Anti Virus Software Review

Antivirus (or anti-virus) software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses. Such programs may also prevent and remove adware, spyware, and other forms of malware. A variety of strategies are typically employed. Signature-based detection involves searching for known malicious patterns in executable code. However, it is possible for a user to be infected with new malware for which no signature exists yet. To counter such so-called zero-day threats, heuristics can be used. One type of heuristic approach, generic signatures, can identify new viruses or variants of existing viruses by looking for known malicious code (or slight variations of such code) in files. Some antivirus software can also predict what a file will do if opened/run by emulating it in a sandbox and analyzing what it does to see if it performs any malicious actions. If it does, this could mean the file is malicious.

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Software	BitDefender AntiVirus	SecureAnywhere AntiVirus	Norton AntiVirus	Kaspersky AntiVirus	McAfee AntiVirus	AVG AntiVirus	Trend Micro	Avast AntiVirus
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Price	$39.95	$39.95	$39.99	$39.95	$34.99	$39.99	$39.95	$49.99
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Core Protection
Viruses
Worms
Trojans
Spyware
Malware
Rootkits
Advanced Protection
Browser Exploits
OS Exploits
Keyloggers
Email Protection
Dialers
Backdoors
Phishing
Adware
ActiveX
Messaging Protection
Scripts
Cookies
Supported Operating Sytems
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Updates
Automatic Updates
Manual Updates
Scheduled Updates
Tech Support
Phone Support
Email Support
Live Chat
Forums
Knowlegde Base
Purchase
Price	$39.95	$39.95	$39.99	$39.95	$34.99	$39.99	$39.95	$49.99
Software	BitDefender AntiVirus	Webroot AntiVirus	Norton AntiVirus	Kaspersky AntiVirus	McAfee AntiVirus	AVG AntiVirus	Trend Micro	Avast AntiVirus