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PC World Antivirus Software Review of The New Virus Fighters (March 2006). The following information presented below are sourced from pcworld.com. To view the whole page and all the related links and details, please log-on to http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,124475,00.asp

 

 

Today's antivirus programs have no trouble stopping familiar intruders, but how safe are you from the unknown? Our lab tests of ten contenders reveal a new Best Buy.

 
 

BitDefender's Malware Detection: Top-Notch

 

March 2006
This low-cost antivirus tool performed the best in our heuristics tests and caught the widest range of malware. more

Edited by Narasu Rebbapragada
 
Rank  Antivirus software Comments
1
Best
Buy

 

 

BitDefender 9 Standard
• Performance: Superior
• Ease of Use: Very Good
• Features: Very Good
• Price when ranked: $30
 
PCW Rating: 92   Superior

Inexpensive product received excellent scores in our performance tests, although its scan speed was sluggish.
Full Review | Test Report
2

 

 

McAfee VirusScan 2006
• Performance: Superior
• Ease of Use: Very Good
• Features: Very Good
• Price when ranked: $40
• Full Specs
• Check latest prices
PCW Rating: 87   Very Good

Relatively good heuristics help VirusScan provide solid protection. Phone support costs $3 per minute.
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
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PCW Rating: 85   Very Good

Program had the fastest response to new malware outbreaks. Interface is clean but not exceptional.
Full Review | Test Report
4

 

 

F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006
• Performance: Superior
• Ease of Use: Good
• Features: Good
• Price when ranked: $40
• Full Specs
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PCW Rating: 83   Very Good

Solid performer responded quickly in tests and provides best breaking news on malware outbreaks.
Full Review | Test Report
5

 

 

Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
• Performance: Good
• Ease of Use: Very Good
• Features: Very Good
• Price when ranked: $40
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PCW Rating: 80   Very Good

Veteren utility offers solid threat detection and a nice interface. Phone support costs $30 per incident.
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
PCW Rating: 79   Good

This former Best Buy performed well, but not exceptionally, in our newest nonspyware tests.
Full Review | Test Report
7

 

 

AntiVir Personal Edition Classic 6.32
• Performance: Good
• Ease of Use: Good
• Features: Fair
• Price when ranked: Free
 
PCW Rating: 78   Good

AntiVir performed the best of the free programs, although it failed to clean several old macro viruses.
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
 
PCW Rating: 77   Good

Free product has a slick media-player-style interface that hides some features. Scan speed was slow in tests.
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
PCW Rating: 77   Good

Former Best Buy performed poorly in heuristics and zoo tests but has the best interface of the bunch.
Full Review | Test Report
10

 

 

Grisoft AVG Free Edition 7.1
• Performance: Fair
• Ease of Use: Fair
• Features: Fair
• Price when ranked: Free
 
PCW Rating: 73   Good

Free program has subpar heuristics and one of the clunkier interfaces among the products we tested.
Full Review | Test Report

BitDefender 9 Standard Test Report:

 Street price when ranked Average: $30 (12/12/05)
 Performance Performance: Superior
WildList viruses 100%
AV-Test zoo threats 95%
Heuristic detection with one-month-old signatures 56%
Heuristic detection with two-month-old signatures 38%
Scan speed (in seconds) 556
Outbreak response time
2 to 4 hours
 Support and reliability  
Telephone support Yes
Toll-free support No
Cost of phone support None
Weekday support hours 9
Saturday support hours 0
E-mail or Web support Yes

Upshot: BitDefender 9 earns our Best Buy distinction due to its easy navigation, superior performance, and low price.

-- Tony Bradley, PC World
 

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