2010 Antivirus Firewall Software Report

Compare PC Antivirus Firewall Software (Page 2 of 2)

The top-performing anti-virus products of 2008/2009 typically out-paces software from 2007/2008 in critical ways such as:

1. detection of more viruses / worms / trojans
2. better heuristics (picks up brand new viruses)
3. faster scanning
4. reduced CPU consumption
5. smaller memory footprint

With every review, we always try to consider this and much more. You want the best antivirus software for your hard earned dollars, and we want to help you make those choices easier.

Be sure you also check out Page 1 of our Best Antivirus Software of 2009 on our Anti-virus Software Comparison Guide.

OVERALL RATING:	Score:  89%	Score:  88%	Score:  76%	Score:  62%
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Price (US dollars)	$39.99	$39.99	$49.99	$39.95
Features	Norton	McAfee	CA eTrust	Trend Micro
ANTIVIRUS
Antivirus scanning	5	5	5	3
Real time protection	5	4	3	3
On demand & scheduled scanning	3	4	4	3
Email scanning	5	4	3	2
Category rating*	4.5	4	3.25	2.75
DETECTS & ELIMINATES
Viruses	4	5	4	4
Worms	6	4	3	4
Trojan horses	5	4	3	3
Spyware	4	5	3	0
Category rating*	4	4.5	3.25	2.75
UPDATES
Virus Protection Updates	4	4	3	3
Daily Automatic Updates	5	5	3	2
Category rating*	4.5	4.5	3	2.5
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS	Shows what operating systems are compatible with the specific software (1 = YES, 0 = NO)
Windows Vista	1	1	1	1
Windows XP	1	1	1	1
Windows 2000	0	1	0	1
Windows Me	0	0	0	0
Windows 98SE	0	0	0	0
Windows 98	0	0	0	0
TECH SUPPORT
24/7/365 email response	1	1	1	1
Live chat	1	1	1	1
Web-based support-knowledge base	1	1	1	1
Free telephone support	0	0	1	1
Toll free no charge telephone support	0	0	0	0
Category rating*	3	3	4	4
SUMMARY
Overall ability to prevent viruses, spyware, malware	5	4	3	2
Low System Resources Demand	3	2	4	3
Average Score	89%	88%	76%	62%
VERDICT:	Norton 89%	McAfee 88%	CA eTrust 76%	Trend Micro 62%
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Price (US dollars)	$39.99	$39.99	$49.99	$39.95
Product:	Norton	McAfee	CA eTrust	Trend Micro