AnVir Task Manager Free Review

This process and start-up manager can help remove Trojans, spyware, and adware. Moreover, the AnVir Task Manager Free helps in speeding up the Windows boot time, increases PC performance, monitor and manages services, drivers, processes, DLLs, internet connections, and start-up programs. The tool alerts on new start-ups and blocks all undesired start-up programs. It is integrated with descriptions of over 75000 start-up programs and services. The user interface can be minimized to save space on the taskbar. Finally, the tool works at a great speed and uses little resources.

The tool does what it claims, but would have been better with a more smooth interface style. The user interface would require some time before it can be understood. Users would have to differ the tabs that are used for system categories like applications, start-ups, processes, services, etc. moreover, the command button kills and blocks further processes, and selects the parent process. At the bottom is the CPU, memory, and disk usage. Unfortunately, all this is really jumbled and messed up. With so many features, it can get difficult for beginners to understand the tool. However, once they get the hang of it, it is a very useful tool.

Beginners would have trouble finding their way around and for this AnVir Task Manager Free offers users help through its website. Help and support is offered by the online query form and email. The online queries are often answered quickly as compared to emails.

Pros of AnVir Task Manager Free

• Includes all features of Windows Task Manager.
• Monitors start-up and auto run programs.
• Notifies users if a start-up program is added.
• Monitors Windows services and alerts users when a new service is added.
• Monitors Internet Explorers homepage and alerts users if a program interferes with the homepage.
• Monitors IE add-ons, tools, etc. to inform users if anything new has been added.
• Apart from monitoring, the tool has an auto-run program manager.
• Auto-Block start-up programs continuously add themselves to the start-up list even after being blocked.
• Allows generation of HiJack This log.
• Gives estimates of security risks for each of the processes or programs that are involved.
• Can check files with VirusTotal.com.
• The system tray icons show the CPU usage, RAM usage, network traffic, and disk load.
• Has many features for XP and Vista.
• Has an automatic CPU balancing, controlling, and cleaning features.
• The tool can be minimized to the system tray.

Cons of AnVirus Task Manager Free

• Discrepancy between the CPU and RAM usage per program that is reported by the tool.
• The user interface has some minor issues.
• The Windows Tweaker does not identify which version of the Windows is running.

The AnVir Task Manager Free is great for those who are looking for a program that is free of cost to manage their PCs system processes. Other users must stick to their built-in Task Manager. The tool offers convenience and cost efficiency as all features are incorporated in a single interface and money is saved, as users do not have to buy multiple tools. The free version is never updated so if you ever lose it, just log on to the publisher’s website.