I have been researching on this topic for quite sometime, but only able to find these free products that can be used in commercial environment legally :

- ClamAV/ClamWin
- Active Virus Shield
- Comodo Antivirus



Anyone would like to help me add in more ?

Thanks

Edited: Removed BitDefender, added AVS

This post has been edited by yingfan: Nov 10 2006, 09:19 AM

Commercial as in for business usage without paying?

I doubt the list can go any longer. LOL. We always been stuck with this few chaps (AVG,Avast,AntiVir,AVS).

I wouldn't recommend Bit Defender. Horribly Slow.

@goliath
Yeah. You got the meaning right.

Cheers!

Yup ... 100% free in business environment
I believe most free antivirus licenses will not even allow SOHO use.

Split Second Again. LOL. Yeap. SOHO also, headache. Why you started this thread by the way? yingfan?

Oh good. Just what I'm looking for. My company's AV expired months ago. Time to change to free AV now. What to do, company stingy..

LOL. Heard this phrase quite a number of times already. LOL. No offense. High time companies become more "security savvy" rather than just "money savvy". LOL.

2 reasons.

The first is of course more personal, I need to get one for my usage. ClamAV/BitDefender combined with WinPooch (in order to get on-access scanning) is painfully slow.
Comodo Antivirus is said to be ad supported, which I think not very viable in business environment.

The second reason is to help add this information (I think there would be others who need this info as well) to the pinned thread. I close the mod the merge/close/remove this thread when sufficient info is gathered.

True, but as goliath mentions, stingy companies

Tell you what. Use CyberHawk for on-access scanning. Uses Heuristics (but the latest version, loads of false positives. Real Player is a keylogger??!!). Cheers!

Aiks, another "free for home" ....

it's quite limited, for SOHO or commercial use...
ClamAV/ClamWin is open source...erm...can't think about any av software now though..gonna research for it

"Aiks, another "free for home" .... cry.gif"

Sorry, forgot you want those used i business environment. LOL. Cheers!

Either I missed it or I didn't see anywhere mentioned about BitDefender 8 being free for commercial use.

Well, from my understanding, since both the website or the software package does not have any statement/license that prohibits commercial/business use, then I believe that it will be fine.
Correct me if I'm wrong

I rather play safe, you know. BSA is no joke. Check out the EULA already?

Well, that's the funny part.
I cant find it anywhere in the software or the software's folder.

normally...free version only for non-commercial or private use only...check the EULA, normally at the last part...er...or the first part?

Oops, seems like there is an EULA indeed ...
But no mentioning on personal or business usage ...
So I think that will means it is confirmed to be free for business ?

some developer might need you to contact them, whether you can use their software in your business or not...lol..as usual...TOC apply