Top Ten Best Antivirus Software Review
Antivirus or anti-virus software is a software product that is used to detect, prevent, block and remove malware from entering your computer. Malware can include computer viruses, hijackers, malicious BHOs, trojan horses, spyware, ransomware, keyloggers and backdoors, rootkits, worms, malicious LSPs, fraudtools, adware and dialers.
You need Antivirus to protect your computer from threats such as computer viruses; these are software programs that are intentionally programmed to to interfere with computer operation with the aim of recording, corrupting, or deleting data; or multiplying and spreading themselves to other computers and throughout the Internet thereby increasing resource usage and reducing efficiency and productivity. Viruses are like sicknesses, just like the one that attacks humans, it continues to weigh the person down until the person gets a cure or finally gives up as a result
What Would You Expect From Your Antivirus?
First and foremost is the ability to detect, a good antivirus software product should be able to detect all kinds of known threats, it will be able to quickly identify any form of potential threats and be able to block anyone that hasn’t entered your computer yet, it will also be able to remove any form of malware that has entered your computer.
In compiling this post, I looked at efficacy scores from AV-Comparatives, AV-Test and VB100 as well as what other Industry leaders and users are saying about these Antivirus Software putting into consideration; Ability to protect your personal information, ability to respond fast to threats, their ability to install and remove threats on an already infected computer as well as custome
Best Antivirus Software for 2013 – in Descending OrderSee Also:
| No | Antivirus | Pros | Cons |
| 10 | VIPRE Antivirus 2013 | VIPRE Antivirus is fast & provides very good scan and blocking ability, it also comes with some extra tools | Installing on infested systems requires hours of remote support |
| 9 | ESET NOD32 Antivirus | very efficient at scanning external media with threats | They don’t provide live support |
| 8 | Avast! Pro Antivirus 7 | Gives you automatic sandbox browsing. | No antiphishing included on this version |
| 7 | Avira AntiVir Premium 2012 | Prompt and effective | Instant messenger protection unavailable |
| 6 | AVG Anti-Virus 2013 | Possibly the best free antivirus you can get | No Telephone support option |
| 5 | BullGuard Antivirus 2013 | Effective at detecting early with antispam included | Generally a good antivirus, just that there are few better ones |
| 4 | Panda Antivirus Pro | Great endorsement from leading experts, rescue bootable CD will still be able to boot an already infected computer | Tech support is via email only |
| 3 | Norton AntiVirus 2013 | One of the best Antiviruses out there, can keep you safe on social media sites | Basic Norton Antivirus does not provide better protection against phishing, You’ll need to upgrade to Norton Internet Security. |
| 2 | Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 | 100% success rate at detecting threats according to AV-Test | Very expensive at $59 but this comes with three user license |
| 1 | Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 | Support is 24/7 | Not 100% perfect, 99.9% maybe, not a well known brand |
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