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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 scans Blocks over 80% of zero day threats thoroughly Has flexible Advanced features(includes antiphishing and web based protection
360 Safeguard Yes No No No No No Proprietary ? ? No No
Ad-Aware Pro Antivirus+Antispyware Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes (if set to do so) Yes Yes
AhnLab V3 AntiVirus Yes No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes No
Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes (if set to do so) — No
AOL Active Virus Shield (discontinued) Yes No No No No (63%) Proprietary Yes Yes No No (75%) Yes
Avast! Free Antivirus Yes Yes (beta)[1] Yes No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes (83%) Yes
Avast! Pro Antivirus and Internet Security Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AVG Anti-Virus Yes Yes Yes Yes No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes (if set to do so) Yes Yes
AVG Anti-Virus Free Yes No (no longer available) Yes Yes No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes (if set to do so) No Yes
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus Yes No Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes No
Avira AntiVir Premium Yes No Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes No No Yes
AVZ Template:Ru icon Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes No ? No No
BitDefender Yes Yes (beta) Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes Yes (since 2011 version) Yes Yes
BitDefender Free Edition Yes No Yes No No Proprietary Yes Yes (with Winpooch) No No No
BullGuard Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No No
CA Anti-Virus Yes Yes Yes No Yes Proprietary Yes Yes ? No
Celframe Antivirus Free Global Community Edition Yes Yes (With X11) Yes (With WineHQ) Yes (With WineHQ) Yes (With WineHQ) Proprietary Yes Yes Yes (if set to do so) No
Clam AntiVirus Yes; see ClamWin Yes; see ClamXav Yes; see KlamAV and ClamTk Yes Yes GPL Yes Only on FreeBSD and Linux No No No
ClamWin Yes No No No No GPL Yes Yes (with Winpooch) No No No
Comodo Internet Security Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dr. Web Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes ? No
Dr. Web CureIt Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes No No —
eScan Anti-Virus Yes No Yes No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes
ESET NOD32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes Yes No Yes
ESET Smart Security 4 Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Element Anti-Virus Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Faronics Antivirus Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes ? — Yes
F-Prot Yes No Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes No —
IAV Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No —
F-Secure Yes Yes (technology preview)[2] Yes No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes
Fortinet FortiClient End Point Security Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes
G DATA Software Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes
IKARUS virus.utilities Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes No
Immunet Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes ? Yes
Intego VirusBarrier No Yes No No No Proprietary Yes Yes ?
Intego Internet Security Barrier (Dual Protection) Yes Yes No No No Proprietary Yes Yes ? —
K7 Total Security Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Yes Yes Yes (SMB and ENT) Yes (SMB and ENT) Yes Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes
McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes No No
Microsoft Security Essentials Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No No (34%) No
Norman Yes No Yes No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Panda Antivirus Yes No Yes No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes
Panda Cloud Antivirus Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Panda Pro 2012 Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes (89%) Yes
PC Tools AntiVirus Yes Yes No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition Yes Yes No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes
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 Yes No Yes
Trend Micro Internet Security Yes Yes No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
TrustPort Antivirus Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes
Vba32Antivirus Yes No Yes Yes No Proprietary Yes Only on Windows No Yes
Sunbelt Software VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No No Yes
VirusBuster Yes No Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Yes Yes No No
ZoneAlarm Antivirus Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes ? Yes
Emsisoft Anti-malware Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes No
Cisco Security Agent ? ? ? ? ? Proprietary ? ? ? Yes
DriveSentry Yes No No No No Proprietary ? ? ? No
eSafe ? ? ? ? ? Proprietary ? ? ?
nProtect Yes ? ? ? ? Proprietary ? ? ?
Rising AntiVirus Yes ? ? ? ? Proprietary ? ? ?
TTLivescan 2011 tot-ltd.org Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes No No
Windows Live OneCare Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No
PCTools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus - offered in the Google Pack Yes ? ? ? ? Proprietary ? ? ? Yes
VirAtt Anti-Virus Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No
Untangle Gateway Platform Virus Blocker No No No No No Open source No Yes No
ZenOK Antivirus Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes No No
Quick Heal Admin Console 4.2 Yes No Yes No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes
VirIT eXplorer Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes Yes
Simple Machine Protect Yes No No No No GPL ? ? ?
GPM Antivirus Yes No No No No GPL Yes Yes No No No
CyberProtect Internet Security Suite Yes No No No No Proprietary Yes Yes ?

See also

  • AV-Comparatives.org (independent comparatives of anti-virus software)
  • AV-Test.org (tests of anti-virus, anti-spyware and related IT security products)
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