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2010 AntiVirus Software Product Comparisons

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Rank #1#2#3#4#5#6#7
Excellent score   Excellent
Very good score   Very Good
Good score   Good
Fair score   Fair
Poor score   Poor
BitDefender Antivirus Kaspersky Anti-Virus Webroot AntiVirus with SpySweeper Norton AntiVirus ESET Nod32 Antivirus AVG Anti-Virus F-Secure Anti-Virus


BitDefender Antivirus Kaspersky Anti-Virus Webroot AntiVirus with SpySweeper Norton AntiVirus ESET Nod32 Antivirus AVG Anti-Virus F-Secure Anti-Virus













Price
$19.95
$59.95 $29.95 $39.99 $39.99 $34.99 $39.99


Proportion of people who buy the product 82.45% 5.96% 5.86% 3.92% 0.50% 1.31% 0.00%



Overall Rating Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent


Ratings
Scope of Protection Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent


Effectiveness Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent


Ease of Installation Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent


Ease of Use Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent


Features Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent


Updates Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent


Help & Support Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent
























Threat Detection
Virus Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Worm Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Trojan Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Spyware Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Malware Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Rootkit Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Additional Protection
Browser Exploits Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark


OS Exploits Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark


Keyloggers Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark
Check Mark


Inbound Email Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Outbound Email Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Instant Messaging Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
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P2P/File Sharing Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Check Mark


Registry Startup Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Dialers Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark


Backdoor Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark


Hackers Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark


Phishing Check Mark Check Mark


Check Mark



Identity Theft Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark


Adware Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


ActiveX Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark


Vulnerabilities Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark


Cookies Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
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Scripts Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Full Web Protection Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark



Spam

Check Mark






Auto USB Detect Check Mark Check Mark

Check Mark Check Mark



Protection Technology
Virus Signatures Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Blacklisting
Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Whitelisting Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Heuristics Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Real-Time Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Security Network
Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark


Scanning Capabilities
On-access Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


On-demand Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Manual Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Quick & Deep Scan Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Optimized Scanning Check Mark Check Mark
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Scan Individual File(s) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Exclude Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Scan Compressed Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Quarantines Infected Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Auto-Clean Infected Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Scan USB (and other external drives) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Additional Features
Password Protect Settings Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark




Adjustable Security Levels Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark




User Profiles Check Mark Check Mark

Check Mark




Self-Defense Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark




Scheduling Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


History/Report Logging Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Silent / Gamer Mode Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark



Laptop / Battery Saving Mode Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark



Link Scanner Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark





Bootable Rescue CD Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Free Virus Scan Online Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Updates
Automatic Definition Updates Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Manual Definition Updates Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Scheduled Updates
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Pulse/Push Updates Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Rollback
Check Mark


Check Mark Check Mark


Update with Proxy Server Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Virus Defintions Updated (Average) Hourly Hourly Hourly 5-15 minutes As Needed Hourly 2 Hours


Certifications
Virus Bulletin VB100% Windows XP Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Virus Bulletin VB100% Windows Vista
Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


ICSA Certified Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


AV Comparatives A+ A
A+ A+ A A+


West Coast Labs Anti-Virus Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark



West Coast Labs Anti-Spyware Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark



West Coast Labs Anti-Trojan Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark



West Coast Labs Anti-Malware Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark



Technical Support
Phone Support Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark


Email Support Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Live Chat Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark
Check Mark



Manual/FAQ/Knowledge Base Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Tutorials

Check Mark

Check Mark



User Forum Check Mark Check Mark
Check Mark Check Mark




Supported Configurations
Windows 7 (32 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Windows 7 (64 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Windows Vista (32 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Windows Vista (64 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Windows XP (32 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark


Windows XP (64 bit) Check Mark Check Mark

Check Mark Check Mark



Windows 2000



Check Mark Check Mark



Other Versions
Small Business/Volume Discounts Available BitDefender Small Business Kaspersky Business Space Security
Symantec Endpoint Protection





For Gamers BitDefender GameSafe

Norton 2009 Gaming Edition


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