Compare PC Antivirus Firewall Software (Page 1 of 2)
The very best of today's leading antivirus software outperforms last years variants in many important ways, including:
updated threat detection
more advanced heuristics (detection of new, unnamed viruses)
faster operation
lower CPU utilization
lighter memory requirements
We've done our best to factor these things in assessing antivirus software / computer security software to help you make the most intelligent decisions you can about your purchase.
These are our 2009 Top Rated Antivirus Software Solutions. To see other anti-virus software, Page 2 of our Antivirus Software Comparison has other leading AV products.
OVERALL RATING:
Score:
98%
Score:
97%
Score:
95%
Score:
92%
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Price (US dollars)
$29.95
$24.95
$59.95
$49.95
Features
VIPRE
BitDefender
Kaspersky
Panda
ANTIVIRUS
Antivirus scanning
9
9
7
5
Real time protection
8
7
6
4
On demand & scheduled scanning
10
9
4
5
Email scanning
9
9
6
4
Category rating*
9
8.5
5.75
4.5
DETECTS & ELIMINATES
Viruses
9
9
8
7
Worms
8
8
6
7
Trojan horses
9
8
6
5
Spyware
8
8
6
5
Category rating*
8.5
8.25
6.5
6
UPDATES
Virus Protection Updates
9
9
8
6
Daily Automatic Updates
10
10
9
6
Category rating*
9.5
9.5
8.5
6
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
Shows what software is compatible with what operating system (1 = YES, 0 = NO)
Windows Vista
1
1
1
1
Windows XP
1
1
1
1
Windows 2000
1
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
0
1
0
Web-based support-knowledge base
1
1
1
1
Free telephone support
1
1
1
0
Toll free no charge telephone support
1
0
1
0
Category rating*
5
3
5
2
SUMMARY
Overall ability to prevent viruses, spyware, malware
VIPRE vs BitDefender Antivirus
