In the free software market Microsoft faces competition from many others including AVG, Alwil Avast, Avira Antivir and Comodo.

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If you want to beef up security on your Android device then I suggest you grab the avast!

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Avast your activities to spend some time listening to local folklore with the island's premier storyteller as he weaves tales of the exotic spice trade.

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Of the 41 products, only seven scanners, from Avast, F-Secure, Lookout, Kaspersky, Ikarus, Dr. Web and Zoner, detected more than 90 percent of Android malware.

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