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AntiVir AntiVir Personal Edition 6.32

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  • Pros
  • Best free AV software (as of 3/01/06)
  • Cons
  • Missed some old macro viruses

AntiVir Personal Edition Classic 6.32 Review

- Of the three free antivirus programs we tested for "The New Virus Fighters" AntiVir's Personal Edition Classic 6.32 performed the best and got the best overall rating. But when compared with the whole set of paid and unpaid programs, what you get is pretty average.

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