Comparison of antivirus software
Appearance
This is a list of notable antivirus software in the form of a comparison table.
Comparison
Software | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | FreeBSD | Unix | License | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Boot-time scan |
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Ad-Aware Pro Antivirus+Antispyware | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes (if set to do so) |
AhnLab V3 AntiVirus | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
AOL Active Virus Shield (discontinued) | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Avast! Free Antivirus | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes (32-bit Only) |
Avast! Pro Antivirus and Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes (32-bit Only) |
AVG Anti-Virus | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes (if set to do so) |
AVG Anti-Virus Free | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes (if set to do so) |
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Avira AntiVir Premium | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
AVZ Template:Ru icon | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | No | ? |
BitDefender | Yes | Yes (beta) | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
BitDefender Free Edition | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes (with Winpooch) | No |
BullGuard | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
CA Anti-Virus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | ? | ? |
Clam AntiVirus | Yes; see ClamWin | Yes; see ClamXav | Yes; see KlamAV and ClamTk | Yes | Yes | GPL | Yes | Only on FreeBSD and Linux | No |
ClamWin | Yes | No | No | No | No | GPL | Yes | Yes (with Winpooch) | No |
Comodo Internet Security | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dr. Web | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? |
Dr. Web CureIt | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | No | No |
ESET NOD32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
F-Prot | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary Freeware |
Yes | Yes | No |
F-Secure | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Fortinet FortiClient End Point Security | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
G DATA Software | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Immunet Protect | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? |
Intego VirusBarrier | No | Yes | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? |
Kaspersky Anti-Virus | Yes | Yes | Yes (SMB and ENT) | Yes (SMB and ENT) | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
McAfee VirusScan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Security Essentials | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Norman | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Panda Antivirus | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Panda Cloud Antivirus | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PC Tools AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Sophos Anti-Virus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Symantec Norton AntiVirus/Norton 360 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? |
Trend Micro Internet Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
TrustPort Antivirus | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
Vba32Antivirus | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Yes | Only on Windows | No |
Sunbelt Software VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? |
VirusBuster | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
ZoneAlarm Antivirus | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ? |
Emsisoft Anti-malware | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? | ? |
Cisco Security Agent | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? | ? |
DriveSentry | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? | ? |
eSafe | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? | ? |
nProtect | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? | ? |
Rising AntiVirus | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary | ? | ? | ? |
Windows Live OneCare | Yes | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
PCTools Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus - offered in the Google Pack | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Freeware | ? | ? | ? |
Untangle Gateway Platform Virus Blocker | No | No | No | No | No | Open source | No | Yes | No |
Software | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | FreeBSD | Unix | License | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Boot-time scan |
Online
This is a list of anti-virus software that is only available as online detection.
- Comodo Internet Security Online Scanner
- ESET Online Scanner
- Kaspersky Online Scanner
- Panda Security ActiveScan
- Trend Micro HouseCall
- BitDefender Online Scanner (Browser Plugin)
See also
External links
- List of free online Anti virus scanners
- AV-Test.org (independent comparatives of antivirus software for Windows)
- AV-Comparatives.org (independent comparatives of antivirus software for Windows)
- PC Security Labs (independent comparatives of antivirus software for Windows)
- Virus Bulletin (independent malware reviews since 1991)