Top 10 Anti Virus Software


Antivirus software


No. 1

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BitDefender 9 Standard
• Performance: Superior
• Ease of Use: Very Good
• Features: Very Good
• Price when ranked: $30
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Inexpensive product received excellent scores in our performance tests, although its scan speed was sluggish.
(Last Rated: January 25, 2006)
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No. 2

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McAfee VirusScan 2006
• Performance: Superior
• Ease of Use: Very Good
• Features: Very Good
• Price when ranked: $40
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Relatively good heuristics help VirusScan provide solid protection. Phone support costs $3 per minute.
(Last Rated: January 25, 2006)
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No. 3

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Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0
• Performance: Superior
• Ease of Use: Good
• Features: Good
• Price when ranked: $40
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Program had the fastest response to new malware outbreaks. Interface is clean but not exceptional.
(Last Rated: January 25, 2005)
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No. 4

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F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006
• Performance: Superior
• Ease of Use: Good
• Features: Good
• Price when ranked: $40
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Solid performer responded quickly in tests and provides best breaking news on malware outbreaks.
(Last Rated: January 25, 2006)
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No. 5

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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006



Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
• Performance: Good
• Ease of Use: Very Good
• Features: Very Good
• Price when ranked: $40
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Veteren utility offers solid threat detection and a nice interface. Phone support costs $30 per incident.
(Last Rated: January 26, 2006)
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No. 6
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Panda Software Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware


Panda Software Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware
• Performance: Very Good
• Ease of Use: Good
• Features: Very Good
• Price when ranked: $50
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This former Best Buy performed well, but not exceptionally, in our newest nonspyware tests.
(Last Rated: January 26, 2006)
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No. 7
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AntiVir Personal Edition Classic 6.32
• Performance: Good
• Ease of Use: Good
• Features: Fair
• Price when ranked: Free
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AntiVir performed the best of the free programs, although it failed to clean several old macro viruses.
(Last Rated: January 25, 2006)
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No. 8
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Alwil Software Avast Home Edition 4.6
• Performance: Fair
• Ease of Use: Very Good
• Features: Good
• Price when ranked: Free
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Free product has a slick media-player-style interface that hides some features. Scan speed was slow in tests.
(Last Rated: January 25, 2006)
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No. 9

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Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security Security 2006



Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security Security 2006
• Performance: Fair
• Ease of Use: Superior
• Features: Good
• Price when ranked: $50
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Former Best Buy performed poorly in heuristics and zoo tests but has the best interface of the bunch.
(Last Rated: January 26, 2006)
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No. 10

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Grisoft AVG Free Edition 7.1
• Performance: Fair
• Ease of Use: Fair
• Features: Fair
• Price when ranked: Free
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Free program has subpar heuristics and one of the clunkier interfaces among the products we tested.
(Last Rated: January 25, 2006)
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