FREE ANTIVIRUS
avast is an antivirus software from Czech Republic, which is developed by ALWIL Software. I received this antivirus from my friend, where his notebook was infected with a lot of Trojans & viruses. After using this software, his notebook are clean from infection. So, I decided to give myself a try. Okay, what is unique about avast is its ability to perform boot time scan. I can surely say this is the best way to perform full scan if your PC is infected. User interface are friendly & easy to use, although it looks like mp3 player to me. But, no worry. You can always change the skins via avast website. Protection level are good. It also offer real-time protection against threats. Anti Rootkit, Anti Spyware, P2P Protection, Web Shield also provided as default protection. What i like about this software is its anti spyware module and web shield. Its anti spyware are very good and effective, well, its good enough compare to other vendor. Also, web shield are very sensitive. It will block any malicious website. Well, best of all, its FREE. All you have to do is just register yourself with avast and obtain a license. But, this software also have its weakness. Scanning speed are slow. Also, the memory test take quite a time especially on low-specs PC. But, best of all, its my top choice on Free Antivirus. You can download it and give it a try.
Download avast Home
-Tested on Windows XP SP2, Intel Pentium Dual Core 1.8Ghz, 1GB RAM, 150GB HDD.
2. Avira AntiVir Personal
Established in Tettnang, Germany, Avira is an antivirus company which always have high detection rate. When my brother bought a new notebook, his notebook was equipped with AntiVir free as complimentary software(wayback in 2007). So, i give myself a shot. Avira is very easy to use, with clear interface. Even a 9 year old rookie can use it instantly. It is equipped with anti-virus module, anti spyware+anti adware(only in recent version), anti dialer, anti rootkit, and anti-phishing. Now, what's cool about Avira is it don't consume a lot of memory. Also, the scanning speed are fast enough compare to avast. The detection rates are superb. The problem is, it doesn't give you much choice during detection. Also, its real-time function are not so sensitive compared to avast. Worst of all, it doesn't provide you with Web-Scanner. Well, still, it have good heuristic analysis and high detection rates. Its free for personal use, download it if you want to give it a try.
Download Avira AntiVir Personal
-Tested On Windows Vista Premium, Intel Celeron 2.5Ghz, 2GB RAM, 140GB HDD
3. AVG Free Antivirus
The most used free antivirus software in the world with more than 80 millions user, AVG hailed from Czech Republic. It offer anti virus/anti spyware module, real time protection, link scanner, and security toolbar. AVG always try to keep up with its nation rival, avast. Okay. My review? Easy to use. UI are the best among all three free antivirus software. Updates are fast, and it also don't consume a lot of memory. Scanner speed are okay to be deal with, and also the real time protection are quite sensitive. The only problem is, it cant fix certain virus. For example, i caught a Brontok virus and AVG cant do anything to fight it. Besides, after uninstall, it still left the registry traces behind. But, its worth to try.
Download AVG Free 8.5
-Tested on Windows XP SP2, Intel Pentium Dual Core 1.8Ghz, 1GB RAM, 150GB HDD
COMMERCIAL ANTIVIRUS
1. KASPERSKY ANTI VIRUS 2010
Founded by Natalie Kaspersky & Eugene Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab remain as the one of the best I.T security vendor. This Russian company always give their best dedication in giving the best security software. I always admire Kaspersky product. They not only giving high detection rates, but also didn't run your system down. Kaspersky Anti Virus are equipped with anti virus/anti spyware, anti phishing, proactive protection, email scanner, game mode, rescue disk tool and virtual keyboard. It's really worth buying. Real time protection are very sensitive, scanning speed are very fast, memory usage are low and the web traffic protection are really sensitive. I take myself as an example, when i type a malicious website in a URL box, it warn the connection even before i press the ENTER key. Virtual keyboard are very useful against keylogging threat. Updates are really fast, with signature updates available every hour. Well, 30-day trial are available if you're interested. Try it.
Download Kaspersky Anti Virus 2010
-Tested on Windows XP SP3, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD
2. ESET NOD32 4.0
Slovakian company ESET produced one of the best antivirus software, NOD32. Fast, secure and reliable, latest version of NOD32 offer rock-solid protection while maintaining low consumption of memory. Okay, what's good about this antivirus is, its really light on your system. I don't find any glitch in using it. Whether in scanning or in updates, it really efficient. Scanner speed are fast, updates are available several times a day, and also, detection rates are high. NOD32 also equipped with ThreatSense technology which act as heuristic analyzer in giving consumer "Zeo Day" attack. Real time protection are sensitive, and overall are good. Trial version are available for download.
Download ESET NOD32 4.0
-Tested on Windows XP SP3, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHZ, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD
3.Bitdefender Antivirus 2009
Another European based company, Bitdefender are parts of WINSOFT company based in Romania. I only tried 2009 version, although the latest are 2010. Bitdefender antivirus offer a good protection for PC user, with integrated antivirus/anti spyware, anti phishing, e-mail & web scanning, anti rootkit, and game mode. Scanner speed are decent enough for me, while detection rates are good to be described as commercial antivirus. Virus removal are good, and also real time are quite sensitive. But what i don't prefer is, it drain my resources. And also, the updates are quite slow compared to others. But overall, its worth enough to be bought. Trial version for 2009 & 2010 are available for 30 days.
Download Bitdfender Antivirus 2009
Download Bitdefender Antivirus 2010
-Tested on Windows XP SP3, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHZ, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD
Well, that's all for now for my personal review. Next time, i will bring the review about the best Internet Security Suite software.
2 comments:
Kaspersky Is The Best.... :D
I still go for NOD32..
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