{"id":108669,"date":"2016-10-20T14:58:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T12:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=108669"},"modified":"2016-10-20T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T12:59:29","slug":"the-best-free-antivirus-for-serious-pc-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/108669-the-best-free-antivirus-for-serious-pc-gamers","title":{"rendered":"The best free antivirus for serious PC gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing a capable antivirus is never easy, unless your pre-built PC or laptop comes with a good paid product pre-installed.<\/p>\n

For those looking for free antivirus solutions however, finding efficient\u00a0and non-intrusive\u00a0software can be a daunting task.<\/p>\n

Gamers in particular benefit greatly from non-intrusive, lightweight, antivirus software which uses less memory and does not limit performance.<\/p>\n

GeckoandFly<\/strong> <\/a>has tested the resource consumption of a number of antivirus solutions in order to determine which are suitable for gamers or performance enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Below is a list of ten antivirus programs\u00a0along with\u00a0their memory usage (smaller is better)<\/strong> and scan speed (bigger is better):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Antivirus<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
\n
Memory Usage<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
\n
Scan Speed<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Avast<\/strong><\/td>\n6.6MB<\/td>\n20.0MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Panda<\/strong><\/td>\n9.8MB<\/td>\n16.4MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norton<\/strong><\/td>\n9.9MB<\/td>\n36.3MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BitDefender<\/strong><\/td>\n15.7MB<\/td>\n35.9MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avira<\/strong><\/td>\n22.9MB<\/td>\n35.7MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kapersky<\/strong><\/td>\n23.0MB<\/td>\n34.4MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AVG<\/strong><\/td>\n29.6MB<\/td>\n32.4MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trend Titanium<\/strong><\/td>\n42.2MB<\/td>\n27.2MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F-Secure<\/strong><\/td>\n42.6MB<\/td>\n23.1MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McAfee<\/strong><\/td>\n53.2MB<\/td>\n27.9MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Windows Defender<\/h3>\n

Although it’s not exactly free, it is bundled with the operating system used by most gamers, Windows 10.<\/p>\n

Windows Defender is a built-in antivirus which does a decent job of protecting against basic threats while remaining totally non-intrusive and lightweight.<\/p>\n

The software is capable enough that if you are very careful about your system’s\u00a0threat vulnerability, you might be able to\u00a0get by without a standalone antivirus.<\/p>\n

\"Windows<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Avast<\/h3>\n

Avast is one of the most popular\u00a0free antiviruses on the market, and is both lightweight and effective.<\/p>\n

It is one of the least intrusive solutions on the market, although it does occasionally deliver popups regarding upgrade opportunities.<\/p>\n

\"avast\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

BitDefender<\/h3>\n

BitDefender Free Antivirus is a stripped-down version of the paid product and\u00a0is one most non-intrusive free programs\u00a0on the market.<\/p>\n

Despite its bare-bones functionality, it is both efficient and relatively fast.<\/p>\n

\"bitdefender\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Panda Free<\/h3>\n

Panda is a capable free antivirus solution which is very effective at eliminating threats.<\/p>\n

It is a reliable free product that is lightweight and not as intrusive as most free antivirus software.<\/p>\n

\"panda\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

<\/h3>\n

Now read:\u00a05 secret tips to boost your gaming performance in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Find out which lightweight antivirus uses the least system resources, improving your gaming performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":108671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[20236,109,4197,1596,22917,15397,15309,17520],"class_list":["post-108669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-antivirus","tag-download","tag-free","tag-gamers","tag-lightweight","tag-pc","tag-software","tag-top"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}