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	Rank	Name
Antivirus software
	1	BitDefender 9 Standard • Performance: Superior • Ease of Use: Very Good • Features: Very Good • Price when ranked: $30 • Vendor's Website Inexpensive product received excellent scores in our performance tests, although its scan speed was sluggish. (Last Rated: January 25, 2006) Full Review • Test Report
	2	McAfee VirusScan 2006 • Performance: Superior • Ease of Use: Very Good • Features: Very Good • Price when ranked: $40 • Check latest prices Relatively good heuristics help VirusScan provide solid protection. Phone support costs $3 per minute. (Last Rated: January 25, 2006) Full Review • Test Report
	3	Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0 • Performance: Superior • Ease of Use: Good • Features: Good • Price when ranked: $40 • Vendor's Web Site Program had the fastest response to new malware outbreaks. Interface is clean but not exceptional. (Last Rated: January 25, 2005) Full Review • Test Report

	4	F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006 • Performance: Superior • Ease of Use: Good • Features: Good • Price when ranked: $40 • Check latest prices Solid performer responded quickly in tests and provides best breaking news on malware outbreaks. (Last Rated: January 25, 2006) Full Review • Test Report
	5	Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006 • Performance: Good • Ease of Use: Very Good • Features: Very Good • Price when ranked: $40 • Check latest prices Veteren utility offers solid threat detection and a nice interface. Phone support costs $30 per incident. (Last Rated: January 26, 2006) Full Review • Test Report
	6	Panda Software Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware • Performance: Very Good • Ease of Use: Good • Features: Very Good • Price when ranked: $50 • Check latest prices This former Best Buy performed well, but not exceptionally, in our newest nonspyware tests. (Last Rated: January 26, 2006) Full Review • Test Report

	7	AntiVir Personal Edition Classic 6.32 • Performance: Good • Ease of Use: Good • Features: Fair • Price when ranked: Free • Vendor's Website AntiVir performed the best of the free programs, although it failed to clean several old macro viruses. (Last Rated: January 25, 2006) Full Review • Test Report
	8	Alwil Software Avast Home Edition 4.6 • Performance: Fair • Ease of Use: Very Good • Features: Good • Price when ranked: Free • Vendor's Website Free product has a slick media-player-style interface that hides some features. Scan speed was slow in tests. (Last Rated: January 25, 2006) Full Review • Test Report
	9	Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security Security 2006 • Performance: Fair • Ease of Use: Superior • Features: Good • Price when ranked: $50 • Check latest prices Former Best Buy performed poorly in heuristics and zoo tests but has the best interface of the bunch. (Last Rated: January 26, 2006) Full Review • Test Report
	10	Grisoft AVG Free Edition 7.1 • Performance: Fair • Ease of Use: Fair • Features: Fair • Price when ranked: Free • Vendor's Website Free program has subpar heuristics and one of the clunkier interfaces among the products we tested. (Last Rated: January 25, 2006) Full Review • Test Report

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BitDefender, McAfee, and Kaspersky Lab top our chart, showing excellent ability to detect both known and unknown malware.

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