Vipre 5.0 Business free trail - configuration screenVipre Antivirus and Antispyware by GFI Software runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7; it is not compatible with Windows 95, 98, or ME, Macintosh, or Linux. There is a 30-day free trial version which is allegedly fully functional and provided by GFI as a free download of 43Mb.

Installation takes a few minutes and does not demand a reboot. A wizard takes you through a  predictable configuration.  On paper, it's a good package, with extras such as a secure file eraser that writes 1s and 0s over deleted files, a history cleaner that goes beyond the web-browser cache, and the confusingly-named PC Explorer, which highlights processes and services running that are suspect or known to be malicious.

If you can get it to install, the Vipre interface is one of the cleanest we've seen on any anti-virus product. It's intuitive and easy to use. Four tabs across the top take you to Scan, Manage, Tools, and the overview page. However... Read more of this post