

Avast! Antivirus

Replaces: Norton Antivirus, McAffee Antivirus
Alternatives: AVG, Avira
Pros: Unobtrusive, Lightweight, Fast

Avast! antivirus is powerful anti virus software, but, unlike its mainstream competitors, Norton and McAffee, you’ll barely be able to tell that it’s there.  Avast! is lightweight and unobtrusive, it wont bog down your system and barely bugs you unless it finds a virus or other malicious code.  The home edition of Avast! is free for 13 months if you register it, and when it expires, all you have to do is register again to get another 13 months of updates.

Download Avast! Antivirus: http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Mirror: http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/

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