Free Avast Free Antivirus Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Avast Free Antivirus for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is Avira Antivirus. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Avast Free Antivirus and loads of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Avast Free Antivirus are Windows Security, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Clam AntiVirus and Kaspersky AntiVirus.

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Avast Free Antivirus alternatives page was last updated Oct 8, 2024
  1. Kaspersky Security Cloud Free icon
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    Feel the power of the first adaptive security service.

    127 Kaspersky Security Cloud Free alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Email security
    2.  Heuristic Detection
    3.  Automated Malware Scan
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  2. Zemana AntiMalware icon
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    Zemana AntiMalware is an on demand malware scanner designed to clean your PC from all the infections that have taken place on your PC.

    50 Zemana AntiMalware alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Malware Analysis
    3.  Real-time protection
    4.  Ransomware Protection
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  3. Spyware Terminator icon
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    Millions of users worldwide rely on Spyware Terminator, winner of many awards and high ratings from industry experts and users. Its free comprehensive protection is comparable to competitors' paid versions!

    42 Spyware Terminator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, released in 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  4. Winpooch Watchdog icon
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    Winpooch is a watchdog for Windows (2000, XP, 2003, but only 32-bits). It detects modifications in your system, so as to detect a trojan or a spyware installation. It also includes a real-time anti-virus.

    81 Winpooch Watchdog alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    As of 2008-06-13, this project is no longer under active development. Winpooch can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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  5. kicom icon
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    KicomAV is an open source (GPL v2) antivirus engine designed for detecting malware and disinfecting it. In fact, Since 1995, it has been written in C/C++ and it was integrated into the ViRobot engine of HAURI, 1998. I decided to re-create a new KicomAV.

    81 kicom alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.31) was released in June 2018.

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  6. ZHPCleaner icon
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    The software requires no installation process, it allows transportation on removable devices. It could not be simpler, three buttons, "Scan", "clean" and "Report". A module allows to choose the lines you want to keep, including legitimate programs...

    55 ZHPCleaner alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ZHPCleaner Features

    1.  Portable
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  7. Adaware Antivirus icon
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    Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ combines the legendary Anti-spyware engine with a super fast, free Antivirus. It now features download protection (blocks malicious files before being written to disk), sandboxing (keeps unknown apps running in a virtual environment) and advanced...

    63 Adaware Antivirus alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Adaware Antivirus Features

    1.  Heuristic Detection
    2.  Real-time protection
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  8. Junkware Removal Tool icon
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    Junkware Removal Tool is a security utility that searches for and removes common adware, toolbars, and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) from your computer.

    7 Junkware Removal Tool alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Malwarebytes has chosen to discontinue Junkware Removal Tool (JRT) by announcing the end of maintenance as of October 26, 2017.

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  9. Clam Sentinel icon
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    Clam Sentinel is a system tray application that detects file system changes and scans modified files using ClamWin . It also detects new devices (like USB flash drive) and monitors them until the program is closed or until the device is...

    13 Clam Sentinel alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Clam Sentinel Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    2.  Monitor FileSystem Changes
    3.  Scanner
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.22, released in July 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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