2012 Antivirus Software Ratings

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VIPRE
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BitDefender
Review
Kaspersky
Review
AVG
Review
avast
Review
Norton
Review
Trend Micro
Review
ESET
Review
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$39.99
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OVERALL RATING: Score:
94%
Score:
92%
Score:
91%
Score:
88%
Score:
86%

2012 Antivirus Software Comparison


VIPRE Antivirus

BitDefender Antivirus

Kaspersky Anti-Virus

AVG Anti-Virus

avast Antivirus
Price
(US dollars)
$39.95
$39.95
$59.95
$39.99
$39.99
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Program VIPRE BitDefender Kaspersky AVG avast
CATEGORY I: VIRUS & SPYWARE PROTECTION
Realtime Virus Protection 99 98 98 98 90
Manual Virus Scanning 97 97 97 93 90
Virus Removal 95 95 95 95 91
USB Virus Scanning 97 96 97 74 72
Spyware Detection 94 94 94 84 84
Antivirus Updates 97 97 75 100 87
Category Score* 96 96 93 90 86
 
CATEGORY II: SECURITY FEATURES
Web Protection 99 98 98 98 90
Chat / IM Protection 94 N/A N/A 75 95
Email Protection 93 N/A N/A 90 82
Category Score* 96 43 43 89 89
 
CATEGORY III: USABILITY
Installation Ease 97 95 93 100 100
Un-Installation Ease 100 100 95 70 95
Resource Usage 95 92 81 80 91
User Interface 96 100 80 90 90
Technical Support 100 78 60 70 80
Category Score* 98 91 78 82 89
 
FINAL ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE COMPARISON SCORES
OVERALL RATING: Score:
94%
Score:
92%
Score:
91%
Score:
88%
Score:
86%

2012 Antivirus Software Comparison Winners


VIPRE Antivirus

BitDefender Antivirus

Kaspersky Anti-Virus

AVG Anti-Virus

avast Antivirus
Price
(US dollars)
$39.95
$39.95
$59.95
$39.99
$39.99
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antivirus firewall software comparison (page 2) >>
[On Page 2: Norton, Trend Micro, ESET, Panda, McAfee]
Today's best antivirus software outperforms last years software in more ways than you might think.
  1. faster scanning
  2. less CPU usage
  3. lower memory requirements
  4. updated virus/threat detection
  5. better heuristics (for detection of new, unnamed viruses)
In our tests, we look at each of these factors (and lots of others, too.)

Then, when we're calculating the scores, we weight the scores so that the most important things antivirus software should do, like protect against viruses, affect final scores the most.

To see other anti-virus software, Page 2 of our Antivirus Software Comparison has other top antivirus software of 2012.

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Where do you need
antivirus software?
How many PCs
need antivirus software?
Remove viruses: 10
Prevent hackers: 10
Prevent spyware: 10
Prevent viruses: 10
Antivirus update controls: 10
Email scanning: 10
Easy-to-install: 10
Scanning speed: 10
Runs efficiently:
(Doesn't slow down PC.)
10
Phone-based tech support: 10
Would you prefer
antivirus software with
a built-in firewall?
Which do you
need to protect?
Do you need to manage the antivirus software for your office from one PC or should each PC be managed individually?

* Category Scores and Overall Rating Scores are calculated using weighted averages. We put the highest value on the most important items within a Category. This makes scores more accurate since they reflect what's important in the real world.
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