Unfortunately, we can't recommend it anymore. Kaspersky's antivirus prowess generally awes the independent testing labs, who routinely assign it perfect or near-perfect ratings. Kaspersky Free is the free anchor for the new Kaspersky line the not-free Kaspersky Standard, Plus, and Premium all build on the same antivirus engine.

Read on for thumbnails of our full reviews, followed by details how we evaluate free antivirus software and how to choose the right one. And since they’re free, you can try several before settling on your favorite. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus - was £39.99, now £24.99īelieve it or not, some of these freebies even beat all but the best for-pay equivalents.McAfee® Total Protection - was £99.99/year, now £39.99/year.Bitdefender Total Security - was £74.99, now £34.99.Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security Software.Now if you check the Services section of the Task Manager you’ll see that Windows Defender has been stopped.You can use the “click here to turn it on” link if you want to re-enable it (just launch Windows Defender the same way you did in step #2 above). And now Windows Defender is turned off.Click Yes when prompted to make the change.Click the Save button in the bottom right corner. Now remove the check mark from the box labeled Use this program.From the left navigation pane, select Administrator.Select Options from the Settings section.Select Tools from the main Windows Defender screen.Select Windows Defender from the items that appear in the window above. Click the “Start Orb” and type in defender into the text box.There are a couple ways to disable it, but the one I outline will show you how to re-enable it should you need/want to. If you open the Windows Task Manager and select the Services tab, you’ll notice WinDefend is running.This tutorial will show you how to disable it. If you’d rather use your own spyware and trojan remover, having Windows Defender also running can be a bit of a moot point. Note: If you’re using Windows Vista, see this tutorial on how to disable Windows Defender in Vista. This brief tutorial will take you through the steps required to disable Windows Defender in Windows 7.

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