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Neil J. Rubenking
PCMag
“Avira Free Security goes beyond basic antivirus with dozens of security‑related utilities, but many require payment for full functionality.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Excellent Lab Test Scores
- Comprehensive Feature Set
- Free of Charge
- Lots of features
- Accurate anti‑phishing protection
- No registration required
Points of Contention
- Limited VPN Bandwidth
- No Firewall
- No Backup
- Mixed results with independent testing labs
- Extremely basic VPN
- Regular prompts to buy the paid version
Professional Reviews
2 reviews from 2 critics70
Mike Williams
TechRadar
“Avira Free Security is a capable antivirus with a lot of bonus privacy and security features, but it can’t quite match the protection of Avast and Bitdefender.”
