Top 10 Best Antivirus Softwares

There are a lot of Antivirus Softwares available online to secure your PC and you have to choose the best one. Antivirus programs detect and remove malware such as trojan, worms, key loggers, backdoors, computer virus and phishing attempts. Our systems performance depends upon the quality of our Antivirus software. We have collected some of the the best performing and widely trusted Antivirus programs which have been tested and analyzed by experts from all over the world. Let’s have a look at the Top 10 Best Antivirus Softwares.

10. McAfee Antivirus

McAfee Antivirus is one of the oldest and reliable antivirus software. It was acquired by Intel in 2010 for $ 7.68 Billion. There are three versions of McAfee Antivirus : McAfee Antivirus Plus, McAfee Internet Security and McAfee Total Protection. It provides real time protection from trojan horses, spywares, phishing pages and key loggers but consumes a lot of memory. Its system requirements are

• OS:   Windows XP , Windows 98, Windows 2000
• Processor : 133 MHz ( 98 or 2000 ), 300 MHz ( XP )
• RAM: 64MB ( 98 or 2000 ), 128 MB ( XP)
• Hard Disk Space : 40 MB Free Space

Price : $ 24.99

9. Panda Antivirus

Panda Security was founded in 1990 and it is one of the largest vendor worldwide. It has a free version with limited feaures. The Paid version is called Panda Antivirus Pro 2013 which provides full firewall feature, safe browsing and online backup. Its system requirements are

• OS:  Windows XP (32-bit) , Windows Vista (32/64-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
• Processor : 300 MHz or faser
• RAM: 512 MB (minimum) / 1 GB (recommended)
• Hard Disk Space : 256 MB Free Space

Price : $ 40.99

8. BullGuard Antivirus

BullGuard Antivirus has a very simple user interface and offers a very advance level of protection. Its main features are signature and behavior based detection, customizable spamfilter, safe browsing, identity protection and Multi-layered protection and security. System requirements are

• OS:   Windows XP Sp2, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• RAM : 512 MB
• Hard Disk Space :  200 MB Free Space
• Internet Connection for updates

Price : $ 29.95

7. Norton Antivirus

Norton Antivirus is an excellent program to scan and remove viruses from your system. It was developed by Symantec Corporation in 1989. Its main features include SONAR 4 behavior protection, Insight 2.0 application protection and Network threat protection. System requirements are

• OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
• Processor : 300 MHz ( Windows XP), 1 GHz (Windows 7 or Vista)
• RAM : 256 MB (XP), 1 GB (7 or Vista)
• Hard Disk Space : 300 MB Free Space

Price : $ 49.99

6. Kaspersky Antivirus

It was developed by Kaspersky lab designed for the protection of Windows PC and MAC OS X. Main features are detection of program vulnerabilities, scanning websites and email for malware, rolling back most harmful malware activity and hybrid protection using cloud. The system requirments for Kaspersky Antivirus software are

• OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Processor :
• RAM: 800 MHz ( XP ), 1 GHz ( Vista or 7 )
• Hard Disk Space : 480 MB Free Space
• Internet Connection for activation and updates

Price : $ 39.95

5. Avast! Pro Antivirus

Avast! Pro Antivirus is used for online banking and shopping, surfing the web and browsing risky sites. Its main features include reputation-based link scanning and automatic sandbox browsing. There are two versions of Avast!, free and paid. System requirements are

•  OS: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Processor : Pentium 3 processor
• RAM :  128 MB
• Hard Disk Space : 500 MB Free Space

Price : $ 39.99

4. F-Secure Antivirus

F-Secure is one of the fastest and powerful antivirus software in the world. It was first published in 1988. Main features include Instant protection against new threats, protection against identity theft and protection against viruses and spywares. The only negative is the absence of  anti-phishing ability. Its system requirements are

• OS: Windows XP ( 32-bit ), Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Processor : 600 MHz
• RAM :  256 MB ( XP ), 512 MB ( 7 or Vista)
• Hard Disk Space : 600 MB Free Space

Price : $ 39.99

3. Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antivirus software that can be easily downloaded from the internet and you must run genuine windows to install it. Its main features are ease of use, scanning of files as they download and real time protection. Its system requirements are

• OS: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Processor : 500 MHz ( XP), 1 GHz ( 7 or Vista)
• RAM :  256 MB ( XP ), 1 GB ( 7 or Vista)
• Hard Disk Space : 200 MB Free Space
• Internet connection to install the program and to download the latest updates

Price : Free

2. AVG Antivirus

AVG Antivirus is one of the oldest and widely used program in the world. It was launched in 1992. It automatically protects your system from viruses, spywares , trojan horses and key bloggers. There are two versions of this software, free and paid. Paid version main features include Identity and social networking protection, Smart Scanning and Gaming Mode, Protective Cloud Network and Technology and scanning of malicious links in email and websites. System requirements are

• OS: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Processor : 1.5 GHz
• RAM :  512 MB
• Hard Disk Space : 950 MB Free Space

Price : $ 39.99

1. Bitdefender Antivirus 

Bitdefender is the best antivirus program in the world. It not only protects from viruses and malwares but also scan Facebook  Twitter and other websites. It has a simple user interface and runs seamlessly in the background. Bitdefender also has a gamer mode in which you can play games or watch videos in full screen mode without the interruption of popup messages. Its main features are filtering social networking links, advance warning of malicious webpages, halting of ID theft attempts and defending against viruses and spywares. The system requirements for Bitdefender antivirus are

• OS: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1
• Processor : 800 MHz
• RAM :  1 GB
• Hard Disk Space : 1.8 GB Free Space