The Best Antivirus Software

I have long since given up on Symantec’s Norton Antivirus and McAfee. These guys used to be the top dogs but now add so much bloatware that their efforts to keep your machine clean can greatly degrade performance. I often clean machines of viruses and spyware. I am good and I enjoy it. I usually encourage people to go with Avast or AVG as their antivirus of choice. Ryan at CyberNet Technology News alerts us that Virus.gr has ranked the leading antivirus solutions. Be sure to check out the comments Ryan is receiving. Click More to see the list.

1. Kaspersky version 6.0.0.303 – 99.62%
2. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299 – 99.62%
3. F-Secure 2006 version 6.12.90 – 96.86%
4. BitDefender Professional version 9 – 96.63%
5. CyberScrub version 1.0 – 95.98%
6. eScan version 8.0.671.1 – 95.82%
7. BitDefender freeware version 8.0.202 – 95.57%
8. BullGuard version 6.1 – 95.57%
9. AntiVir Premium version 7.01.01.02 – 95.45%
10. Nod32 version 2.51.30 – 95.14%
11. AntiVir Classic version 7.01.01.02 – 94.26%
12. ViruScape 2006 version 1.02.0935.0137 – 93.87%
13. McAfee version 10.0.27 – 93.03%
14. McAfee Enterprise version 8.0.0 – 91.76%
15. F-Prot version 6.0.4.3 beta – 87.88%
16. Avast Professional version 4.7.871 – 87.46%
17. Avast freeware version 4.7.871 – 87.46%
18. Dr. Web version 4.33.2 – 86.03%
19. Norman version 5.90.23 – 85.65%
20. F-Prot version 3.16f – 85.14%
21. ArcaVir 2006 – 83.44%
22. Norton Professional 2006 – 83.18%
23. AVG Professional version 7.1.405 – 82.82%
24. AVG freeware version 7.1.405 – 82.82%
25. Panda 2007 version 2.00.01 – 82.23%
26. Virus Chaser version 5.0a – 81.47%
27. PC-Cillin 2006 version 14.10.1051 – 80.90%
28. VBA32 version 3.11.0 – 79.12%
29. ViRobot Expert version 4.0 – 76.22%
30. UNA version 1.83 – 75.44%
31. Rising AV version 18.41.30 – 73.60%
32. Sophos Sweep version 6.0.2 – 69.48%
33. Ikarus version 5.19 – 63.22%
34. Antiy Ghostbusters version 5.1.3 – 61.55%
35. Digital Patrol version 5.00.12 – 54.29%
36. Vexira 2006 version 5.002.45 – 52.66%
37. V3Pro 2004 version 6.1.1.2.640 – 52.38%
38. Ewido Premium version 4.0.0.172 – 51.27%
39. Ewido freeware version 4.0.0.172 – 51.27%
40. ClamWin version 0.88.4 – 51.23%
41. E-Trust version 7.2.0.0 – 50.36%
42. ZoneAlarm with VET Antivirus version 6.5.722.000 – 44.65%
43. A Squared Anti-Malware version 2.0 – 43.28%
44. A Squared Free version 2.0 – 43.28%
45. Zondex Guard version 5.4.2 – 41.73%
46. Comodo version 1.0.0.4 – 41.02%
47. Solo 4.0 version 3.1.0 – 40.83%
48. Protector Plus version 7.2.H03 – 37.04%
49. Quick Heal version 8.00 – 33.66%
50. PC Door Guard version 4.2.0.35- 24.13%
51. AntiTrojan Shield version 2.1.0.14 – 24.11%
52. VirIT version 6.1.9 – 21.39%
53. Trojan Hunter version 4.2.924 – 13.44%
54. Trojan Remover version 6.5.1 – 8.00%
55. Tauscan version 1.70.1414 – 7.70%
56. The Cleaner version 4.2.4319 – 6.03%
57. Hacker Eliminator version 1.2 – 1.70%
58. Abacre version 1.4 – 0.00%

Some antivirus software uses hueristics. "What are heuristics: They analyze the code of each file with generic methods and detect new viruses that have not yet been included in the virus database of the antivirus software."

1. Nod32 2.51.30 – 41503
2. Vba32 3.11.0 – 32911
3. VirIT 6.1.9 – 16469
4. AVG 7.1.405 Professional – 13624
5. AVG 7.1.405 freeware – 13624
6. Rising AV 18.41.30 – 12214
7. McAfee 10.0.27 – 10708
8. Ikarus 5.19 – 7191
9. F-Prot 6.0.4.3 beta – 6247
10. Ukrainian National Antivirus 1.83 – 5506
11. ArcaVir 2006 – 4987
12. Digital Patrol 5.00.12- 4760
13. Panda 2007 2.00.01- 4191
14. Norton 2006 Professional – 4004
15. Trojan Hunter 4.2.924 – 3766
16. AntiVir 7.01.01.02 Premium – 3697
17. AntiVir 7.01.01.02 Classic – 3594
18. Dr. Web 4.33.2 – 3575
19. Norman 5.90.23 – 3272
20. F-Prot 3.16f – 2493
21. McAfee Enterpise 8.0.0 – 991
22. Sophos Sweep 6.0.2 – 869
23. BullGuard 6.1 – 511
24. BitDefender 8.0.202 freeware – 511
25. AntiTrojan Shield 2.1.0.14 – 386
26. BitDefender 9 Professional – 353
27. ZoneAlarm 6.5.722.000 with VET Antivirus – 124
28. PC Door Guard 4.2.0.35 – 52
29. eScan 8.0.671.1 – 45
30. Comodo 1.0.0.4 – 0
31. Quick Heal 8.00 – 0

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