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BitDefender Total Security 2011 provides comprehensive proactive protection against all Internet security threats, along with system maintenance and backup, without slowing down your PCs. Combines Superior Proactive Protection from e-Threats with Backup and PC Tune-up for the Ultimate in Security... that won’t slow you down! BitDefender®, a global provider of award-winning antivirus software and data security solutions, has launched BitDefender2011 – its new line of security solutions providing state-of-the-art proactive protection from today’s most damaging viruses, spyware, hackers, spam, phishing attacks, and other common Internet security threats.

BitDefender Total Security features Antivirus, Firewall, Antispyware, Privacy Control, Parental Control, TuneUp (registry cleaner, PC cleaner, file schredder, disk defragmenter), BackUp Manager for corporate and home users.
BitDefender Total Security provides the ultimate proactive protection for your PCs. It combines state of the art protection against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and other Internet security threats. Its system maintenance and PC backup tools keep your PC running fast and protected from data loss.

BitDefender Total Security is designed for users who desire the ultimate in protection from Internet security threats and data loss, with integrated backup and PC maintenance tools to keep their PC running at peak performance. Total Security includes all of the features and benefits of Antivirus and Internet Security, as well as the following new features:
• Data backup – safeguarding data by creating backup copies to local and removable drives, CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW
• PC Tune-up – improving PC performance by removing unnecessary files and registry entries
• Trace clean-up – which completely erases files and “traces” of files from disks to prevent recovery

BitDefender Total Security includes an enhanced feature set:
• Online Backup: BitDefender offers users the ability to backup sensitive data online to ensure it is secure if something goes wrong – like your computer is stolen or a hard drive failure. Unlike competitive offerings, BitDefender Online Backup offers incremental, versioned and differentiated backup modes to better meet customer’s specific needs.
• Increased Privacy Protection through Instant Messaging Encryption: Supporting Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger, BitDefender ensures that no one can eavesdrop on instant messaging traffic between two PCs with BitDefender installed
• Increased Storage Protection with File Vault: With BitDefender File Vault, a secured storage space for personal information or sensitive files kept locally in your computer, encrypted data is stored that is invulnerable to theft or to a security breach.
• Improved Integrated Online Security: BitDefender Total Security provides users a full range of proactive protection technologies for secure everyday online activities such as banking, shopping, browsing or socializing. Web, email and Instant messaging traffic are now scanned in real-time for viruses, spyware, phishing and identity theft attempts.
• More control via Home Network Management: For home users, BitDefender provides the ability to manage the security of a home network from a single location. BitDefender software from other computers in the network can be remotely configured, while tasks such as scans, tune-ups and updates can be scheduled and run.
• Other Improvements include: an improved Gamer mode, a Laptop mode, increased performance with lower resources consumption, enhanced usability, and firewall (IDS and IPv6 support) support.

BitDefender Total Security provides comprehensive proactive protection against all Internet security threats, along with system maintenance and backup, without slowing down your PCs.

Confidently download, share and open files from friends, family, co-workers – and even total strangers
• Protects against viruses and other malware using industry-leading technology NEW
• Scans all Web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic in real-time
• Provides an unmatched detection rate of new threats based on two different proactive technologies
• Blocks spyware programs that track your online activities

Protect your identity: shop, bank, listen and watch, privately and securely
• Blocks web pages that attempt to steal your credit card data
• Prevents personal information from leaking via e-mail, Web or instant messagingNEW
• File Shredder permanently erases sensitive files and traces of files

Guard your files and conversations with top-of-the line encryption
• Instant Messaging Encryption keeps your conversations private on Yahoo! and MSN Messenger
• File Vault securely stores personal information or sensitive files
• Automatically backs up files and folders

Connect securely to any network at home, at the office, or away
• The two-way firewall automatically secures your Internet connection wherever you are
• Wi-Fi monitor helps prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi network

Protect your family and their computers
• Parental Control blocks access to inappropriate websites and e-mail
• Limits kids’ access the Internet, games, etc. to specific times
• Makes it easy for you to manage the security of your network from a single location

Play safely, play seamlessly
• Reduces the system load and avoids requesting user interaction during game play

Get fine-tuned performance from your computer!
• Removes unnecessary files & registry entries, for improved performance
• Optimized scanning technology skips safe files for better scan speed and lower system load
• Antispam stops unwanted e-mail from reaching your Inbox
• Laptop Mode prolongs battery life

Let professionals solve any security issues
• Assistance with common issues built directly into the product
• Free technical support for the entire duration of the product licens

New and Improved in BitDefender Total Security 2011:
* Quick Scan. The new Quick Scan uses in-the-cloud technology for better detection and improved response time to new and unknown viruses.
* Dashboard Shortcuts. All BitDefender 2011 products enable users with specific needs—like parents and gamers—to create their own dashboard and shortcuts to frequently-used functions.
* Search Advisor. BitDefender 2011 provides safety ratings for search results and warnings about visited websites that may contain spyware or other malware.
* Smart Help. BitDefender now includes a series of personalized suggestions, warnings, and safeguards that are relevant to the recent activity performed by the user.
* Video Tutorials. Get instant support and viewing of video tutorials that take you step by step through the actions required to configure BitDefender.
* Improved Parental Control. Parents have remote access to review children's online activity and change parental control settings.
* Performance Optimizer. Detect which applications are slowing down the PC and suggests corrective actions to improve the performance.

Recommended system requirements:
    * Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (SP2 for x64), Vista (SP1), Microsoft Windows 7
    * Available free hard disk space: 1 GB free space
    * CPU: Intel CORE Duo (1.66 GHz) or equivalent processor
    * Memory (RAM): 1 GB (Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 7), 1.5 GB (Microsoft Windows Vista)

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Norton Antivirus 2011

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 10:56:00 -0700

Norton AntiVirus 2011

You get less, for less. Norton AntiVirus 2011 offers the same core high-quality computer and networking protection features as its more full-featured sibling, Norton Internet Security, but it lacks some key web protection features that users shouldn't really go without.

Editors' note: the AU$59.99 price is for a one-PC, 12-month subscription. Existing Norton Internet Security customers can update to the latest version at the Norton update centre. Also, portions of this review are based on CNET's review for Norton Internet Security 2010.
Over the past few years, Symantec has completed a course reversal for its Norton consumer internet security suites. The massive package of security tools works better than it ever has before, with an impressive set of features, some useful new tools including the free Power Eraser and third-party security efficacy benchmarks that are nothing short of remarkable. Meanwhile, CNET Labs' performance benchmarks indicate that though Norton doesn't leave the smallest footprint on your system, users should see a minimal impact overall.

Installation

For the second year in a row, Norton's former sluggish beast now offers a smooth and fast installation operation. Once you run the installer, the program is ready to operate in about a minute — impressively fast, and doubly so considering past performance. The installation process is also the first time that you will interact with Quorum, Norton's behaviour-based detection engine. You'll be asked to participate by sending anonymous data to Symantec's cloud. Opting out of the data submission, according to Symantec, will not affect your security.
Running the trial of Norton also requires registering the program. Like many programs, Norton used to force open your default browser and take you to the company's registration website. One of the new features in Norton AntiVirus 2011 is that the program comes with a web interface for your desktop. Users first encounter this when registering, but it pops up in regular program usage as well, keeping users from being forced to open their browsers to manage certain web-based features. Uninstalling the software left about 10 Registry entries behind, but no other traces were detectable. Overall, Norton's installation experience was fast and hassle-free, with a minimum of configuration options — but the ones that did come up appeared necessary.

Interface

Norton AntiVirus 2011 contains some changes to its interface, although the design is heavily reminiscent of the previous version. It keeps the dark theme, punctuated by yellow text, but moves the large graphic security status indicator from the main interface window up to the taskbar and system tray icons. As long as you don't mind the lack of empty space in the interface, it works quite well.
Security controls have been condensed into two sections in the main window: computer protection and network protection. To the right of each category is a series of controls, which by default are all active. Click on one, and its gold indicator moves to the right and changes colour to red to show that it's been deactivated. A window then pops up, asking for how long you'd like to deactivate the service. This cleverly resembles Windows 7's "postpone reboot" option for system updates, so even novice users should find it recognisable. Click on the name of a control, such as SONAR protection, and a pop-up appears summarising what the feature does.
Below each category are several controls specific to that area of protection. So, under computer protection, there are text buttons for instantly initiating a scan, for forcing a virus database update, for accessing your History or Quarantine and for viewing Application Ratings.
At the bottom of the interface is a wide, short map of the world covered with blinking yellow dots. Each one, according to Symantec, represents a threat to one of its users that has been successfully blocked. The visual is cute, but completely irrelevant to your personal safety. More interesting is that below the map there are two mobile app-style buttons, one for Norton Online Backup and one to return to the map without having to jump into your browser.

Features and support

There aren't many new features in Norton AntiVirus 2011. What's changed is in how Norton presents its features — across the board the program is easier to navigate — and how the features operate.
The reputation-based security checks where your programs were installed from and when they were installed, and compares that data against the 58 million users participating in the crowd-sourced Norton Community Watch to see if any of your programs should be red-flagged. Norton's System Insight component has been bumped up to version 2.0, which is the proprietary internal network that warns you when your programs unnecessarily hog system resources. This gives some extra heft to the system performance map, where you can click on any spike and see what caused it.
The second iteration of Download Insight applies the same reputation-based logic to new downloads and the third version of Norton SONAR (Symantec Online Network for Automatic Response) looks for suspicious software behaviour and automatically chooses protective actions. You can toggle how aggressive SONAR is in the Settings window.

Internet suites have included system monitoring and repairing tools for some time. Through charts and settings windows, Norton lets you see its impact on your system and how your system at large is doing. (Credit: Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)

Along with the Quick Scan, full system scan and the custom scan for viruses and malware, you can now have Norton scan your Facebook wall for malicious links. There's also on-demand reputation-based Quick Scans, Full Scans and custom scans for users who want Norton to immediately scan their installed programs. After completing a scan, Norton provides users with a summary report. More detailed information, including scan duration and a deeper dive into threats discovered, can be read under the History option from the main window. There's also a link so that you can follow in case you believe that Norton missed something in its scan, although as the reputation-based protection matures, the need for on-demand scanning becomes less of an issue when compared with the "always-on" protection offered here.
The bootable recovery tool isn't new, but it now comes with a feature that automatically creates a CD, DVD or USB-based bootable device. The USB component is especially important on optical-drive-free systems such as netbooks.
Norton continues to dabble in free security offerings, including the Norton Online Family parental controls, the "lite" version of Norton Safe Web and the new Norton Power Eraser. Power Eraser is a new tool that will aggressively clean your computer of fake antivirus programs and other malware that prevents legitimate security tools from being installed. Unlike Norton Internet Security 2011, Norton AntiVirus lacks access to all of these. It also doesn't have an anti-spam guard and lacks parental controls and identity protection tools.

Norton now offers a Facebook wall scan, for checking links on your wall to see if they're malicious. (Credit: Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)

As with the rest of the program, the support options have been streamlined behind a drop-down menu in the top right of the interface. Help opens local support, Tutorials takes users to a website with extensive how-tos and the "Get Support" link accesses the breadth of Norton's customer support in a new window. Here, users can chat with tech support 24/7, explore the user manual, and check out the Norton FAQ and knowledge base. Phone support is also available, although Symantec takes part of the trend to make phone support harder to access by funnelling users to online resources.

Performance

Norton's fast installation and comprehensive feature set would be useless without solid performance and Norton AntiVirus 2011 delivers extremely high third-party efficacy benchmarks and strong performance benchmarks.
In a real-world test, Norton 2011 completed a Quick Scan in 47 seconds; the Full Scan took one hour, 47 minutes and 13 seconds. CNET Labs' benchmarks found both Norton Internet Security 2011 and Norton AntiVirus 2011 to have performed well, although not as strong as some of its competitors. NIS 2011 slowed down the Labs' computer boot time by about 6.5 seconds, whereas NAV 2011 added a shocking 12.5 seconds.
However, Norton Internet Security had a very small impact on the computer's shut-down time, slowing it down only by half a second. Norton AntiVirus slowed shut down by about 2.5 seconds. Scan times for both were reasonably fast in the Labs, whereas the iTunes decoding test results were fast, too. The Microsoft Office and media multitasking benchmarks, on the other hand, were slower, with Norton AntiVirus marking the slowest result on the media multitasking test. The Cinebench test saw both Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security come the closest to having the least significant impact on the test, leaving a mixed set of results overall. That being said, Norton AntiVirus clearly had a bigger effect in our Labs than Norton Internet Security.
In independent threat detection and removal tests, Norton is a top performer. Since NIS and NAV share the same detection engine, we're comfortable applying these results to both programs. Dennis Technology Labs, a member of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), found in July 2010 that Norton Internet Security 2010 earned an overall protection score of 100 (PDF), tied with Trend Micro. The details of the test were just as impressive, with 40 out of 40 real-world threats defended against. By comparison, Trend Micro defended against 38 threats, but could only neutralise 2. Norton also had only two false positive warnings during the test and no false positives that blocked legitimate programs.
In the AV-Test.org test on Windows 7 from the second quarter of 2010, Norton Internet Security 2010 scored 16 out of 18, with a 5.5 out of 6 rating in Protection and Usability and a 5 out of 6 rating in Repair. Norton, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 and Panda Internet Security 2010 were the only suites to score that high.

Security program	Boot time	Shut-down time	Scan time	MS Office performance	iTunes decoding	Media multi- tasking	Cinebench
Unprotected system	42.5	11.28	N/A	917	180	780	4795
Norton AntiVirus 2011	55	13.6	892	1045	198	948	4780
Norton Internet Security 2011	48.91	11.78	890	1,028	199	861	4780

*All tests measured in seconds, except for Cinebench. On the Cinebench test, the higher number is better

The most recent AV-Comparatives.org tests showed more variance in results than other tests. In the On-Demand Comparative test from February 2010, Norton Internet Security 2010 scored in the highest category, Advanced+, with 10 other competitors. Norton was noted for having fast scan times and a low incidence of false positives, and for stopping 98.6 per cent of threats it faced. In the Retrospective/Proactive test from May 2010, Norton did not do as well and only reached the score of Advanced. Eleven competitors detected more malware in the test than Norton did.
It's worth noting that there's some debate as to how useful the Retrospective/Proactive test is in a world where virus definition files become outdated hourly.
Following the path blazed by Norton 2009 and 2010, Norton continues to build a strong performance record based on excellent detection, fast scan times, and low false positives.

Conclusion

Symantec positions its antivirus suite, Norton AntiVirus 2011, as one of the best paid-licence antivirus suites available. The tighter integration of behavioural detection, the easier access to web-based premium features, and the impressive benchmarks make Norton AntiVirus 2011 a robust security option that people can put their trust in, although we question the wisdom behind making users upgrade to get spam protection.

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dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 10:19:00 -0700

Overview

	Does Not Slow Down Your PC VIPRE optimizes overall performance by combining antivirus and antispyware together into one, single, powerful tool, all written completely from scratch with the latest technologies.
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High performance threat protection with low impact on system resources
User tell us the biggest frustration with antivirus programs is bloat and high resource usage. VIPRE Antivirus has been completely written from scratch to run seamlessly without impairing system performance. Users report amazing results after replacing their existing antivirus with VIPRE - it's like they have a new system!

All-new technology delivers a powerpful antivirus and antispyware engine
At VIPRE's core is an antivirus and antispyware engine that merges the detection of all types of malware into a single efficient and powerful system. The new technology was developed exclusively by GFI, without building on older generation antivirus engines. VIPRE uses next-generation technologies making it the future of antivirus programs.

Advanced anti-rootkit technology
VIPRE's all-new anti-rootkit technology finds and disables malicious hidden processes, threats, modules, services, files, Alternate Data Streams (ADS), or registry keys on a user's system.

Removing rootkits is supplemented by VIPRE's FirstScan™ which runs at the system's boot time. FirstScan bypasses the Windows operating system, to directly scan certain locations of the hard drive for malware, removing infections where found.

Real-time monitoring with Active Protection™
VIPRE's Active Protection delivers real time monitoring and protection against known and unknown malware threats. Active Protection works inside the Windows kernel (the core of the operating system), watching for malware and stopping it before it has a chance to execute on a user's system.

Full protection against email-borne threats
VIPRE Antivirus includes comprehensive protection against email viruses, with direct support for Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail; and support for any email program that uses POP3 and SMTP (Thunderbird, IncrediMail, Eudora, etc.).

We Saved The Best Thing For Last! Unlimited Home License
Uniquely, VIPRE is the first security product to provide an "unlimited home license"(*). For an annual subscription price of $49.95, all the PCs in your house can be protected with this single 'home license'. This license is for residential use, and includes your home office. All the PC's in your home are covered. For example, that would include a laptop in use by a child in college. (Small businesses should not use this license, they should use VIPRE Enterprise). All annual subscriptions include one year of threat definition updates, software upgrades, and live US-based toll-free technical support. Get VIPRE Antivirus Premium and there's only one toll-free number to call for all your PC security tech support.

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Version: 4.0.4194

Filesize: 13.6 MB

System Requirements:

Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bit)
Windows 7 (32/64-bit),
Windows Vista (All flavors) (32/64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit)
Windows XP (Home, Pro, Media Center, Tablet) (32/64-bit)
At Least 512MB Memory (RAM)
At Least 150MB Disk Space Available
High Speed Internet (Recommended)

All Internet browsers are supported for Active Protection, scanning, and removal of threats. Internet Explorer 6 or higher must be installed for VIPRE to function properly; however IE does not have to be your default browser.

Supported Operating Systems:
Windows 2000 SP4 RU1, Windows XP and higher (32 and 64-bit), Windows Vista and higher (32 and 64-bit)

Supported Email Applications:

Outlook 2000 and newer
Outlook Express 5.0 and newer
Windows Mail for Vista
POP3 and SMTP Clients (Thunderbird, Incredimail, Eudora, etc.)
SSL is only supported in Outlook and Outlook Express

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McAfee Total Protection 2011

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 09:35:00 -0700

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McAffee AntiVirus Plus 201

McAffee AntiVirus Plus 2011 is an antivirus software which provides proactive online protection while boosting your system’s performance and efficiency through its Site Advisor toolbar and the new Idle Timer. McAffee AntiVirus Plus 2011 is the only antivirus software application which features a comprehensive two-way firewall. It can protect your computer against online scams, risky downloads, malicious websites and shared files on email or instant messages, among others.

McAffee AntiVirus Plus 2011 is easy and quick to install. Existing malwares on the computer will not hinder installation as the software blocks threats as it installs itself. Scheduling scans won’t be a problem either as the antivirus software’s new interface is straightforward and very easy to navigate and this is true even for beginners. It has a color coded security banner which notifies you if your security is updated or there is a certain problem that needs to be addressed.

The trouble, however, with McAffee AntiVirus 2011 is that it tends to overprotect the system, erroneously reporting harmless files as malware. These misleading reports can be annoying or may even cause bigger problems for the user.

Among McAffee AntiVirus Plus 2011’s unique features is the digital file shredder. It allows you to remove sensitive files or simply junk files safely and permanently. It can also shred these files around 10 times to ensure complete removal. Another notable feature is the QuickCleaner utility, especially created to look for and either fix or delete fragmented files and other junk files to optimize your system’s performance.

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BitDefender Total Security 2012 beta Free Download

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 09:06:00 -0700

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Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012 or so called "Essential Silent Security Antivirus" works extremely powerfully against viruses, phishing, spyware and identity theft attempts.

New features like social networking safeguards and hassle-free autopilot placed him again to the top spot of the best antivirus software 2012 available online.

New advance features:

No boring pop-ups
No interruptions at all
Nothing to configure
Full protection of your privacy
Filters Facebook and Twitter links to malicius pages
Advance warnings of risky websites
Advance protection against viruses and spyware

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012 or so called "Essential Silent Security Antivirus" works extremely powerfully against viruses, phishing, spyware and identity theft attempts. New features like social networking safeguards and hassle-free autopilot placed him again to the top spot of the best antivirus software 2012 available online.

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No boring pop-ups
No interruptions at all
Nothing to configure
Full protection of your privacy
Filters Facebook and Twitter links to malicius pages
Advance warnings of risky websites
Advance protection against viruses and spyware

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BitDefender Antivirus is a product of the popular company BitDefender. Both the BitDefender Antivirus 2011 and BitDefender Total Security 2011 have different user interfaces for users of varying technical levels. The security software is especially helpful for gamers and parents, but offers robust all-round protection for everyone, including the technically savvy.
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- Protects against viruses and other malware using industry-leading technology.
- Scans all Web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic in real-time.
- Blocks spyware programs that track your online activities.
- Blocks web pages that attempt to steal your credit card data.

- Prevents personal information from leaking via e-mail, Web or instant messaging.
- Reduces the system load and avoids requesting user interaction during game play.
- Optimized scanning technology skips safe files for better scan speed.
- Free technical support for the entire duration of the product license.

BitDefender Installation

During installation of Bitdefender Antivirus, questions prompt the installer to set the initial user mode. Novice mode presents no tabs, having only big buttons to check for updates and scan for viruses, and there is a third button to launch game mode, backup or parental controls. Intermediate mode adds tabs for backup, tune-up, security and network management, plus a status dashboard. Expert mode gives instant access to all program features and settings. We installed it in Expert mode for this review.
There is one useful cosmetic improvement over last year's version of the suite: the controls now offer a visible response to a click.

Independent Labs Test Results

AV-Test gave BitDefender their best rating of Very Good at detecting proactive malware. For malware detection, low false positives, and fast response time, the product rated Excellent. BitDefender's scan speed was found to be only Satisfactory, and for spyware detection it attained only an above average rating - however, their tests were based on the 2010 edition, and the 2011 edition might perform better in their next round of tests.
West Coast Labs and ICSA Labs certify Bitdefender Antivirus 2011 technology for virus detection and removal. West Coast adds checkmarks for general malware and Trojan detection. A false positive snatched Virus Bulletin's latest VB100% award from BitDefender, though it passed seven of their last ten tests. AV-Comparatives.org awarded BitDefender their second-best rating of ADVANCED. Again, it was false positives that prevented it from attaining ADVANCED+.

Excellent Malware Detection

BitDefender detected every threat on our test systems. It was able to remove some of them during the scan, with others it asked what to do at the end of the scan. We chose 'Quarantine' for all of them - if that didn't work, we chose 'Delete'. Sometimes the delete failed, leaving 'No action is possible'. Normal users would at this point contact technical support for help with manual cleanup.
For a third of the threats, BitDefender left behind executable files, and two of the threats were still running. There were also many registry traces and files left behind. In our malware removal test BitDefender scored 8.5 out of 10, beaten only by the beta version of Norton Antivirus which scored 9, and Panda Global Protection 2009 which scored 8.7. BitDefender tied with the Norton beta for first place in the commercial keylogger test, scoring 7.5 points.
In a scareware (rogue security software) test, BitDefender scored 8.3, well above average, and it detected 88 percent of malware and keyloggers which used rootkit technology, scoring 6.5 points, a little above average. Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware 1.36, eScan Internet Security Suite 10, Panda and the Norton Internet Security 2011 beta all scored 7 against scareware.

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Multilayered Malware Blocking is Extremely Effective

BitDefender's malware detection is signature-based. Unknown files are sent by its B-Have module to a 'sandbox' environment where they are monitored for suspicious behavior. In the latest edition there is a third layer called Active Virus Control, which keeps an eye on any programs that make it through the initial stages and disables any that misbehave.
We found this three-layered approach to be extremely effective. On opening a folder containing downloaded malware samples, three-quarters of them were destroyed immediately by BitDefender. After launching the remaining samples, 97 percent of all threats were detected and for most of them installation was blocked. BitDefender scored 9.4 points in this test, the same as Prevx 3.0. This score was beaten only by the Norton Internet Security 2011 beta's 9.6 points.
In a separate keylogger blocking test, BitDefender scored 7.5 points, a little above average. It performed better at rootkit blocking, with 7.2 points. Along with Panda Cloud Antivirus, Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware 6.1, and the beta of Norton Internet Security 2011, BitDefender scored a perfect 10 out of 10 for blocking scareware (rogue internet security software).
We tried to re-download malware samples (those who’s URLs were still valid, anyway). The URLs weren't blocked as malicious, but BitDefender blocked 40 percent of the samples as soon as the download started. This is a real improvement over the previous version, but there is still room for improvement in cleaning up detected malware.

System Performance Impact

BitDefender had roughly the same impact on system performance as Kaspersky Antivirus. BitDefender slowed boot time a little. Browsing was slowed by 29 percent, against Kaspersky's 22 percent. The file moving and copying test was slowed by 23 percent, against Kaspersky's 27 percent. The automated Windows Installer test was slowed by 70 percent, against Kaspersky's 78 percent. The zip/unzip test was slowed by 54 percent against Kaspersky's 28 percent. Last year's version of BitDefender more than doubled the time in this test.
BitDefender's first full scan took a little longer than average at 40 minutes. As with most of the rival suites, BitDefender uses an intelligent activity-based system to ignore known-good files, so subsequent scans took only a couple of minutes.
Conclusion: The new version of BitDefender performed much better in the system impact tests than previous versions had done.

Accurate Spam Filtering

The antispam component of BitDefender works with Windows Mail, Outlook, Outlook Express and Thunderbird. POP3 e-mail is analyzed and spam messages are automatically diverted into "Deleted Items". BitDefender's antispam doesn't insist on Bayesian training before being used, as does Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, but training is recommended. Even without training, we found the spam filter performed very well. Kaspersky Antivirus left half of the spam in the inbox, but BitDefender left only 13 percent. This is an excellent result, and the spam filtering had no discernible impact on the time taken to retrieve mail messages.

Parental Controls

EScan, K7 TotalSecurity Version 10.0, and some other suites offer a simple parental control module just to be able to include the feature in their specifications. BitDefender's parental control, on the other hand, is quite sophisticated and compares favorably to many standalone applications - this is much improved over last year's version.
BitDefender's implementation of parental controls is tied to Windows accounts. Internet access times can be limited, website categories can be blocked, and specific keywords can be blocked on a per-user basis. Specific applications can also be blocked or time-limited. IM control (working only with Yahoo Messenger or Windows Live Messenger) can be used to limit chat to a predefined set of contacts or block unwanted contacts.
Website filtering works with all browsers, and the application blocker can't be circumvented by moving or renaming the blocked application. Changing the system time can fool the time scheduler. On the plus side, all websites visited by users subject to parental control are logged.
Overall Conclusion: BitDefender includes everything you would expect in a suite. The malware detection is especially good, and the antispam, privacy protection and parental controls are better than those in most suites. It has more of an impact on system performance than some of its rivals, but, all in all, it is an excellent choice for all-round protection.

#2 McAfee Antivirus Plus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:57:00 -0700

McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011

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McAfee users have enjoyed seamless, automatic updates to their security suite and antivirus products for years. Normally, the user doesn't notice anything different, especially since the appearance of the product hardly alters with each update. Well, when they find McAfee Antivirus 2011 on their desktops, they may be in for a cheer.
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Advanced Features:

- Revolutionary McAfee Active Protection technology provides the fastest protection against malicious threats to your PC.
- Antvirus/Antispyware detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, adware, even rootkits.
- McAfee SiteAdvisor helps you know about a website's risks before you click to stop malware threats.
- New and emerging threats are analyzed and blocked in milliseconds.

- Advanced "phishing" protection alerts you to websites that may try to steal your identity or gain access to your financial information.
- Reserve security scans and updates for when you are not using your PC, for less disruptions.
- Rely on real time scanning to automatically protect you against threats to your PC.
- Subsequent full system scan speed is faster so you won't be slowed down.

McAfee Antivirus 2011

For one thing, the name is different (previously 'McAfee VirusScan Plus'). More importantly, the user-interface has received a major overhaul to make it more intuitive and user-friendly. Because the appearance is so radically different, the product includes links to instructional videos and online help.
The new interface is brighter and friendlier than the old beige, gray and black interface, and is designed to give the user the exact information he needs in any given situation. The old "green for safe" indicator is still present, but McAfee has taken notice user surveys and focus group feedback, and added "(no action required)" to this indicator.
At the top is a status panel providing quick access to information about updates, subscription, scanning and firewall. That's right - although not a full Internet security suite, this antivirus software offers firewall protection. Also included on the status panel is a set of rotating statistics, including the number of viruses found during the last scan, and the number of PCs on the network protected by McAfee. A full security report can also be invoked.
It takes just a couple of clicks to access all the features, and there are multiple routes to many of them. An on-demand scan, for instance, can be triggered by clicking on the Virus and Spyware Protection strip in the features area, or by clicking on the top panel. You can also launch a full scan from the "Navigation Center", which also gives access to several more obscure features.

Installation can be Difficult on Malware-Infested Systems

Unlike many antivirus products, McAfee's installer downloads the latest product code and virus definitions during the initial installation. This means that the installation can be quite a lengthy process. On the other hand, once it's installed, you have immediate access, without having to subsequently download the updates. Also, the new user interface appears immediately when you call it up, which is a big improvement over earlier versions.
We installed McAfee Antivirus on our malware-infested test systems, but the installation completed successfully on only few of them. On the other systems, installation was blocked, or the installed program was unable to run properly. The good news is, McAfee comes with a set of tools to help in these situations. The bad news is, fixing the problems on all systems required every tool available.
McAfee's Virtual Technician is your first point of call for any installation problem. This tool will check for problems with McAfee, or, if McAfee is not yet installed, for any malware which might interfere with the installation. We found that Virtual Technician solved the installation problem on one of the problematic systems.
Stinger is a McAfee tool which can see off some common threats without needing a lengthy installation process. We found that Stinger resolved issues on several of their problematic systems. After running it, McAfee was successfully installed on two more systems, but it wasn't able to run on one of those systems. McAfee's online FreeScan and pre-scan preparation tool cleared up a few more problems, but we were still left with two problematic machines. On one, McAfee would simply not install, on the other, it installed but did not work.
The first-level agent manning McAfee's chat-based support was unable to resolve the issues on these two computers, so the issue was escalated to McAfee's virus removal service. McAfee's virus removal experts remotely connected to the two computers, and, after a few hours, they eventually managed to install the antivirus software.
If you're trying to install antivirus software on a system you know is already infested with malware, McAfee may not be the best choice for the initial cleanup. However, using all the available tools, and the excellent support, we finally managed to install McAfee on all our test computers.

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Good Independent Labs Test Scores

The big independent test labs use many computers and have lots of employees working to test the effectiveness of antivirus software. In their latest tests, McAfee performed well, but did not take top place.
AV Comparatives tested the efficacy of 16 security products. More than half the products, including Norton Antivirus, Kaspersky Antivirus and McAfee, scored the top rating of ADVANCED+, though McAfee did so with the lowest test score.
AV-Test.org recently spent 60 days running a real-world parallel test of 12 security products. Each product was confronted with the same malware threats to see how they would cope. Norton Internet Security 2010, PC Tools Internet Security 2010 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 performed the best. McAfee Antivirus scored somewhere in the middle for both detection and removal of malware.
In AV-Comparatives' latest test for on-demand malware removal, McAfee scored ADVANCED, and it achieved STANDARD, the lowest passing score, in their test of non-signature-based malware detection.
West Coast Labs and ICSA Labs both certified McAfee's software for detection and removal of viruses, with several other checkmark certifications awarded by West Coast Labs. Virus Bulletin also awarded McAfee their VB 100% award in nine out of ten of their last windows-based tests.

Active Protection

To detect malware, McAfee connects online to McAfee servers. This system is known as 'Active Protection' and it has to be fast, because it receives a massive number of queries every day. On our standard clean system, a full scan took 40 minutes. But McAfee's 'smart scan' technology reduces subsequent scans to around 10 minutes. McAfee will also clean up your system even if you never launch a manual scan, because it runs an automatic weekly scan.
As noted before, getting McAfee Antivirus installed on all of our test systems was somewhat problematic. One of the systems continued to have a problem. McAfee detected a Trojan and requested a reboot to complete removal, and the same thing happened over and over again, until the we ignored the prompt and let the scan run to completion. This would be a problem for a normal user, as they would have no way of knowing if McAfee removed the Trojan or not.
Viruses, Trojans, and other serious threats are removed as soon as the scanner detects them. If a less serious threat, what McAfee terms "potentially unwanted programs", is found, the user is asked what to do at the end of the scan. We always opted for "Quarantine all". During scanning, a reboot was occasionally requested to finish cleanup.
We awarded McAfee 7.0 points in their malware removal test. Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 achieved the same. Norton Antivirus achieved 7.5, and PC Tools came top with 8.3 points.
McAfee scored 4.7 points in our separate test of commercial keylogger removal. Double Anti-Spy Professional 1.4 gained 7.4 points and Norton came top with 7.5. However, malware removal is much more important than commercial keylogger removal.
In the rootkit removal test, McAfee was awarded 6.0 points. All the samples were detected, but some were left actively running. PC Tools earned 7.7. points, and Norton Antivirus scored highest with 7.9 points. For removing scareware (rogue security software), McAfee came in just below average with 5.8 points. Ad-Aware Pro 8.1 was the best in this test, scoring 8.8 points.
On the whole, McAfee did well at malware removal, though other products performed better here.

McAfee SiteAdvisor

SiteAdvisor is integral to McAfee's protection for clean systems. It warns you if the site you are visiting has been marked as dangerous. This is not SiteAdvisor Plus, just the free SiteAdvisor anyone can download, so it can't actually block access to bad sites, it can only warn you. It's important to pay attention to its messages.
When we tried to download malware samples again, SiteAdvisor issued warnings about more than half the sites. We found the new SiteAdvisor much more effective than last year's version, because it now interacts with Active Protection online. As soon as Active Protection detects a threat, SiteAdvisor is immediately updated (previously, it depended on the service's spiders re-examining suspicious domains before it was updated). The new version can also issue warnings related to specific URLs, not just whole domains.
Every download is examined and the moment McAfee identifies a threat, a big warning flashes up. We found every malware download was identified as malicious. The warnings sometimes appeared as soon as the download began, sometimes at the end of the download, but the warnings always appeared (with the exception of a couple of commercial keyloggers).
We proceeded to see how McAfee would handle a folder containing previously downloaded malware samples. McAfee's real-time scan was triggered by a single click on one of the samples. 90 percent of the samples were flagged and deleted (McAfee asked permission to remove those identified as "potentially unwanted programs").Of the remaining samples, none installed correctly, although a couple of them managed to leave executable on the system. A second test with hand-modified copies of the samples produced exactly the same outcome.
During these tests, one anomaly occurred. McAfee opened a dialog box several times stating that it was unable to remove "this program", suggesting the user to use Add/Remove Programs, which made no sense because the samples were all static files, not installed and running applications. Nor was the program identified.
In previous versions, McAfee included a feature called SystemGuards. The role of SystemGuards was to ask the user whether or not to allow changes to the system requested by any program. With Active Protection and other security layers in the current version, McAfee no longer deems this necessary, and has done away with the annoying SystemGuards.
McAfee scored extremely well in our malware blocking test, achieving 9.5 out of 10 points. However, it wasn't the highest scorer here - Norton Antivirus came second with 9.6, and PC Tools and Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition 1.0 both received 9.7 points.
For its commercial keylogger blocking abilities, McAfee scored above average with 7.4 points - Panda Cloud Antivirus and Double Anti-Spy both receiving 9.0 points. (The keylogger score is nowhere near as important as the overall malware score.)
When it came to blocking scareware, McAfee, along with eight other products, blocked every single example, achieving a perfect score - 10.0 points. In the rootkit test, McAfee came in above average with 7.9 points (Panda Cloud Antivirus receiving 10.0 points).
Overall, we found that McAfee Antivirus Plus performed much better at protecting clean systems than cleaning up systems that were already infected with malware, especially considering the problems their reviewer encountered installing McAfee on some of the test systems. The overall verdict was that, if you can get your system cleaned up, or have a new clean system, McAfee will maintain it that way.

McAfee Bonus Features

There are a number of online resources you can access directly from the McAfee interface, including their anti-hacker community, interactive virus map and virus information library.
A fully functional firewall is included. There is also a "shredder" to safely dispose of any sensitive files. The McAfee QuickClean system tune-up utility is included, and there is a network map feature to identify other McAfee-protected computers on the network - any security issues can be fixed remotely using this tool.
These bonus features, especially the firewall, would normally be found in a security suite, not a standalone antivirus product, so they add significantly to the value.
If you have McAfee VirusScan Plus already on your system, an upgrade to McAfee Antivirus 2011 will give you a streamlined, attractive user interface, and better malware protection than before. If your system is already infected with malware, installing McAfee could be a challenge, although there are many tools and resources in the product to help overcome any problems encountered. All in all, McAfee is an extremely good antivirus product with some very useful bonus features.

#3 Vipre Antivirus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:55:00 -0700

Vipre Premium Antivirus

Vipre Premium Antivirus(#3 in top ten antivirus)

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Compatible Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7.
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Many computer users opt for the low cost Vipre Antivirus ($29.95), but most customers choose to pay for more robust protection from Vipre: The Vipre Premium Antivirus ($39.95) that includes antivirus, malware protection and firewall. The latest version of this suite has some considerable improvements over previous versions.

Advanced Features:

- VIPRE Antivirus Premium includes features for total security protection, including a 2-way firewall, malicious web filtering, ad blocking, antiphishing, and more.
- VIPRE Antivirus Premium runs seamlessly without significantly impairing system performance and is designed for an unobtrusive user experience.
- At VIPRE's core is an antivirus and antispyware engine that merges the detection of all types of malware into a single efficient and powerful system.
- The all-new anti-rootkit technology finds and disables malicious hidden processes, threats, modules, services, files, Alternate Data Streams (ADS), or registry keys on a user's system.

- Vipre has worked to reduce notification pop-ups and warnings to a minimum so that you are not bothered again and over.
- Vipre antivirus makes sure you can’t get or spread a virus, worm, or Trojan horse.
- Malware Detection prevents unauthorized scripts from webpages and websites that are infected.
- Anti-Rootkit ensures even the toughest and most sophisticated threats are kept off your PC.
- VIPRE Antivirus Premium includes comprehensive protection against email viruses, with direct support for Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail; and support for any email program that uses POP3 and SMTP (Thunderbird, IncrediMail, Eudora, etc.).

Vipre Premium Antivirus 2011

Vipre's anti-malware software is extremely popular throughout the world - it is used by 50 million people spread around 165 countries, speaking 15 different languages. The majority of users opt for the low cost Vipre Antivirus, but most customers choose to pay for more robust protection from Vipre: The Vipre Premium Antivirus 2011 ($39.95). The latest version of this suite has some considerable improvements over free version and previous versions.
We found the installation, including signature update and reboot, took about 12 minutes. There is a new 'optimization scan' which flags known-good programs - subsequent malware scans ignore these programs and run faster. On our test system, a full scan took 50 minutes, subsequent scans about 18 minutes.
The latest version of Vipre Antivirus is very similar in appearance to the previous version, apart from the enhanced speed. The new Vipre Premium is super fast antivirus which does not slow down your computer like many other antivirus programs do. It has some great features that help you automate the virus blocking process. Configuring this antivirus software is also a breeze.
On a couple of test systems which were already infected with malware, Vipre had no problems installing. We are able to install the antivirus and were able to detect all the viruses. It also detected all the malware on the system without any major problems. A few high-risk malware caused a little problem, however,we were able to remove those malware in the safe-mode.

Independent Antivirus Labs Results

AV-Comparatives has improved its rating for the latest version of Vipre - last time it was rated Standard for proactive detection and on-demand detection - this time it was rated Advanced for on-demand detection.
West Coast Labs and ICSA Labs certify Vipre for malware detection and removal - last year it passed West Coast Labs' certification for cleaning, too. Virus Bulletin has awarded Vipre Antivirus the VB100% award for all of the latest 10 Windows-based test sessions.

Improved Malware Removal

The Vipre antivirus comes with an award winning malware scanner that has a separate advanced rootkit scanning component. So it isn't surprising that we found the premium suite performs better at malware removal than other malware removal tools available.
The Vipre Premium Antivirus scored slightly above average, 4.6, in a test for removing commercial malware and antispyware. In the advanced rootkit test, the suite scored great - 8.0 points - it detected all the rootkit samples and removed them all. Norton Antivirus scored the second highest in this test, with 7.9 points.
In the Rogue Security Software (scareware) test, Vipre's scanner detected every sample and was able to fully remove them all, scoring 7.5 points, better than many other antivirus software. The best performer in this test was BitDefender antivirus, with 8.0 points.

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Multi-Layered Approach to Malware Blocking

Vipre's premium antivirus leverages multiple layers of protection which interact to enhance malware detection. Any malware active in memory is caught by the malware detector. Web pages are checked for dangerous scripts and files. The normal signature-based protection is augmented by the Identity Protection module which keeps a lookout for typical malware behavior. In addition to all this, Vipre has access to databases in the cloud where it can get extra information about any suspected threats.
We ran a test to re-download malware samples, and Vipre's web protection was very effective - all those infected URLs were blocked without problem.
A further test to open a folder containing the previously-downloaded samples saw Vipre perform a lot better - it removed 95 percent of them as soon as we clicked on them. Of the remaining 5 percent, all of them were later detected by the Vipre suite during installation. Vipre Antivirus scored 8.8 points here, and the Vipre Premium Antivirus scored 9.4. Norton Antivirus scored 9.6 in this test which was the highest.
All rootkit samples were detected and most of them blocked by the Vipre Premium with 8.1 points. When it came to scareware (rogue internet security) detection, Vipre scored 10 points with 8 other products scoring perfect 10 out of 10 points in this test.
We concluded that overall, Vipre Premium Antivirus is quite good at malware protection and it is one of the best when compared to other malware detecting software.

Impact on System Performance

Vipre is among the fastest antivirus software and it has 10 - 15 percent less impact on system boot time than the previous version. Even so, we found it added nearly 10 percent to the boot time. Of rival products, Zonealarm Antivirus and CA Antivirus also took more than doubled system boot time.
In a test of copying and moving files, Vipre had very small impact, adding only 10 percent to the time taken. In a zip/unzip test, Vipre added 7 percent to the time. Still, Vipre had no impact on browsing time, and the suite's spam filter didn't have an appreciable effect on download time. The new optimization scan considerably speeds up malware scanning, and the suite installs quickly. Vipre's overall performance impact score was among the top 3 scorers of all the antivirus available out there.

Improved Firewall Protection

We found that the current suite's firewall, unlike the previous version, successfully placed all ports in invisible stealth mode. It also has improved program control - several online databases are consulted and access is allowed for known good programs. Whenever an unknown program requests Internet access for the first time, a pop-up window will appear querying if you want to allow access.
We tried to stop Vipre's processes in Task Manager but the application successfully defended itself against this threat. For some processes we received an "access denied" message, and other processes re-spawned immediately after being terminated. We were unable to use the Windows Registry to trick the firewall into turning itself off, but were able to deactivate it by setting the services to 'disabled' and forcing a system restart. Conclusion: Vipre firewall is quite robust but needs to be toughened up a little.
When tested for effectiveness against malware that tries to evade program control, the firewall was assisted by other modules. Identity Protection blocked one of these programs based on behavior, and Resident Shield blocked several more as known malware. The firewall itself managed to block one of the programs, and a few others were able to penetrate its defenses. However, in a real-life scenario, if they really carried a malicious payload, they would probably have been blocked by Vipre Premium.
Vipre also took a team approach to protecting against attacks looking to exploit system vulnerabilities. When we used the Core IMPACT penetration tool against our test system, several modules swung into action. Web Shield disabled some exploits, LinkScanner a few more, and Resident Shield blocked still more. The system wasn't compromised by the few exploits that made it through the protection.
Conclusion: We found that the firewall is considerably improved over the previous version and integrates well with the other modules in the suite.
Overall Conclusion: Vipre Premium Antivirus latest edition is substantial improvement over the previous version. The firewall was quite weak in older versions but it has been considerably improved in the new version, and the different modules integrate well and present a united front to protect the system from malware attacks. It lacks a parental control module, but, if that isn't a prime concern for you, Vipre Premium Antivirus is a good choice for securing your system.

#4 Norton Antivirus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:53:00 -0700

Norton Antivirus 2011

Norton Antivirus 2011 (#4 in top ten antivirus)

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Symantec sells two complete computer security suites, Norton 360 ($79.99) and Norton Internet Security 2011 ($69.99).These two differ in terms of features and functionality, but at the core of both lies Norton Antivirus 2011 ($39.99 per year), providing powerful antimalware protection.

Advanced Features:

- Blocks viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and rootkits.
- Pulse updates every 5-15 minutes for up-to-the minute protection.
- Intelligence-driven technology for faster, fewer, shorter scans.
- Norton Bootable Recovery Tool repairs, restores and boots severely infected, unbootable PCs.

- Leverages cloud-based online intelligence for real-time detection of threats.
- Guards against Web attacks that exploit software vulnerabilities.
- Stops threats unrecognized by traditional antivirus techniques.
- Automatically finds and fixes common PC problems.

Independent Antivirus Labs love Norton

A dozen major security suites were put through two months of rigorous testing by independent European lab AV-Test.org. For malware detection, Norton scored highest, followed by Kaspersky Antivirus 2011 and PC Tools Security 2011. These three were also at the top for the more important test of successful malware blocking, but here Norton took the top spot.
Symantec (Norton) was chosen as the top security vendor for 2009 by Independent lab AV-Comparatives.org. For six of the lab's tests Symantec achieved the top ADVANCED+ rating, and ADVANCED for the other two. Only Norton Internet Security 2011 and Kaspersky achieved the ADVANCED+ rating in a real-world test. Norton Antivirus attained ADVANCED+ in a test for low system-performance impact, sharing this result with 9 others. Avira AntiVir Premium Security Suite scored highest in this test.
Norton technology is certified by ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs for malware protection. Checkmark certifications for Trojan and spyware detection are added by West Coast.
Virus Bulletin has awarded Symantec its VB100% accolade for nine out of the last ten years, and it was Symantec Endpoint Protection that failed one year, not Norton Antivirus.

Built-In Installation Help

Norton Antivirus is quick and easy to install. It's just a case of launching the installer, clicking the 'Agree and Install' button, and waiting. After a few minutes all is finished. Most of the time, that is.
Trying to install on a system that is already infested with malware causes problems for many security suites. This could be because the malware has rendered the system generally unstable, or it could be that the malware is actively fighting back. Norton Antivirus normally handles these tough situations with aplomb. If the installer runs into interference from malware, it runs a pre-install scan, fixes the issue, and then completes installation. In some situations it automatically starts up the one-click help system, or launches an 'AutoFix' module to fix problems.
We ran an installation test on a system infested with malware that masquerades as a proxy server, so as to take control of Internet access. This caused some security products to fail at installation. Most Antivirus removed the malware but failed to correct the proxy settings, which effectively disabled Internet access for the target system. Norton Antivirus handled this situation perfectly - the suspicious proxy settings corrected, malware removed, and installation completed.
Despite all the built-in help, Norton Antivirus simply would not install on one of our test systems. Stepping through the One-Click help system led to a recommendation to use one-on-one chat-based help. The online support agent steered towards purchasing Symantec's $99 virus removal service.
Well, Norton Antivirus 2011 has a utility called the Norton Bootable Recovery Tool. (If you buy Norton AV at retail you can simply boot from the product CD - if you buy online and download the product, a downloadable ISO image is provided.) The online support agent should have suggested using this tool. This tool cleaned up the problem and allowed the installation to complete.
According to Symantec's official support policy, online agents are supposed to direct customers towards tools and utilities like the Norton Bootable Recovery Tool, so, if you ever speak or chat with a support agent, insist on getting actual help and not being sold an installation service.

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Quorum and SONAR 2

Symantec's SONAR 2 (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response) and Quorum technologies give the 2011 version of Norton Antivirus a significant boost. These technologies only come into play for programs that Symantec's normal signature-based scanning does not catch. SONAR 2 uses proactive monitoring and real-time online intelligence to provide an extra level of defense, analyzing programs for suspicious behavior - anything flagged by Quorum gets special scrutiny. Quorum monitors applications running on Norton-equipped systems. Any program never before seen by a Norton user will be flagged as more suspicious than one that has been around for years. And an application found on ten systems will be regarded as more suspicious than one found on ten thousand.

Automatic Scheduling and Norton Insight

Quick and full scans are automatically scheduled to run at intervals in the background. After installation, it's a good idea to run a full scan. The initial run can be slow - sometimes taking more than an hour to complete. But subsequent scans are much faster - a feature called Norton Insight marks files that are known to be good so they will be excluded from future scans.

Malware Removal

We awarded Norton Antivirus 9 out of 10 points in comparative malware removal tests. It was beaten only by Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2011, which was awarded 9.1 points. Both Norton and Spyware Doctor detected 100% of all threats present, but Spyware Doctor performed slightly better at removing them.

Commercial Keyloggers

Norton Antivirus was found to be extremely efficient at detecting and eradicating commercial keyloggers. We award Norton AV 9.1 out of 10. The only other product that came close was Double Anti-Spy Professional 1.4, scoring 8.4 points.

Scareware and Rootkits

We awarded Norton AV 7.2 points for removing rogue security software (scareware), beaten by Ad-Aware Pro 8.1 with 8.8 points, followed by Spyware Doctor with 8.0 points. Norton AV, with 8.3 points, came best at removing rootkits, with Spyware Doctor a close second with 7.7 points.

Download Insight

Norton's Download Insight feature is extremely efficient at blocking malware. All downloads are analyzed and malicious ones are blocked before the download is finalized. We found that it caught every threat that made it as far as the download stage. On opening a folder containing previously-downloaded malware samples, Norton immediately destroyed half of them, without any user intervention. When we single-clicked on the remaining samples, Norton destroyed all but a few of them. The remaining ones were launched, then carefully checked to see if any installed successfully. Norton Antivirus scored an impressive 9.6 out of 10 in this test.
All in all, Norton Antivirus is very effective at malware removal, and even better at malware blocking.

Norton System Insight

Norton Antivirus intelligently takes advantage of system idle time and tries to do as many of its background tasks as possible during that time. You can also flip the main Norton window over to reveal a Performance Panel which gives you a view of CPU usage by Norton and other system processes. It will also show you which background tasks are finished, and you can manually launch tasks if you wish.
A further layer of protection is offered by built-in intrusion prevention technologies, designed to prevent fast-spreading Internet worms from infecting your system. Intrusion prevention is more commonly associated with firewall products than antimalware software, so this is an extra bonus to what is overall a very attractive Antivirus package.

Summary of Testing of Norton Antivirus 2011

Downside: The initial malware scan can take a little longer time to complete (though Norton Insight makes subsequent scans much faster). Support agents may improperly try to pitch Symantec's paid installation service instead of trying to solve issues over the phone/online.
Upside: Product receives high praise from independent labs comparison tests. Norton Antivirus 2011 takes advantage of system idle time to run tasks in the background. Many installation problems are intelligently solved - the built-in self-repair systems enable it to install and run on many malware-infested systems. Malware cleanup is extremely effective, and malware blocking is even better.

#5 F-Secure Antivirus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:52:00 -0700

F-Secure Antivirus 2011

F-Secure Antivirus 2011 (#5 in top ten antivirus)

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Price: $39.99

Compatible Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Technical Support: 24 x 7 telephone and e-mail support, knowledgebase, e-learning tutorials, support pages, online help.
Some known issues with Windows 7 require further tweaking and troubleshooting.

Advanced Features:

- The completely redesigned new version offers significantly improved performance.
- Offers better protection against viruses without slowing down your computer.
- Enhanced protection against viruses, spyware, infected e-mail attachments, and other malware.
- Automatic updates and advanced cloud computing technology ensure the fastest protection against new threats.

- All problems are handled without disturbing the user. User gets only the notifications.
- Real-time blocking of viruses, spyware and other malware.
- Instant protection against new threats (DeepGuard): protects against viruses, spyware, infected e-mail attachments.
- Extensive studies conducted together with users has helped F-secure create a new user experience that sets a new standard for safe PC use.

F-Secure Antivirus 2011

F-Secure's Internet security suite has long had a reputation for being technically complicated to use. For the 2011 version, the company has put some effort into improving the user experience with an all-new, task-focused user interface. There are improvements beneath the hood, too, with the new Real-Time Protection Network feature, geared towards detecting and removing malware threats.

Improved User Interface

F-Secure conducted research into how their customers use the product, and discovered that users usually go to the main window of the program, with the intention of performing a specific action. The new user interface is simple and attractive, and is designed to make it easy for users to take whichever action they want, and also launch full scans, get an overview of the program's recent activity, or check the system security status. There is the usual red-green-yellow status indicator, but, unlike most other security products, there is no button to fix any issues found. The status screen displays the status of each module, but there is no link to the configuration settings for that module, and the statistics page displays charts, but there is no link to detailed reports.

Real-Time Protection Network

This module runs in the background, collecting non-personal information from all F-Secure users, and analyzing it to look for patterns. The information it gathers is used to help many modules. Parental control categorization depends partially on it, the spam filter uses it to fine-tune its operation, and the firewall uses it to decide whether to trust or block a program.

Installation Problems

We encountered many problems installing F-Secure on their malware-infested test computers last year, and reported no improvement in installing the product this year. Even on a clean computer, installation was slow, timed at 25 minutes - though this included the lengthy initial signature update.
On some of our test systems, we found problems with installing, updating, scanning, or a combination of all three. F-Secure's free online scanner was used, logs were sent to technical support, systems were rebooted into Safe Mode, F-Secure's Rescue CD was deployed, and more, over the course of several days. On three computers it was necessary to remove and re-install F-Secure. One computer was never able to run a scan. For these reasons, we were reluctant to recommend F-Secure for cleaning up a system that is already infected with malware.

Independent Labs Tests

Virus Bulletin has awarded F-Secure its top rating of VB100% in all tests since 2003 except one. For on-demand malware removal, AV Comparatives awarded F-Secure its second-highest rating of ADVANCED, and for proactive, non-signature based detection, STANDARD. It showed few false positives in the proactive test. ICSA Labs certifies F-Secure's antivirus technology for both detection and removal of viruses (F-Secure doesn't submit its products to West Coast Labs for testing).
F-Secure earned top marks from AV-Test. For detection of malware, proactive detection, detection of spyware and fast response time, it gained the highest rating of 'Very Good' - other products matched this score, but none beat it. For fast scan speed and low false positives, it scored 'Good'.

F-Secure Antivirus 2011 Screenshots

Multilayered Malware Removal

On our standard clean test computer, F-Secure's initial malware scan took about half an hour, which is average. Known-good files are whitelisted, so subsequent scans are much faster, taking around 5 minutes to complete.
F-Secure's scan classifies threats into four different types: suspicious items, viruses, riskware and spyware. F-Secure's default way of handling these threats is to quarantine or clean viruses, quarantine spyware, and leave suspicious items and riskware alone. We chose "I want to decide for each item", then instructed F-secure Antivirus to clean up everything it found.
This manual process is not fast - each item has to be reviewed, the cleanup actions adjusted, then you have to wait while F-Secure works its way through the list. Each reported found threat is a hyperlink, but clicking on the names led to a web page stating that the named threat did not exist.
92 percent of all threats were detected by F-Secure. That is a good score, but is trumped by Bitdefender Antivirus 100 percent. For malware cleanup, F-Secure scored 7.2 out of 10 points. At the time of our test, the highest scorer to date was the beta version of Norton Antivirus, with 8.0 points.
In a commercial keyloggers test, 80 percent of threats were picked up by F-Secure, but it left behind many executables, scoring 4.5 points, just below average for this test. The Norton beta version was again the highest scorer to date in this test, with 6.8 points.
In the rootkit test, the F-Secure suite scored a decent 6.3 points - the best performer here was Panda Internet Security 2011 with 7.6 points. F-Secure also secured a respectable 6.7 points against scareware (rogue security software) - eScan Internet Security Suite 10 scored best here with 7.6 points.

Malware Blocking

When a threat is detected in memory, F-Secure doesn't merely stop the process and delete the file, it also launches a mini-scan to look for registry entries and file traces associated with the process. This takes a little while, but is well worth the effort for dealing with active malware. Suspicious processes are identified by the suite's DeepGuard module, and new threats are caught with help from the Real-Time Protection Network.
When testing the previous version of F-Secure, we found that mini-scans were launched even when inert, uninstalled copies of malware samples were encountered. This slowed the test to a standstill. That problem is fixed in the new version on F-Secure, but when the reviewer opened a folder containing his already-downloaded malware samples, F-Secure took a long time deciding which ones it wanted to deal with, and only removed about half of them in the end. This contrasts with the Norton beta which destroyed about 90 percent of all samples on sight.
The reviewer proceeded to try to launch the remaining samples. In most cases, F-Secure picked up the threat and launched a mini-scan to undo the partial install. Its score for this test was a respectable 8.6 points, the same as Kaspersky Internet Security 2011. Seven rival products scored higher, the best being the Norton beta with 9.6 points.
In the commercial keylogger blocking test, F-Secure scored 5.4, below average. In the rootkit test, nearly all samples were detected, but one managed to install itself successfully despite F-Secure's best efforts to prevent it. F-Secure scored above average in this test, with 7.3 points. The best performer in both the rootkit and keylogger blocking tests was Prevx 3.0, with 8.9 points in each. In the scareware blocking test, F-Secure scored 8.3 points, beaten by Panda Cloud Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus and the Norton beta, each scored 10 out of 10.

System Performance Impact Reduced

We found the 2009 version of the F-Secure security suite had quite a heavy impact on system performance. F-Secure promised to improve this in the 2011 version, and our tests did find significant improvements in this area. In 2010, F-Secure added nearly 100 percent to the time taken to boot a test system; the 2011 version adds only 67 percent. The browsing test took 47 percent longer in 2010, as opposed to only 18 percent in 2011. Where 18 percent was added to the time taken to move and copy files in 2010, in 2011 this was reduced to 5 percent. The biggest improvement was found in the zipping/unzipping test - in 2010 77 percent was added to the time, in 2011, just 7 percent. This year's version of the spam filter is also vastly improved - in 2010 20 - 25 percent was added to the time it took to download e-mails, in 2011 there was no discernible impact at all.
Conclusion: F-Secure gave an average performance in all the malware blocking and removal tests. It had real problems installing on some of the malware-infested test systems. Its overall malware protection is good, but not great. The Real-Time Protection Network feature is a good addition to the suite, working intelligently to assist various modules in malware detection. Impact on system performance has been significantly improved in the new version. The user interface has been significantly simplified and improved.

#6 ESET Nod32 Antivirus 4

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:50:00 -0700

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 (#6 in top ten antivirus)

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Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (limited support for Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6).
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Advanced Features:

- Smart Scanner inspects SSL-encrypted communication channels like HTTPS and POP3S.
- Clean and Safe Email scanning for email systems like Microsoft Outlook.
- Performs additional levels of scanning on removable media.
- ESET SysInspector and ESET SysRescue simplify diagnosing and cleaning of infected systems.

- ESET NOD32 Antivirus has built-in technology to prevent malicious software from corrupting or disabling it.
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus has numerous speed, security and usability upgrades.
- Advanced Protection Status screen informs you of threat detections.
- New interface and keyboard shortcuts simplify use for visually impaired users.

ESET Antivirus 4

In March 2009, Slovakian company ESET released version 4 of their ESET NOD32 Antivirus software and ESET Smart Security Suite. Both of these Internet security products provide proactive detection of new viruses and malware, using ESET's ThreatSense technology. In this latest version, the user interface has been improved to make it more intuitive and user-friendly. There are new keyboard shortcuts to help visually-impaired users find their way around the product. ThreatSense now has more than 20 new features to improve its performance in diagnostics, recovery, and malware detection. ESET NOD32 Antivirus is password protected, to prevent strangers from uninstalling it.
What sets ESET's security software apart from most of its rivals is that it doesn't rely on recognizing the signatures of known threats. Instead, ThreatSense proactively thwarts threats based on program behavior. As Dan Clark, ESET's Vice President, pointed out, a delay of anything up to 24 hours may occur between the detection of a new malware threat and the availability of a signature to deal with it. ThreatSense is able to deal with new threats immediately, because of its signature-independence.
Dan Clark went on to point out that ESET's products are very light on system resources, which means they can effectively extend the life of older systems.
There is an energy-sipping battery mode which extends the battery life of laptops and mobile computers without compromising security protection.
The Advanced Protection Status screen keeps you informed via pop-ups of any threats encountered. Pop-ups are suppressed when full-screen applications such as presentations, games or video players are active.
Threats do not always enter your system or network through the channels you may suspect. ESET NOD32 Antivirus has a smart scanner which checks SSL-encrypted channels, such as POP3S or HTTPS and will also inspect compressed files looking for hidden threats, altogether detecting more threats than many of its rivals.
In tests using PassMark Software, in December 2009, ESET added only 15% to boot time compared to a system with no security software installed. Its closest rival in this test was Panda Antivirus, which added 25% to boot time. The worst performer here was AVG Antivirus 9.0, adding 128 percent. ESET also had the least impact of all products tested on the time it took to launch Internet Explorer, adding just 32 percent. Its closest rival here was Kaspersky Antivirus, adding 75 percent. The worst performer in the Internet Explorer test was McAfee Antivirus, adding a massive 321 percent.

Independent Labs Tests

In extensive testing conducted by AV-Comparatives.org, ESET's antivirus has been awarded their top score of ADVANCED+ more often than any rival product. Their verdict in 2008 was that ThreatSense provided "the best proactive on-demand detection". In AV-Comparatives' proactive unknown threat detection tests, ESET scored the best of any of its rivals, successfully dealing with 56 percent of all threats, followed by BitDefender Antivirus and Kaspersky Antivirus, each detecting 50 percent of threats.
ICSA Labs certifies ESET NOD32 Antivirus on Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 7 for both cleaning and detection of malware threats.
West Coast Labs awards Checkmark certifications according to how well products detect and remove threats. ESET currently holds Checkmark certifications for both removal and detection of malware. Altogether is holds 18 certifications by West Coast Labs.
CheckVir has awarded ESET more Advanced certifications than any other vendor.
In tests conducted by Virus Bulletin between May 1998 and April 2010, ESET was the only product that detected 100 percent of "In-the-Wild" viruses. "In-the-Wild" viruses are real-world viruses that at least two independent testers have reported to the Wildlist Organization. ESET achieved 100 percent for both on-demand and on-access detection. Its closest rival in this test was Norton Antivirus, missing 4 Its threats on-demand and 31 on-access. The worst performer in this test was AVG Antivirus, which failed to detect a massive 745 threats on-access and 234 on-demand.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 Screenshots

E-Mail Scanning

ESET integrates with popular e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird and other POP3/IMAP mail software, to keep your e-mail free of malware and viruses.

Firewall

The Smart Security Suite includes a firewall, which can be set in 'training' mode, where it takes a more active role in system protection. It has new sophisticated self-defense functionality to prevent malware from disabling it. The malware scanning module has been optimized for speed and can now handle large archives more quickly and thoroughly. Access to USB drives and removable media can be blocked or allowed by configuration, and any AUTORUN files they contain can be scanned before being allowed to execute.

SysInspector

The suite also includes a handy utility for system administrators - SysInspector. SysInspector will scan your system and create a full XML report which can be used by technical support or system administrators to diagnose issues on systems and networks. It allocates a risk level to system elements and processes, and also has an antistealth module to detect rootkits. Users can exclude any parts of the log that contains private or sensitive data before sharing with technical support. The utility can also easily compare different versions of the log to determine what has changed between scans.

SysRescue

If SysInspector is useful for diagnosing issues, SysRescue swings into action to solve them. If a system has been infested with malware, or won't boot, SysRescue can be used to create a bootable rescue CD to help repair and clean up the system.

Real World Reviews

On December 1, 2009, a user, dtrav1987, left a glowing review of the ESET suite on PCWorld. He is responsible for keeping the computers running in an educational environment. Schools are notoriously difficult to effectively secure against malware and other threats, due to the surfing habits of students. This user's school was infected by the Conficker Virus. The outbreak left hundreds of the school's computers useless. He simply mounted the HDDs externally and let ESET scan them. The average scan time was between 20 - 40 minutes depending on hard disk size. The Conficker Virus was removed immediately and other issues were cleaned up following ESET's simple procedures. The school also implements protection from AVG Antivirus, but in this instance, AVG failed 100% to clear up the issue. To quote dtrav1987, "...the best way to prevent all those problems from occurring is to be proactive. ESET is beyond proactive, its truly (sic) an amazing product."
Another PCWorld user review, by CrescentMoonCorp, was also fulsome in its praise, describing ESET NOD32 as a powerful virus protection software. This user had tested McAfee, Symantec, BitDefender, Kaspersky, Norman and Avira products, but had found only ESET NOD32 to be reliable and compatible with other security software. He found the scanning speed fast and the memory usage low.
ESET NOD32 Antivirus Version 4 performs extremely well in independent labs tests, and, judging by user-submitted reviews in PCWorld.com, people on the front line of system protection seem to be very impressed by its proactive malware detection and blocking abilities. When people in the field recommend a product, that is a high endorsement.

#7 TrendMicro Titanium Antivirus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:47:00 -0700

TrendMicro Titanium Antivirus

TrendMicro Titanium Antivirus (#7 in top ten antivirus)

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Unlike the previous versions, Trendmicro Titanium Antivirus is available with the TrendMicro Titanium Internet Security, the antivirus is now available in the full security software package. The two available products are Internet Security 2010 ($49.95 3PC) and Internet Security Pro 2010 ($69.95 3PC).
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7.

Advanced Features:

- Shop, bank, and invest online with peace of mind.
- Smart features tailored to your activities.
- Clean up registry and temp files and manage startup programs to boost PC performance.
- Prevent unauthorized software from changing your critical applications, without impacting your PC performance.

- Finds and blocks untrustworthy links in email and instant messages.
- Stops websites from installing dangerous downloads on your computer.
- Quick Scan allows you to quickly find and remove most malware when running short on time.
- Proven leadership in anti-spam technology, including email and image spam.

TrendMicro Titanium Internet Security

The main user interface of TrendMicro Internet Security Pro (version 3) is not much changed from last year's version. There is an overview tab which has a red-yellow-green status indicator, with a prominent 'Fix Now' button to deal with any threats encountered. There are also tabs to access the various modules of the suite and display status. There is also a 'Pro Features' button to bring up a toolbar for the Pro features (the non-Pro edition will set you back $20 less).

Installation Issues

We installed Trendmicro on our malware-infested test systems. This can often be problematic, but Trend Micro was able to handle most issues. One system lost connectivity, but an error message pointed to a problem with proxy configuration - this was indeed the issue and the installation succeeded after the configuration was corrected. Two systems rebooted or crashed, and the installation succeeded on the second attempt.
To get one system working, we had to supply logs to Trend Micro's technical support, and run a special utility they made available. One system wouldn't work after days of trying, but the tech support team finally fixed it after a three-hour remote access session.

Independent Testing Labs

The big independent testing labs test products against huge malware and virus collections. Trend Micro doesn't participate in the tests run by AV-Comparatives, ICSA Labs, or Virus Bulletin. West Coast Labs certifies Trend Micro's technology for virus detection and removal. It also grants it checkmark certification for detecting malware and Trojans in general.
AV-Test rated Trend Micro 'Satisfactory' at non-signature detection and malware detection, and 'Poor' for on-demand spyware detection. It was rated 'Good' for fast performance, response time to new threats, and low false positives. Other products were rated considerably higher - Norton Antivirus and Fsecure Antivirus achieved 'Good' or 'Very Good' in every test category.

System Performance Impact

Trend Micro added 54 percent to system boot time - this was the biggest slowdown of any 2010 suite we had tested to date. 14 percent was added to the time required in the browsing test - this was below the average of 38 percent. In a zip/unzip test, 43 percent was added to the time - this was the second largest slowdown of any 2010 suite, the biggest slowdown being caused by Bitdefender Antivirus with 54 percent.

Remote Control

All computers on the network are displayed by Trend Micro's network map, and for those with Internet Security Pro installed, the status can be monitored. Scans and updates can be remotely triggered, file versions can be checked, logs viewed, and features turned on and off. All in all, a very useful utility.

Trend Micro Vault

This is a very nice feature: the vault is a password-protected encrypted folder for storing private or sensitive files. The vault closes automatically when your computer goes idle or shuts down. If your computer or laptop is stolen, and you report it as such on Trend Micro's website, the vault can be locked down so the thief has no access even if he knows the password.

Phishing Protection

In Internet Security Pro, phishing protection is incorporated into the general protection against web threats. We thought it would benefit from a better antiphishing algorithm, as there is no discernible difference between the way it handles phishing sites and malware-hosting sites.

TrendMicro Titanium Antivirus Screenshots

Efficient Antispam

Trend Micro works with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express to filter incoming POP3 e-mail. There are three levels you can select - Low, Medium or High. You also have the option to add addresses to a blacklist (always blocked) or a whitelist (never blocked).
In testing, we found no discernible impact on speed when downloading e-mail. It performed well in this test, matching the efficiency of Bitdefender Antivirus in this area.

Full-Featured Parental Control

Internet Security Pro has an unexpectedly complete Parental Control module for a full suite. Its default settings apply to everyone using the computer, but it also integrates with Windows accounts to allow user-specific settings. All web activity by anybody not labeled as 'Adult' is logged. The web filter can block 28 categories of undesirable websites, and browsing time can be limited using a weekly grid.

Multilayered Malware Cleanup

Trend Micro scanned our standard clean test system in just under 35 minutes, an average result. However, unlike Bitdefender Antivirus, Fsecure Antivirus and Kaspersky Antivirus, subsequent scans were no faster.
Trend Micro's scanner removed serious threats, including viruses and Trojans, and reported them as 'Resolved Threats.' The software doesn't remove 'Unresolved Threats' (including adware, spyware and other lower risk items) unless you request it to. It didn't always succeed to remove these in our testing - when it failed, we 'decided to ignore the threat.' This was not the case.
94 percent of all threats were detected by Trend Micro, but it did a very poor job of removing them. Executable were left behind for about 30 percent of the samples, and some were left still active. Trend Micro's score in this test was 6.6 points out of 10. Only two rival products did worse in this test - Panda Cloud Antivirus and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware 1.36 both scored 6.5 points.
In a commercial keylogger test, Trend Micro's score of 5.0 was above average. In our rootkit test (both keylogger and malware), Trend Micro picked up less than 80 percent, scoring 5.2 points, a below-average result. In the rogue security software (scareware) test, Trend Micro's score of 5.7 was also slightly below average.

Multitier Malware Blocking

Access to known malware-hosting websites is blocked by Trend Micro. Viruses and Trojans are detected in memory, suspicious program behavior is reported, and spyware warnings are issued. Internet Security Pro blocked 75 percent of all our attempts to re-download the malware samples. This was better than most rival products could achieve.
When a folder containing already-downloaded malware samples was opened, Trendmicro destroyed 75 percent of them immediately. When we tried launching the remaining threats, it tried to block all but one of them, but executable files were installed by a couple of them; one of them actually installed and ran. Overall, Trend Micro scored above average in this test, scoring 8.9 points. The best performer here was the beta of Norton Antivirus, with 9.6 points.
In a commercial keylogger test, Internet Security Pro achieved 6.1 points, an above average result. In a scareware (rogue internet security software) test, it achieved a perfect 10 out of 10 - sharing this result with Panda Cloud Antivirus, Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware 6.1, Bitdefender Antivirus, and the Norton Antivirus beta. Trend Micro scored below average at preventing rootkit installation, with 6.8 points.
Conclusion: Trend Micro Internet Security Pro performed reasonably well in the anti-malware tests, but rival products can do considerable better. The scanner could definitely be more efficient at cleaning up detected malware.
We were disappointed because Trend Micro had promised improvements, especially in the area of system performance, in the new version of their suite, but we didn't find much evidence of real improvement during extensive testing. We found the spam filter effective and simple to use, and parental controls were effective and flexible. We also liked the ability to manage systems remotely via the network map. The secure vault feature is a very useful bonus.
On the down side, Trend Micro still has a heavy system performance impact. The phishing protection is not particularly effective. Although it was quite effective at detecting malware, it was not so efficient at cleaning up the threats it had found.

#8 Kaspersky Antivirus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:46:00 -0700

Kaspersky Antivirus 2011

Kaspersky Antivirus 2011 (#8 in top ten antivirus)

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Kaspersky Antivirus is a security software from the popular Kaspersky Labs. Kaspersky offers security software solutions for personal computers, business computers and enterprise level companies. Kaspersky software is well known for it's fast performance while providing maximum security against the latest virus threats. The Kaspersky Antivirus 2011 is among the fastest antivirus software of 2011.

Advanced Features:

- Fast, Robust antivirus software.
- Improved identity theft protection.
- Self-protection from malware.
- Regular and emergency updates for always-on protection.

- Color-coding of links to unsafe websites.
- Disabling of links to malicious websites.
- Protection from hijacking of your PC.
- Blocking of suspicious programs based on their behavior.

Lab Test Results

We found that the latest version of Kaspersky Antivirus looked more polished than the previous year's version, but there wasn't much actual new functionality. Still, the improved user interface makes the features more accessible and visible. However, we experienced that the new version is faster than the previous versions. So if you are looking for a fast antivirus software, Kaspersky is among the fastest antivirus software.
Installation was quite fast, though not as fast as the one-click install of Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton 360 Version 3.0, but at least it didn't require a reboot. The main window of the suite has a red-yellow-green status indicator which flashes for attention if a problem is found, and clicking on a "Fix it" now button resolves most issues.
Unlike Panda Antivirus 2011, Kaspersky doesn't use a pre-install malware scan, but immediately after installation its real-time protection becomes active. On almost all of our test systems, active malware was found and fixed. Malware interfered with installation on a couple of systems but Kaspersky's technical support was able to resolve those issues.

Independent Labs Testing

Kaspersky Antivirus technology is highly regarded by the major US and European antivirus labs. It is certified by ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs for virus detection and removal - West Coast adds checkmarks for malware and Trojan detection. Virus Bulletin awarded Kaspersky the VB100% award in seven out of their last ten tests.
For detection of spyware, detection of malware, and response time to new malware outbreaks, AV-Test.org awarded Kaspersky its highest rating of Very Good. For proactive detection it rated Good, and for few false positives and fast scan speed it rated only Satisfactory. For both proactive detection of unknown threats and on-demand malware removal, AV-Comparatives.com rated it ADVANCED+.

Malware Removal

In almost all of our malware-infested test systems, Kaspersky's real-time protection dealt with active threats upon installation. In some cases multiple 'special disinfection' scans and reboots were required before it was able to do a full scan.
Kaspersky's default action is to prompt the user for action with less risky threats, and automatically remove more serious threats. We repeatedly clicked the 'fix it now' button after each scan until all threats were removed. Often, there was no visible effect after clicking the button. We had to click over and over again until everything was cleared up.
93 percent of the malware samples were detected by Kaspersky. After removal, Kaspersky left behind lots of non-executable traces and many executable. Its overall score here was very satisfactory as far as our tests are concerned.
In a rootkit removal test, covering both keyloggers and malware, and a scareware (rogue security software) removal test, Kaspersky scored excellent scores with tests against rootkits and tests against scareware.

Kaspersky Antivirus 2011 Screenshots

Malware Blocking

When we opened a folder containing downloaded malware samples, Kaspersky's real-time defenses started cleaning them up immediately. It took quite a while, and a few of the samples required 'special disinfection' and a reboot, which you would normally expect to find with active threats, not installation files. Nearly 70 percent of all samples were removed by this initial purge.
When attempting to re-download the samples (those whose URLs were still active), we found two-thirds of the downloads were blocked by Kaspersky. In some cases, the URL itself was blocked, in others, the download was blocked as soon as it started.
We next returned to a folder of already-downloaded samples and launched the remaining 30 percent to see how well Kaspersky would block installation. Kaspersky scored 9.6 points in this test, better than many antivirus software. The beta of Norton Antivirus which scored 8.6 points. In the separate keylogger blocking test, Kaspersky was excellent. Kaspersky proved to be better at blocking scareware and rootkits than at removing them. It scored exceptionally good against scareware and excellent against rootkits.
Conclusion: In our real-world malware blocking and removal tests, Kaspersky performed AMAZING. It seems to be performing excellent when we talk about the huge array of static samples used by the independent testing labs.

Impact on System Performance

Our test system took very less time to boot with Kaspersky installed. This is a really good aspect of Kaspersky Antivirus 2011. Also, it did great in the browsing test, adding just little to the time required.
Kaspersky fared great in the test for moving and copying files, adding little to the time required. In the zip/unzip test Kaspersky performed really good, better than many other antivirus software. In the Windows automated Installer test, Kaspersky again performed very fast.
Conclusion: Kaspersky's spam filter has hardly any impact on downloading e-mail. The malware scanner takes just a few minutes (after the initial full scan). Overall, the performance is a little better than last year's edition.

Effective Firewall Protection

Kaspersky, unlike most firewalls, doesn't automatically put all ports in stealth mode. Instead, it targets attack-type traffic specifically. Keeping ports closed is enough to stop brute-force attacks, and putting all ports in stealth mode can cause problems for ordinary users, according to Kaspersky engineer John Hogan. Most of our port-scan tests passed, even without stealthing all ports.
The firewall responded very intelligently to the Core IMPACT penetration tool, which tries to generate exploits similar to those used by malicious websites. Kaspersky blocked the exploits actively and reported on each of them by name.
We tried to disable the firewall using similar techniques to malware. Using Windows Task Manager it was impossible to end the firewall's processes or disable its essential services. All attempts to alter the firewall's registry settings resulted in an 'access denied' message. This is a really good aspect of Kaspersky antivirus, malware can't shutdown the security.

Safe Run Sandbox

Kaspersky's suite incorporates Intelligent Application Control to decide which level of access to the system specific applications should be granted. One of the most powerful features is the new "Safe Run" sandbox environment - anything running in this environment is unable to make any permanent changes to the system. All registry and file alterations are virtualized - clicking on the 'Clear' button undoes all changes. It functions in a similar way to Zonealarm Antivirus ForceField feature. This feature is great - you can launch suspicious programs without fear and surf the web without risk.
Overall Conclusion: The new versions of Kaspersky Antivirus and Kaspersky Internet Suite 2011 have an improved user interface. It has some impact on system performance, and its performance in anti-malware tests is not spectacular, but it has a very intelligent firewall and "Safe Run" is extremely effective at protecting your system. We recommend Kaspersky Antivirus 2011 for home users, business users and Enterprises.

#9 Zonealarm Antivirus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:43:00 -0700

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ZoneAlarm Antivirus 2010 (#9 in top ten antivirus)

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Compatible Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7.
Technical Support: live chat, forums, knowledge base. Paid telephone support.
The latest version, ZoneAlarm Antivirus 2010 adds some new features to the mix and the old modules are still available, including antiphishing, antitheft protection, antispam, and full-disk encryption.

Advanced Features:

- Unified scan engine makes detection and removal of viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and more faster and easier.
- Fastest Updating Signature List detects and stops even the most recent viruses that others miss.
- Smartdefence Service provides real-time security updates, quick response to breaking threats, and leverages threat data from millions of users to protect your PC.
- Automatically analyzes your downloads to determine if they are safe or malicious.

- 2-way firewall proactively protects against inbound and outbound attacks while making you invisible to hackers.
- OS Firewall monitors behaviors within your computer to spot and stop even the most sophisticated new attacks.
- Automatic Wireless Network Security detects wireless networks and automatically applies the most secure firewall protection setting.
- Blocks spyware distribution sites and fraudulent "phishing" websites that trick you into revealing personal data.

Zonealarm Antivirus 2010

The initial release of Check Point's ZoneAlarm Extreme Security was quite exciting, because it added the virtualization-based protection of ZoneAlarm ForceField to the company's full-featured Internet security suite. Well, the latest version, ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 adds some new features to the mix and the old modules are still available, including antiphishing, antitheft protection, antispam, and full-disk encryption.
Apart from ForceField, the suite also includes some third-party components, including SonicWall's antispam, Kaspersky's anti-malware, Large Software's system tune-up, Identity Guard's credit protection, iDrive's online backup, and full-disk encryption from the enterprise division of Check Point.
We put ZoneAlarm through some thorough testing and found that on half of our test systems, which were infected by malware, ZoneAlarm would only install or scan in Safe Mode. Two others displayed the blue-screen of death, and two others lost network connectivity. We ran special utilities and sent huge dump files to Check Point's technical support, but it didn't help. The solution was to remove Extreme Security, clean the system up using the plain ZoneAlarm suite, then re-install Extreme Security. After this, ZoneAlarm Antivirus worked, but Extreme Security didn't. It took a week to deal with these problems, and the lost-connectivity problems remained unsolved.
Conclusion: There are integration issues, and overall this was not a good installation experience.

Multi-Layered Malware Removal

The anti-malware scan in Extreme Security is fast. Our standard clean system was scanned in around 20 minutes. As far as the rival products go, the average scan took 30 minutes, and Kaspersky Antivirus took 40 minutes. Because Extreme Security and Kaspersky do not re-check known-good files, subsequent scans using both of them took only about 2 minutes.
High-risk threats are handled immediately by the malware scanner. For lower-risk threats, the user is prompted as to how to handle them. Its treatments are applied quickly, and, unlike Fsecure Antivirus, it doesn't divide the threats into multiple pages. If a threat can't be resolved on the first attempt, it offers to try repeated actions, including Rename, Quarantine, Repair, Delete, or Delete on Reboot. Sometimes it worked through the entire list before settling on Failed.
In our malware removal test, Extreme Security scored the lowest of any product, with 6.3 points out of 10. This was even lower than Kaspersky's 6.7. Just fewer than 90 percent of threats were detected by the ZoneAlarm suite, but it wasn't very effective at cleaning them up. A third of the threats left executable behind, and some were still active after cleanup. All non-executable traces were left behind for a quarter of the threats. In the commercial keylogger test, we awarded Extreme Security 4.4 out of 10 - this was below average but beat Kaspersky's low score of 1.6.
In the rootkit test, Extreme Security detected all except one of the samples, and successfully eliminated the rootkit elements of all those it picked up, which gave it a 6.1 score. This was above average but not as good as Norton Antivirus 7.9 points. Extreme Security did badly in the rogue internet security (scareware) test, sharing the lowest score of 3.0 points with Kaspersky.

ZoneAlarm Antivirus 2010 Screenshots

Effective Blocking

The first line of Extreme Security's defense against new malware threats lies in blocking dangerous websites. When we tried to re-download malware samples, more than 80 percent of the websites were blocked - this was even better than Norton's result. If the website is not blocked, charge is taken of the download. If ZoneAlarm is unable to vouch that the download is safe, it offers to run an advanced scan in virtual space - this is a new feature in the current version.
This advanced scan takes a minute or so, and only activates after the download is complete. Norton handles this slightly better, with Download Insight, which kicks in straight away and will often deal with malware long before the download is complete. We found that Extreme Security's advanced scan flagged several threats, unfortunately it also identified its own online backup utility as a threat - this error was quickly fixed by Check Point!
When opening a folder containing already-downloaded threats, about two-thirds of them were quarantined straight away by the on-access scanner. That isn't a bad result, but not as good as Norton Antivirus which cleared up nearly 95 percent straight away. In a further test with hand-modified versions of the samples, Extreme Security failed to pick up almost a third of the samples it had handled the first time.
Conclusion: maybe Extreme Security's signatures need to be a little more flexible.
In the malware blocking test, the best performer was Norton Antivirus, with 9.6 points, followed by Kaspersky Antivirus with 8.6. Extreme Security's score of 8.2 was a little below average. In the commercial keyloggers test, the average result was 5.6 points. Kaspersky scored 3.0, and Extreme Security scored 4.4 points.
In the rogue internet security (scareware) test, Extreme Security and Kaspersky shared the lowest score of 3.0. In the rootkit test, Extreme Security failed to prevent one rootkit from installing, and missed another altogether. It's score in this test (6.1 points) beat Kaspersky's 5.1 and the average score of 5.7. Norton is the best performer in the rootkit tests, with 7.9 points.
We found an anomaly here: Extreme Security uses Kaspersky's anti-malware engine, but a comparison between Kaspersky and Extreme Security showed surprisingly different results.

Impact on System Performance

We found that the installation of Extreme Security only had a slight impact on several of the real-world activities we used for testing performance impact. The browsing test, for example, added only 1 percent to the time - the only product to beat this was Norton, which added no discernible time.
In the file copying and moving test, Extreme Security added 15 percent to the time required to complete. In a zip/unzip test, Extreme Security added 13 percent. This isn't a bad result, but both K7 TotalSecurity Version 10.0 and Panda added just 4 percent.
In the system boot test, Extreme Security performed less well - it added 111 percent - more than twice the time. The ZoneAlarm suite, with its many features, definitely has an impact on performance in certain areas.

Full Disk Encryption

Full Disk Encryption is the most important new feature in the current edition of ZoneAlarm Extreme Security. It works in much the same way as Vista's BitLocker but it doesn't depend on Vista or a Trusted Protection Module Chip. You have the option to create a recovery disk during installation, and you can also store your recovery data with Check Point. If you find you've locked yourself out, the login screen offers a 24 x 7 telephone help line. So, if your laptop is stolen or lost, no-one will have access to your data.

Impressive Online Backup

You get 2GB of secure online storage with Extreme Security. This is provided by iDrive. This is available to everyone for free, like the edition of MozyHome Online Backup bundled with Trendmicro Antivirus. For $4.95 each month you can buy an extra 148 GB. The default setting is to backup the Desktop and My Documents once a day. You can backup other files and folders, and there is a continuous backup option which backs up changes as they occur.
You can recover files across the Internet or via the local client. Up to 30 versions of each file are saved, and you can recover a specific version or all versions back to a specified date. It is quite impressive
Our overall conclusion was that ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 has some impressive features, such as Full Disk Encryption, online backup, ForceField virtualization and more. It slows system performance somewhat. It didn't install very well on malware-infested systems, but all in all it's a very good product.

#10 CA Antivirus

dharmenderr789@gmail.com (dharmendra) — Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:33:00 -0700

CA Antivirus Plus Antispyware 2010

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Compatible Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista.
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- CA keeps your PC safe from harmful viruses and spyware that can slow down your system or damage system files.
- CA antivirus actively monitors and stops spyware from tracking your activity and personal data.
- Stay on top of the security with the latest virus definitions and daily, automatic updates to fortify your defenses.

- Strong antivirus algorithms protect your computer in real-time from even the newest unknown virus and spyware.
- Excellent phone support, email support and support forums on CA website to find answers to your questions.
- The CA antivirus plus antispyware is one of the most comprehensive security software for Windows based computers.

CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2010

It was quite uncomplimentary about last year's edition of Computer Associates' security suite, referring to it as a Frankenstein's monster, cobbled together from a set of mediocre tools. The user interface of CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2010 has been given a thorough overhaul. It is very impressive, visually. Unfortunately, the security components behind the shell have not improved much over last year's offering.
CA called in Frog Design, the designers behind several Apple products and the NeXT computer, to create a completely new user interface. The new interface is HTML-based. Four cards arranged in a carousel represent four areas of protection: my computer, my files, my internet and my kids. When you click on a card it rotates to the front. If a problem is found in any area, the corresponding card turns red, and clicking on one button fixes the problem.
Opening any one card reveals a history page, a page of settings and a status report. All cards are consistent in their layout of information, and it's easy to move from one card to another. For non-technical users it is very simple and intuitive to use.

Impact on System Performance

We found that last year's edition of CA security performed below average in system performance tests. For instance - boot time on our test systems tripled when CA was installed. With the 2010 version of the suite installed, boot time took over twice as long as with no security software. The test system frequently hung during boot up - we had to do forced shutdowns and restarts. However, this happened before the point where the Windows GUI starts to load.
In a test to gauge performance impact when copying and moving large numbers of files, CA added only 6 percent to the time required. In a similar test involving zipping and unzipping files, CA added 19 percent to the time. This was a huge improvement over the 86 percent last year's edition added.
In a test to gauge impact on a series of installations and removals using Windows Installer, CA added 60 percent to the time required. This result was not especially good, but it was better than ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 (77 percent) and Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 (78 percent) achieved. We found CA added 24 percent to the browser test time, an improvement on last year's 50 percent plus.

Independent Labs Test Results

West Coast Labs and ICSA Labs certify CA's suite for both malware detection and removal. Several other checkmark certifications are added by West Coast Labs, including general malware detection and Trojan detection. Virus Bulletin has tested the suite seven times, but only granted it the VB100% award for four of those tests. This is not particularly good - Zonealarm Antivirus and Norton Antivirus received VB100% for all ten of the most recent ten Windows-based tests.

CA Antivirus 2010 Screenshots

Firewall Protection

CA's firewall placed all ports in stealth mode and was resistant to typical malware-type attacks. we weren't able to disable the firewall - killing processes and editing registry entries didn't affect firewall protection.
When it came to testing the firewall with exploits generated by the Core IMPACT penetration tool, CA's firewall was less effective. On one system protected by CA, an agent was successfully installed. The file-based elements of some of the exploits were blocked by Computer Associates' real-time anti-malware module. The fact that the system was fully patched prevented the rest of the exploits from succeeding. We prefer the Norton Internet Security 2010 approach, which reports on all exploitation attempts even if the system is secure.
The firewall's default mode is 'High Priority Alerts', in which both unknown programs and known-good programs are granted access to the Internet. Computer Associates have built up an extensive database of more than 300,000 known good programs.
The CA suite also uses code injection protection, registry protection and program protection to quietly block suspicious behavior which would normally be associated with malware. These features are turned on by default, and proved to be quite effective against our leak tests (programs that use techniques frequently used by malware to avoid detection.)
Unfortunately, CA didn't distinguish very well between bad programs and good programs - it even interfered with the installation of some of our own utilities. An ordinary user would probably assume there was something wrong with the installation routine for these programs. This is potentially quite a serious shortcoming.

Malware Removal Tests

After completing a scan, the CA Antivirus reports that the scan successfully finished and offers a report on what problems it fixed. To see the details, you have to dig a bit - after launching the full report, you have to open the scan history then open the detail pane for the most recent scan.
A full scan on our low-powered clean test system took a little over an hour - this was twice as long as average. But subsequent scans took just two minutes, as CA avoids re-scanning files which remain unchanged.
CA scored just below average in the malware removal test, with 6.4 out of 10 points - a little higher than ZoneAlarm's score. In a parallel test for commercial keyloggers, CA's score of 2.0 was way below average - it detected less than a third of all samples, and left executable files behind for most of those it detected.
In our rootkit test, CA detected slightly more than 50 percent of all samples, and scored 4.1 points for removing them. The average result in this test was 6.2 points. In the rogue security software (scareware) test, CA's score of 6.2 points was better than average, but it was still way below Ad-Aware Pro 8.1's 8.8 points.

Malware Blocking

When CA prevents malware from installing or launching, no alert is issued to the user. During our tests, some malware installers failed quietly, some triggered Windows error messages, and some crashed. We had to check the Auto-Scans history to make certain that CA was causing this. Threats in the history are listed by name only. Unfortunately, as noted before, some valid programs were also silently blocked by CA. There is a fine balance between annoying users with alerts and messages, and insulating them from confusing information, but we felt that CA had gone too far in the later direction.
In the malware blocking test, CA scored a little below average with 8.0 out of 10 points. Norton Antivirus was the best performer in this test, with 9.6 points. Bitdefender Antivirus and Prevx 3.0 shared second place with 9.4 points. When it came to commercial keyloggers, CA was better at stopping installation than cleaning them up once they were already installed. It scored above average here, with 6.5 points. It was beaten by Prevx, with 8.9 points, and Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 6, with 9.0 points.
CA successfully detected all the rootkit samples (both keylogger and malware). It tied with Prevx and Spyware Doctor, scoring 8.9 points. In the scareware (rogue security software) installation blocking test, CA scored 8.3 points - this is a good result, but 7 rival products scored better.
Conclusion: CA has improved since last year at malware-blocking, but the 'silent' blocking of valid programs is still a serious shortcoming.
Overall, we were very impressed by the vastly improved user interface in CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2010. Unfortunately, we found the underlying security components not significantly improved over previous versions.

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