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The Top 10 Antivirus Programs, 2010
• Kasperksy Antivirus 2010:


Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010

Many computer users will already be familiar with the name Kaspersky.

The company has made a great name for itself in a short period of time by releasing a large number of top quality security products.

Kaspersky Lab has recently released its newest antivirus product onto the market - Kaspersky Anti-virus 2010.

It provides real time scanning of files, web pages and e-messages.

The program updates itself and scans your system on a regular basis.

It can also identify and disable links which lead to malicious websites.

Additionally, it can block suspicious programs based on their behavior.

The newest feature is Kaspersky Toolbar for Internet browsers which can warn you about infected or unsafe websites.

One of my favourite new additions is a special feature called ‘Special Game Mode’ which allows you to suspend alerts, updates and scans while you play.

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• BitDefender Antivirus 2010:


BitDefender Antivirus 2010 Family Edition

Bitdefender is always a top antivirus program and it has it’s own unique and special features which provide advanced protection against viruses, spyware, phishing attacks and identity theft all without slowing down your PC.

The special feature in this new version of Bitdefender antivirus 2010 is industry-leading technology which protects against viruses and other malware.

The latest Bitdefender protects personal information from leaking via e-mail, Web or instant messaging.

Based on two different proactive technologies Bitdefender provides an unmatched detection rate of new threats.

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• ESET NOD32 Antivirus 2010:

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 2010 is one of the leading top 10 antivirus programs which has some amazing features such as:

The installation time is 1 minute 29 seconds, which is very impressive and you don’t even need to restart your computer in most cases.

It has a very clean and effective user interface.

It provides you two options called standard mode and advanced mode.

Standard mode has fewer options, making it ideal for normal users who may be confused by some of the competing products which sometimes offer too many choices!

And advanced mode, as the name implies, is for advanced users.

NOD32′s options are well thought out and give you a great level of control over the program.

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• AVG Antivirus 2010:


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AVG have been around for ever, or so it seems, and are famed for offering antivirus programs that far exceed their cost.
In fact, their totally free antivirus programs are exceptionally good and I personally recommend them for casual computer users.

The installation of AVG is very smooth and takes a very short amount of time.

AVG has a very nicely laid out user interface.

AVG has 3 new components called Web Shield, Link Scanner and AVG Toolbar.

These 3 components can be disabled if you choose but they do add more layers of protection.

AVG provides protection against Spyware, Rootkits and Email viruses, as well as several other options.

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• AVAST! Antivirus 2010:

Avast! antivirus gives full protection to your computer by offering full desktop security including a resident shield.

Installation time of this program was very quick at less than 39 seconds.

The new Avast antivirus has a futuristic user-interface that looks similar to a Car Stereo and performance is good.

Other than virus protection Avast! also protects against Spyware, Root kits, Script Blocking, and offers a Web Shield.

avast! Professional Antivirus

Products are available to download for a free 60-day trial period.
• McAfee Antivirus Plus 2010:

McAfee antivirus software provides you with accelerated performance to help keep you safe online.

With Active Protection technology your computer will receive the fastest updates and highest levels of detection against malicious threats.

McAfee also provides additional features like anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and two-way firewall protection and includes a website safety adviser.

This software comes with a Script Stopper, to stop viruses spreading from one computer to another via email.
• Norton Antivirus Software:

Norton is one of the leading antivirus programs.

It provides full fledged protection for your computer.

The new Norton 2010 has a similar feel and look as that of its older versions.

This time, however, it come up with two new features – Norton Download Insight and Norton File Insight – which warn of dangerous downloads and files which may be threats.

In addition to this, there are many graphs and reports that Norton 2010 has added this year – allowing it to inform it’s users about the performance of their computer.

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• Panda Antivirus:

Panda Antivirus 2010 is a technically high quality product, both in signature-based and behavioral mode, with a great user interface and minimal impact on system resources.

I strongly recommend this one and personally have it running on one of my computers right now.

Panda Antivirus protects your computer with ease.

It automatically updates itself and has a very simple interface which has proven useful as it is on my son’s computer.

Panda Antivirus 2010 offer powerful blocking against hijackers, key loggers, intruders, and hackers.

It also comes with anti-spyware protection included.
• Trend Micro Antivirus 2010:


Download Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus +

Trend micro is a Japanese antivirus company.

They have recently released their new antivirus program which contains some exciting features.

Trend Micro, like their peers, protects you against computer viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, and related security threats.

It provides excellent Antivirus protection for your pc.

It can prevent virus infections via emails and has automatic virus pattern updates.

In addition to all these it has software History Cleaner.

Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010 provides essential defense against viruses and spyware.

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• F-Secure Antivirus 2010:


F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010

F-Secure Antivirus is an easy to use and powerful antivirus program.

It protects your computer from all the common threats such as viruses, spyware, etc, with out slowing down your PC.

The new version of F-Secure offers significant performance over last year’s version and also provides enhanced protection against spyware, infected e-mail attachments, and other malware.

It has automatic virus updates.

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