Free avira software for windows

Avira offers frequent virus definitions updates in order to keep its users safe from new malware outbreaks. However, there are computer users who do not perform such updates as often as required, while many others do not use antivirus protection at all.
For all those experiencing the damaging effects of a virus infection, Aviras researchers have prepared a free removal tool, which can be used to eliminate major distinct threats.
The AVIRA antivirus solutions are mainly focusing on four areas: desktop, mail servers, file servers and proxy-dedicated solutions.
Main features:
- Cleaning actions: the current version removes the following viruses:
-Worm/Sober.J;
-Worm/Sober.P;
-Worm/Sober.Y;
-W32/Stanit.A .
- Repairing function: it fixes infected files, only if not severely damaged by the malwares actions.
- Killing malware: this removal tool is designed to end the malwares active process(es).
- Removing malware support files: some viruses create non malicious files inside an affected computer, which they use for fulfilling their harmful actions. This tool can identify non viral files and remove them from your system.
- Registry cleaning: as many viruses create their own entries in the registry in order to carry out their malicious actions or reload themselves at every computer start, Avira Removal Tool is capable of deleting new keys from the Windows Registry and, whenever possible, restoring default values if the registry keys are modified by the malware.
System requirements:
- Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP/ 2003 Server.

Enhancements:
- new virus cleaning routines were introduced

Boot repair - no chance to dangerous boot sector viruses under DOS! There is a new tool available to detect and remove boot sector viruses under DOS.
The search and repair tool, which contains a signature-VDF as well as a user interface (ANTIVIR.EXE).
If you want to search for boot sector viruses using the AVE32.EXE go to the commandline and enter: AVE32.EXE -allboot
If you want to use the user interface, please start ANTIVIR.EXE. Press ALT-F to open a window where you can choose which boot sectors to scan by entering T.
Keep your boot sector clean and secured against malware with Avira Boot Sector Repair Tool!