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• Spyware Doctor With Antivirus: First Look A preliminary look at a new paid antivirus application.
• Avira AntiVir Premium Edition: Lacks Behavioral Detection Avira AntiVir Premium Edition needs more features and a face-lift before it can become a top choice.
• Advanced Antivirus Hackers have shown that they can plant their malware even on mainstream sites--proving that you need antivirus protection now more than ever. We lab-tested eleven top security programs to find the best guardians for your PC.
• Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2010: A Polished Interface Norton AntiVirus is a good choice for nontechies, but those willing to deal with a less-refined interface can get stronger protection.
• BitDefender Antivirus 2010: Needs Better Interface BitDefender Antivirus 2010 will get the job done, but it needs a better user interface.
• F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010: Cloud-Based Protection F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010 does a good job detecting malware, but it doesn't quite keep up with the top contenders.
• ESET NOD32 Fails to Impress Unfortunately, ESET NOD32 doesn't keep up with other antivirus apps in blocking malware.
• McAfee Antivirus Plus 2010: Protection Issues McAfee Antivirus Plus has some good features and a decent interface, but it has too many performance problems for us to recommend it.
• Alwil Avast Professional Edition: Wait for the Update Avast Professional Edition's inconsistent malware detection and frustrating interface make it a less-than-ideal choice for protecting your PC.
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010: Loaded With Features Kaspersky Anti-Virus has plenty of features, but is inconsistent thanks to its below-average traditional malware detection and at-times frustrating user interface.
• Top Protection: G Data AntiVirus 2010 G Data led the field on almost all of our malware detection tests, but using this program means having to make more decisions than you do with other apps.
• Panda Antivirus Pro 2010: A Fair Performer Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 does a decent job at malware blocking but doesn’t stand out.
• Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware: Lackluster Protection Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware's nice user interface can’t make up for its lackluster malware detection.
• Clamwin Free Antivirus Software This open-source antivirus software fails to get the job done, with disappointing malware detection and no real-time scanning.
• PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition Software PC Tools Antivirus, which neglects to detect spyware, allows far too many pieces of malware through for it to realistically protect any PC.
• Alwil Avast Antivirus Home Edition Free Antivirus Software Avast Antivirus Home Edition provides solid antimalware protection and a good set of features, but its outdated interface needs a makeover.
• AVG 8.5 Free Antivirus Software Though AVG 8.5 Free has a good, straightforward interface and useful blocking of Web-based attacks, its malware blocking is below average.
• Microsoft Security Essentials (Beta) Free Antivirus Software An effective but somewhat slow utility, Microsoft Security Essentials will be a solid contender when it comes out of beta around the end of 2009.
• Panda Cloud Antivirus (Beta) Free Software Panda Cloud Antivirus provides great protection in an easy-to-use application, but it's still too deep in development to recommend.
• PC Tools Threatfire 4.5 Free Antivirus Software PC Tools' free behavior-based antivirus utility serves as a great supplement to your existing security software.
• Comodo Internet Security Free Antivirus Software Comodo Internet Security is not a good antivirus choice, owing to its lackluster malware detection and its tendency to produce false positives.
• Free Antivirus Software You can find lots of free software made to stop worms, viruses, and other malware. We tested several such programs to find the free antivirus you can depend on.
• Can You Trust Free Antivirus Software? Lots of companies offer software that’s supposed to stop worms, viruses, and other malware for free. We tested nine such security programs to find the ones you can really depend on.
• Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus Software Avira AntiVir Personal offers great, thorough protection and top-notch scan speed, but some nontechies might find its interface frustrating.
• Microsoft Security Essentials: Basic, Automatic Protection Intuitively designed security software provides free, up-to-date antivirus coverage.