PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition

5.0.0.22 (September 29, 2008)

Windows 2000/XP / Freeware / 1,715 downloads

PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition will protect you against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your PC and personal information. Going online without protection against the latest fast-spreading virus and worms, such as Netsky, Mytob and MyDoom, can result in infections within minutes.

Latest Reviews

  1. rcglidden

    4.0.0.26 (Aug 15, 2008)

    Switched from the now BloateD AVG to this.
    Real time protection, E-mail scanning, both incoming and outgoing. Quick once a day database updates (they seem to be divided rather than one big huge appended file), very nice if you are on dialup. Nice looking interface, simple and clean.
    Also low resident memory usage.

    This actually caught a virus when I plugged in a USB memory stick a while back, that got infected, I guess, from another computer it was plugged into. I considered that a good sign!

  2. tipstir

    4.0.0.26 (Jun 27, 2008)

    This really works and found more hidden stuff that I had this one on of my servers. Yes you can install and run this on Windows Server 2003. I see they don't have it listed as such. But it very poor on Vista box it can hang. I use it on Windows 2000 Pro SP4, Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows Server 2003. I wanted to test this one so I tried to installed one of those installers with a hidden back door or worm or one of those Pack rats one. This program not only stop it from running it remove it. It warns you of what it does and a nice report is shown in IE or Firefox.

  3. Sammo

    4.0.0.25 (Feb 20, 2008)

    Still a great free anti virus. February 2008 - PCTools Anti-Virus 3.6 for Windows failed the VB 100 test. Version 4 has yet to be tested.

  4. why hello there

    4.0.0.20 (Feb 1, 2008)

    Make that "former winner of VB100 award". It failed the February, 2008 VB100 test: "Failure reason: 3 wildlist misses".

  5. Sammo

    4.0.0.20 (Jan 17, 2008)

    Very fast, accurate scans. Uses much less system resources than many other AV's I've used. Boots up fast and does not slow down my system. Winner of the VB100 award.

    http://www.virusbtn.com/...ive/results?vendor=VE53