Anti virus and Anti Malware are a necessity today, the "Bad guys" are getting better than ever before at hiding in plain sight. This is a short guide of trusted Anti virus and Anti Malware makers. The makers on this list are not all my favorites, some are here because of there prominence in the industry.
Rarely do I recommend a "Internet Security Versions" for home users, windows has a firewall built in and if you use an Anti virus and Anti Malware you should have no trouble. That being said, if you own a laptop get the ISV out in the wild its easier to catch trouble.
ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS
Recommended for:
Primarily for viruses.
Secondarily for spyware, malware and other online threats.
NOD32 is great virus protection very efficient probably best on this list and easiest to use and communicating with the company is easy.
Recommended for:
Primarily for viruses.
Secondarily for spyware, malware and other online threats.
Norton is great virus protection however they are not the fastest running and some versions slow down PCs significantly.
Recommended for:
Primarily for viruses.
Secondarily for spyware, malware and other online threats.
McAfee is very good virus protection however they are not such a good company to deal with.
Recommended for:
Primarily for viruses.
Secondarily for spyware, malware and other online threats.
Kaspersky is great virus protection very efficient probably best the most efficient on this list however if you make a mistake in excluding files you may never see them again.
Recommended for:
Primarily for viruses.
Secondarily for spyware, malware and other online threats.
F-Secure is great virus protection very efficient however it has gotten very complicated to use in resent years.
ANTI-MALWARE PROGRAMS
Recommended for:
Primarily for malware.
Secondarily for other online threats.
This is a free to use program, however a paid version will run checks automatically as you visit sites. Very worth the fee.
Recommended for:
Primarily for spyware, malware.
Secondarily for other online threats.
Spybot has some really good features. Blocks you from known infected sites. On the down side the scan takes a while to run. I like this one alot, its a little harder to use.
Recommended for:
Primarily for spyware, malware.
Secondarily for virus and other online threats.
Hitman Pro This is the detector to use when nothing else works very worth the money easy to use not from past the introductory 30 day period.