Top 5 Windows Antivirus Softwares 2013
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Top 5 Windows Antivirus Softwares 2013
Top 5 Antivirus SoftwareAntivirus is a software used to detect and remove malware such as malicious code, computer virus, backdoors, Trojan horses, worms, key loggers and phishing attempts.
There are number of paid and free antivirus software available on the internet. But one question that a user always keeps asking is that ‘which one to choose from?’ so here is the answer.
1. Microsoft Security Essentials 2012
On the list of top ten anti viruses, it is on the top. Microsoft Security Essentials is free software that can be downloaded very easily. It is generally for PC and Windows operating system enabled computer systems. Microsoft Security Essentials is top best antivirus software, in terms of security, ease of use, lightness, updates and online support, and above all its exclusively made for Windows. Its simple user interface makes it simple for users to use.
Microsoft Security Essentials' real-time protection feature constantly monitors file and program activities on the computer, scanning new files as they are downloaded or created.
According to Microsoft, hardware requirements for Microsoft Security Essentials differ, depending on the operating system. On a computer with Windows XP, Microsoft Security Essentials requires at least a 500 MHz processor and 256 MB of memory. On a Windows Vista or Windows 7 system, Microsoft Security Essentials requires a 1 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM. Microsoft Security Essentials also needs 800 × 600 pixels or larger display screen, 200 MB of free hard disk space and an Internet connection.
You can download it from the link below:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials
2. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
Bitdefender is paid antivirus software. It was developed by Romania-based software company Softwin and was first launched in November 2001.
It has following extra features which make it number 2 on list like it has its own firewall, an Autopilot mode to offer silent security, Rescue Mode for tough threats, Private data protection, Identity theft monitoring etc.
Bitdefender is available for almost all operating system like Windows, Mac OS, Windows mobile, Symbian OS, Linux, Solaris etc.
The only con that you will come across is its large installation. But it diminishes in front of its large number of features.
You can buy it from the link given below:
http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/antivirus.html.
3. McAfee Antivirus 2012
McAfee come number 3rd on list. McAfee is an American security software company. It is considered as one of the oldest antivirus programs and among the pioneers of the computer antivirus industry. On August 19, 2010, Intel purchase McAfee for $7.68billion. It also provides security from Trojan horse, phishing pages, key loggers and spywares. It also contains real time protection feature, simple user interface, cheaper as compare to others.
It comes in three types: McAfee Antivirus Plus, McAfee Internet Security and McAfee Total Protection.
But it also has some disadvantages like it consume lot of memory during real time protection. Another disadvantage is memory usage during scanning. The full scan may take long time if the program consumes little memory during scanning.
You can buy it from the link given below:
http://www.mcafeeprotection.com/D/mcafee-home.asp.
4. Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Kaspersky is one of the sophisticated antivirus. It was developed by Kaspersky lab. It is primarily design for the computer running Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. According to Kaspersky, “Kaspersky Security Network service allows users of Kaspersky Lab security products from around the world to help facilitate malware identification and reduce the time it takes to provide protection against new security risks targeting your computer.”
Its main features are detection and removal of worms, Trojans, adware, key loggers, viruses etc. it also scan incoming messenger traffic and automatically disables the malware to known hosting sites.
It has certain limitations also like it does not have personal firewall, AntiSpam, AntiBanner and Parental Control tools.
You can buy it from the link given below:
http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky_anti-virus
5). Panda Antivirus
Panda antivirus pro 2012 comes 5th on the
list. Panda security was started in 1990, in the city of Bilbao. In 2005 Panda
was considered as fourth largest antivirus vendor worldwide. In the February
2010 Panda antivirus was considered as 3rd in detection rate of the
20 vendors test. It is free but it does not include internet security. But
Panda antivirus pro is paid product of panda security. Panda provides certain
main features that are not provided by the other antiviruses i.e. technical
support via email, easy to use, collective intelligence etc. Its paid version
also provide online backup.
Disadvantage of Panda antivirus pro is that it make
computer slow as compare to other antivirus. It also lacks in malware blocking.
You can download it
from the link given below:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/antivirus/
