The top free antivirus options include Avast Free, AVG Anti-Virus, and Windows Defender.
The top free antivirus options include Avast Free, AVG Anti-Virus, and Windows Defender.
I change the brand each year—usually pick the one in the free category. Avast and AVG both work well, and I often go with whichever gets the best rating in the free section, which tends to be either Avast or AVG. Malwarebytes also does a solid job as a secondary scan.