Best Antivirus

Since its existence, the computer virus has evolved very rapid. From the trojan horse, worm and email virus, now come the rootkit which is very hard to detect and remove. The end users’ fears come when these types of viruses not only can harm the computer system but also can steal our sensitive data such as online banking information. Now, it is the time to buy the latest and superior antivirus program. For those who still in search for the best antivirus product for your computer, here I listed for you the top antivirus version in year 2011.

1. Symantec Norton Antivirus 2011
   
   Advantages
   Norton antivirus does very good job at detecting and removing malware with 98.7% score. It also got the strong scores in blocking the brand-new malware attacks.
   
   Disadvantages Its main screen show on/off toggles. The toggles may be slightly confusing at first for less-experienced users.
   
   Impact on computer performance : Moderate 
   Origin : United States of America  
2. BitDefender Antivirus Pro 2011
   
   
   Advantages  
   BitDefender is the good performers at detecting and cleaning up the known virus infection and malware in your operating system, eg: Windows with 97.5% score.  
   
   Disadvantages BitDefender has some difficulty catching the brand-new malware. It also take a little longer to install.
   
   Impact on computer performance : Moderate
   
   Origin : Romania
3. G-Data Antivirus 2011
   
   
   Advantages It got 99.4% score in detecting the known malware and had a good showing for blocking the brand-new malware.
   
   Disadvantages Its scan screen is not simple as that of some other programs. Also, some of the language in alerts and other parts of the interface seem to be poorly translated.
   
   Impact on computer performance : Low
   
   Origin : Germany
   
4. Kaspersky Antivirus 2011
   
   Advantages It can detect known malware at the rate of 95.7%. In detecting the brand-new malware, Kaspersky reach the score at 88%. In term of window interface, the Kaspersky antivirus has very well designed.
   
   Disadvantages
   Kaspersky slowed some file copy and download tasks significantly. In overall, it slow down the system performance.
   
   Impact on computer performance : Moderate
   
   Origin : Russia
   
   
5. Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2011
   
   
   Advantages Trend Micro has a very good score (98.4%) in detecting a recent known malware and fully block 88% of brand-new malware. It is very simple to use and take care all task such as download updates.
   
   Disadvantages The Trend Micro installer has to download the software before it starts installing. This behavior will add time to the installation process. So, it means you have to establish Internet connection to install and the installation will become longer if your Internet connection is slower.
   
   Impact on computer performance : Moderate
   Origin : Japan

In this posting, I only listed the top 5 antivirus that you can consider to acquire for the sake of your computer. Below is the another top 5 antivirus programs which I listed in tandem.

1. Avast Pro Antivirus 5
2. Panda Antivirus Pro 2011
3. Avira Antivir Premium 2011
4. Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4
5. GFI Vipre Antivirus 4