Avira Free Antivirus for Windows

Award-winning protection, and free forever

  • Top antivirus: blocks spyware, adware, ransomware, etc.
  • Real-time protection & updates
  • Light and fast: doesn’t slow down your PC

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Enjoy a multi-award-winner

We have received top awards for our protection, performance, and repair capabilities.

Top product award for our protection, performance, and usability
Top award that mimicks real-life situations
#1 antivirus detection technology
Top award for our anti-ransomware protection technology
Top-rated performance test - doesn't slow you down
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Real-time protection & repair

We protect you from billions of malware attacks annually, including against ransomware, Trojans, worms, viruses, and more. In addition to virus scans, our antivirus software includes advanced repair functionalities, fixing over 90 million files last year.

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Real-time updates via the cloud

Stronger together: every secured device is as a sensor, which detects emerging, never-seen-before attacks. As soon as a new threat is identified, all our customers are immediately immunized against it, protecting millions within minutes.

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Light and fast

Avira has one of the smallest footprints in the industry – with virus definition updates 2-5 lighter than most other antivirus products. Unlike many others, our protection doesn’t slow you down nor hog your system’s resources.

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The best antivirus protection

With over 30 years of security experience, Avira offers superior detection, with additional web protection and repair capabilities. And as a German company, we don’t track what you do or sell your data to third parties.

Made in Germany.
Downloaded by millions.

4.5/5 - Excellent

19,000+ reviews

AND RECOMMENDED BY THE INDUSTRY

“Avira Free Security is the latest evolution of the modern antivirus solution. In its basic form, it brings forth one of the best antivirus engines, a VPN, and a lot of other efficient goodies that will have a big impact on protecting your privacy and even ensure that your computer is running as it should.”

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There’s safety in numbers

100 million+

internet-attached devices make up our world-wide sensor network

8.4 million

attacks a day are blocked on average

97.5 million

phishing attacks were stopped in the last 12 months alone

17 million

ransomware attempts were thwarted in the last year

What’s inside?
The latest technologies

Antivirus Scanner

Detects and blocks malware (viruses, ransomware, banker trojans, etc.)

NightVision

Our automated, intelligent learning system protects you against new and evolving threats.

PUA Shield

Identifies potentially unwanted applications hidden within legitimate software.

Safe Browsing

Blocks harmful websites before they load.

Ad Blocker

Prevents intrusive and malicious ads, banners, and pop-ups from loading.

Browser Tracking Blocker

Stops companies from monitoring you online.

Price Comparison

Saves you money while you shop.

Laptop, smartphone or tablet?

Secure all your devices with Avira

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System Requirements

Your device is compatible

Operating systems

Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or above with the newest updates, hotfixes, and service packs installed 

RAM

2 GB of RAM or more

Disk Space

Minimum 2 GB of free disk space (additional space for temporary and quarantine files needed)

CPU type

Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 64 Processor or faster (with support for the SSE2 instructions set)

Browser:

Internet Explorer 11 or newer

Additional requirements

To install, you’ll need administrator rights, an internet connection, and a web browser. For automatic antivirus updates and optimal malware detection, you’ll need an internet connection

What’s inside Avira Free Antivirus?

All the essentials to ensure your security, privacy, and performance.

All the security essentials

Whatever you use and whatever you do, keep it secure

Avira Free Antivirus protects your personal data, your software, your browsing, your searches, and even your home network.

Antivirus protection

Protects you in real time against malware and online threats.

Software Updates

Keeps your software and drivers up to date.

Browser Safety

Blocks infected websites, browser trackers, and intrusive ads.

Safe Shopping

Finds secure, money-saving deals and coupons when you’re shopping.

All the privacy essentials

Be anonymous in everything you do

 

Avira Free Antivirus helps you browse anonymously, encrypts your web traffic, prevents companies from collecting your private data, and keeps your passwords secure and for your eyes only.

Free VPN

Encrypts and anonymizes your web traffic (500 MB/month)

Privacy settings optimisation

Optimizes over 200 privacy settings with just a few clicks

Password Management

Creates & remembers unhackable passwords for each account

Get peak performance

Your PC running as it should

 

You deserve the best digital experience. Get greater speed and more memory from all your devices. All with just one click.

PC tune-up tools

Cleans junk files, speeds up your boot time, and reduces lags.

The best free antivirus for Windows, plus the fastest and safest browser

The Opera browser is integrated into Avira Free Antivirus.

Avira's browser applications are optimized for Opera.  We recommend using Opera as your default browser for the best browsing experience.*

 

*If you do not wish to make Opera as your default browser, you can easily change the configuration or even uninstall it. Find out more.

Why Opera?

Opera is a fast, lightweight browser with unique features:

  • Integrated ad blocker
  • Customizable speed dials
  • Search for open tabs
  • Battery saver
  • Integrated messengers

Download the award-winning free antivirus for Windows

Important: Your current Windows version is outdated and no longer supported.
For your security, we recommend switching to Windows 10 before downloading Avira software.
Update your Windows version here.
Wichtig: Ihre Windows-Version ist veraltet und wird nicht mehr unterstützt.
Zu Ihrer Sicherheit empfehlen wir Ihnen den Wechsel zu Windows 10 vor dem Download unserer Software.
Hier können Sie Ihr Windows aktualisieren.
Important: Votre version actuelle de Windows est obsolète et n’est plus prise en charge.
Pour votre sécurité, nous vous conseillons de passer à Windows 10 avant de télécharger le logiciel Avira.
Mettez à jour votre version de Windows ici.
Importante: Tu versión actual de Windows está desactualizada y ya no es compatible.
Por tu seguridad, te recomendamos que instales Windows 10 antes de descargar la solución de Avira.
Actualiza aquí tu versión de Windows.
Importante: La tua attuale versione di Windows è obsoleta e non è più supportata.
Per la tua sicurezza, ti consigliamo di passare a Windows 10 prima di scaricare i software Avira.
Aggiorna la tua versione di Windows qui.
Importante: Sua versão atual do Windows está desatualizada e não tem mais suporte.
Para sua segurança, recomendamos que troque para o Windows 10 antes de baixar o software da Avira.
Atualize sua versão do Windows aqui.
Важно: ваша версия Windows устарела и больше не поддерживается.
Из соображений безопасности перед загрузкой ПО Avira мы рекомендуем перейти на Windows 10.
Обновить Windows вы можете здесь.
Belangrijk: Uw huidige versie van Windows is verouderd en wordt niet meer ondersteund.
Voor uw veiligheid adviseren wij u om over te stappen op Windows 10 voordat u de Avira-software downloadt.
Update uw Windows-versie hier.
Önemli: Kullanmakta olduğunuz Windows sürümü eski ve artık desteklenmiyor.
Güvenliğiniz için Avira yazılımını indirmeden önce Windows 10 sürümüne yükseltmenizi öneririz.
Windows sürümünü buradan güncelleyin.
重要 : 現在お使いの Windows バージョンは古いため、サポートされなくなりました。
安全のため、Avira ソフトウェアをダウンロードする前に Windows 10 に切り替えることをお勧めします。
こちらより Windows バージョンをアップデートしてください
重要信息 : 您当前的 Windows 版本已过时,并且不再受支持。
为了安全起见,我们建议您在下载 Avira 软件之前切换到 Windows 10。
在此升级您的 Windows 版本
重要資訊 : 您當前的 Windows 版本已過時,並且不再受支援。
為了安全起見,我們建議您在下載 Avira 軟體之前切換到 Windows 10。
在此升級您的 Windows 版本