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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
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.

See also

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