Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) has released a new anti-virus product, "Baidu Anti-virus 2013", poised to tap the Chinese anti-virus market, which is currently dominated by Qihoo 360.

The product is hosted on an English-language-only website which says it will be "permanently free."

The new software seems to be based on an old product by Baidu, as several links on the website link to Thai language sites and BBS forums.

Baidu has previously launched a "Baidu PC Faster" anti-virus product for the Thai market.

The newly launched software contains three primary anti-virus engines, Baidu's native anti-virus engine, a cloud updated anti-virus engine, and the "Avira" anti-virus engine, which is licensed from German security software company Avira, according to Marbridge Consulting.