Avira Home Guard1.1.2.722

Made by the same guys who created Avira Free Antivirus, Avira Home Guard is a free security tool that can be used to detect vulnerabilities in your local network. By handling these issues, you can strengthen defenses against malware.At the moment, Home Guard can only be installed by downloading the entire Avira Free Security Suite, which automatically downloads and installs other Avira products too. Home Guard is wrapped in a simple and intuitive interface, where it requires your confirmation to perform a scan at startup, in order to identify all devices in your network.

Scans your network for all devices and shows detailed info

Two viewing modes can be toggled: list and grid. Also, the entries can be sorted by name, type or date. As far as the device types are concerned, these can be computers, routers and modems, or others.Besides the full name of each device, you can check out the last seen time and in-depth details such as vendor, local IP address, date and time of discovery, along with the MAC address. The device name can be edited if this help you spot it easier in future scans.

Verifies the network router for open ports and other vulnerabilities

Furthermore, you can ask Avira Home Guard to run security checks in the network with one click. This means that it will check the network router for external open ports and vulnerabilities, alerting you of any issues.The network scanner worked smoothly on the latest Windows edition in our tests, consuming few system resources during scans. it may not have a comprehensive set of features but Avira Home Guard delivers a straightforward solution for users looking for various software solutions to monitor the layers of security on their computers. Thanks to its intuitive options, it can be easily used by anyone.