Best antivirus software in 2011

Computer viruses are growing faster than ever and anti-virus software is also improving positively to meet this dizzying change.Every year there are new generation of anti-virus software and it's hard to judge which product is best.

However, PCWorld magazine, together with AV-Test, a reputable security software testing laboratory in Germany, tested the 2011 anti-virus software. The testing process verified the ability to play. existing malicious components in the traditional way, methods based on many signs (using a database of known types of malware) as well as the ability to block new types, unknown malware , ability to remove after detection, .

This test is done on standalone antivirus products that charge not free software or comprehensive security suites.

Anti-virus software trend

This year, software packages kill with cloud services (in which new information about threats will be sent from the security firm's web server updated to the user's PC). a lot.

Detection based on 'cloud' has many forms. In some products such as Norton AntiVirus, they often use systems based on their reputation to collect information on files and file types from users on the world, to detect files. Suspicious news better and faster. Each company provides an identity-based process with its own name according to the features of the product.

Meanwhile, other products, like Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus , most of the malware detection actually takes place on the 'cloud' - remotely on more secure corporate servers and on PC computers. users - to detect and remove malicious components earlier and do not affect the computer's operating speed.

Top antivirus software of 2011

Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011

The advantage of this product is the smooth interface and the ability to detect strong malware but the scanning speed is slow compared to other top antivirus software. This is really the best choice for users thanks to the ability to detect strong malware.

BitDefender Antivirus Pro 2011

BitDefender's advantage is to effectively clean the infected computer and detect known malicious codes. But the downside is that it is difficult to detect new types of malicious code and complicated and confusing interfaces for users. In general, BitDefender Antivirus Pro 2011 only does a good job of detecting malicious code and 'disinfecting' a PC but it is difficult to prevent new malicious code.

G-Data AntiVirus 2011

This is a good antivirus software package, capable of detecting, blocking and eliminating very strong malware. But the downside is the lack of some common features like other anti-virus software, the speed of scanning is inconsistent, at fast and slow.

Kaspersky Anti-virus 2011

The ability to detect and prevent malicious code is quite good, the interface is nice but PC startup time and file backups are slow. In general, this software has the ability to prevent new malicious attacks very effective and easy to use but makes the system run slowly.

Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2011

The advantages of ease of use and the ability to block malicious code are also quite good but not the ideal choice for advanced users. The product has strong, simple protection against malicious code.

Avast Pro Antivirus 5

The product has a sleek interface and excellent scanning speed but the ability to detect malicious code, the virus of this software is only average.

Panda Antivirus Pro 2011

This software is capable of detecting known malicious codes and removing them from the computer very efficiently but slow scanning speed.

Avira AntiVir Premium 2011

Malicious detection and blocking capabilities are excellent and the scanning speed is also very fast, but the interface of the software needs to be further refined to make it easier for users to use.

Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4

The scanning speed is fast but the ability to detect and prevent malicious code is quite poor, the design interface is quite poor.

GFI Vipre Antivirus 4

The product scans very quickly and takes up little computer resources, so it does not affect the computer speed when installing this software. However, the difficulty with this product is that the new malware blocking capability is not very effective.

Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Antivirus

The advantage of this product is that the ability to block new malware is quite good but takes up a lot of computer capacity and is only capable of detecting known malicious code at an average level.

Comodo Antivirus 2011 Advanced

The advantage of this product is that it effectively blocks new types of malicious code but the ability to detect known malicious components is below average, very hard to clean when the computer is infected with a virus.

Webroot Antivirus With Spysweeper 2011

The product is designed to be simple and easy to use. However, the scanning speed is slow, and the ability to detect and prevent harmful components is only moderate.