Comparison of antivirus software
This is a non-exhaustive list of notable antivirus and Internet Security software, in the form of comparison tables, according to their platform (e.g. desktop and server, mobile, etc.) and their operating systems (e.g. Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris, Android, iOS, Ubuntu Touch, Windows Phone, etc.). A independent benchmark of antivirus software can be found at Best Antivirus 2016.
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The term "on-demand scan" refers to the possibility of performing a manual scan (by the user) on the entire computer/device, while "on-access scan" refers to the ability of a product to automatically scan every file at its creation and/or subsequent modification.
The term "CloudAV" refers to the ability of a product to automatically perform scans on the cloud.
The term "Email Security" refers to the protection of emails from viruses and malware, while "AntiSpam" refers to the protection from spam, scam and phishing attacks.
The term "Web protection" usually includes protection from: infected and malicious URLs, phishing websites, online identity protection (privacy) and online banking protection.
Many antivirus products use "third-party antivirus engine", this means that the antivirus engine is made by another producer, however the malware signature and/or other parts of the product may (or may not) be done from the owner of the product itself.
Desktop computers and Servers
Windows
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Boot-time scans | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email Security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Macro protection | Live Update | Support | Virus Bulletin VB100 | AV Comparatives | AV Test[1] | Settings Import/Export | installer/ updater MIMA safe | OPSWAT | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Original author/s | Notes |
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Agnitum | Outpost AntiVirus Pro | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2007 | Russia | ||||
Agnitum | Outpost Security Suite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Russia | ||||
AhnLab | AhnLab V3 Internet Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1988 | South Korea | Dr. Ahn Cheol-Soo | |||
Avast | Avast Free Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Free | 1988 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera | |||
Avast | Avast Pro Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | 1997 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera | ||||
Avast | Avast Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | 2009 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera | ||||||
Avast | Avast Premier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera | ||||||
AVG Technologies (Grisoft) | AVG Antivirus FREE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Free | 1992 | Czech Republic | Jan Gritzbach and Tomáš Hofer | |||
AVG Technologies (Grisoft) | AVG Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2006 | Czech Republic | Jan Gritzbach and Tomáš Hofer | |||
AVG Technologies (Grisoft) | AVG Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Czech Republic | Jan Gritzbach and Tomáš Hofer | |||
Avira | Avira Antivirus FREE (formerly AntiVir) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Free | 1988 | Germany | Tjark Auerbach | |||
Avira | Avira Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | Germany | Tjark Auerbach | |||
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Antivirus Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Free | 2013 | Romania | |||
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Antivirus Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1996 | Romania | ||||
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No[2] | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Romania | |||
BullGuard | BullGuard Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | United Kingdom | Morten Lund and Theis Søndergaard | |||
BullGuard | BullGuard Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | United Kingdom | Morten Lund and Theis Søndergaard | |||
Check Point | ZoneAlarm PRO Antivirus + Firewall | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | Israel | |||
Check Point | ZoneAlarm Extreme Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | US | |||
ClamWin | ClamWin | Yes | Yes (with Winpooch or Clam Sentinel) | Yes (with Clam Sentinel) | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | N/A | GNU GPL | Free | 2002 | Australia | Third-party antivirus engine (ClamAV) | ||
Comodo Group | Comodo Antivirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2008 | United States | ||||
Comodo Group | Comodo Antivirus Advanced | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | United States | ||||
CYSEC | CYSEC Antivirus FREE | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2007 | United Kingdom | ||||
Comodo Group | Comodo Internet Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | United States | ||||
Dr.Web | Dr.Web Anti-virus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 1992 | Russia | Igor Danilov | Dr.Web has withdrawn from AV tests such as Virus Bulletin VB100% around 2008 stating that they no longer represent the ability to counteract contemporary malware threats[3] | |
Dr.Web | Dr.Web Security Space | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2006 | Russia | Igor Danilov | Since AV engine in this product is the same as in Dr. Web Anti-virus it can be said to have the same awards, however, Dr. Web Security Space was not subjected to the same tests on its own | |
ESET | ESET NOD32 Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes[4][5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware[6] | 1987 | Slovakia | Peter Paško and Miroslav Trnka | |||
ESET | ESET Smart Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[4][5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[2] | Proprietary | Trialware[6] | 2007 | Slovakia | Peter Paško and Miroslav Trnka | ||
F-Secure | F-Secure Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1991 | Finland | Petri Allas and Risto Siilasmaa | Third-party antivirus engine (Bitdefender) | ||
F-Secure | F-Secure Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | Finland | Petri Allas and Risto Siilasmaa | Third-party antivirus engine (Bitdefender) | ||
FRISK Software | F-PROT Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | 1989 | Iceland | Friðrik Skúlason (second engine also with Dr. Vesselin Bontchev) | |||
Fortinet | FortiClient | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2004 | United States | ||||
G DATA Software | G DATA AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1987 | Germany | Andreas Lüning and Kai Figge | Third-party antivirus engine (Bitdefender) | ||
G DATA Software | G DATA InternetSecurity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | Germany | Andreas Lüning and Kai Figge | Third-party antivirus engine (Bitdefender) | ||
GFI Software | VIPRE Antivirus | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | 1994 | Malta | ||||
GFI Software | VIPRE Internet Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Malta | ||||
Ikarus | Ikarus anti.virus | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1998 | Austria | ||||
IObit | Advanced SystemCare | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2010 | United States | ||||
iolo technologies | iolo System Shield Antivirus & Antispyware | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | United States | Third-party antivirus engine (?) | |||
iS3 | STOPzilla Antimalware | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Trialware | 2003 | United States | Third-party antivirus engine (VIPRE Antivirus) | ||
K7 Computing | K7 Antivirus Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1996 | India | ||||
K7 Computing | K7 Total Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | India | ||||
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Anti-Virus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1997 | Russia | Eugene Kaspersky and Natalia Kaspersky | |||
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2007 | Russia | Eugene Kaspersky and Natalia Kaspersky | |||
KingSoft | KingSoft Antivirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Shareware | 2000 | China | Trojan Seekportals.com scandal | |||
McAfee | McAfee Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1987 | United States | John McAfee | John McAfee "uninstall video" scandal | ||
McAfee | McAfee Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2006 | United States | John McAfee | John McAfee "uninstall video" scandal | ||
Microsoft | Windows Defender | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | United States | |||
NANO Security | NANO Antivirus | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2009 | Russia | ||||
Panda Security | Panda Antivirus Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1990 | Spain | Mikel Urizarbarrena | |||
Panda Security | Panda Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | Spain | Mikel Urizarbarrena | |||
Panda Security | Panda Antivirus Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Free | |||||
PSafe | PSafe TOTAL Windows | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Free | 2011 | Brazil | |||
Qihoo 360 | 360 Total Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2006 | China | ||||
Quick Heal | Quick Heal Total Security 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1995 | India | ||||
Sophos | Sophos Anti-Virus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1988 | United Kingdom | Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer | |||
Sophos | Sophos EndUser Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2000 | United Kingdom | Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer | |||
Cisco (originally Immunet) | Immunet | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Free | 2010 | United States | Third-party antivirus engine (ClamAV) | ||
StraySpark Computing | Element Anti-Virus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | United Kingdom | Third-party antivirus engine (?) | |||
Symantec | Norton AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1991 | United States | Whitelists FBI backdoor scandal[7][8] | |||
Symantec | Norton Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2000 | United States | Whitelists FBI backdoor scandal[7][8] | |||
Symantec (originally PC Tools) | Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Non-free | 2003 | United States | |||
TG Soft | VirIT eXplorer Lite | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (only for IE) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 1991 | Italy | Gianfranco Tonello | After 3 month the virus/malware are not removed | ||
TG Soft | VirIT eXplorer PRO | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (only till XP) | Yes | No | Yes (only till XP) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1991 | Italy | Gianfranco Tonello | Third-party firewall engine (?) | ||
Trend Micro | Titanium Antivirus Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 1990 | Japan | ||||
Incredible Antivirus | Incredible Antivirus (IAV) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Pakistan | ||||
Trend Micro | Titanium Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Japan | ||||
TrustPort | TrustPort Antivirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | 2008 | Czech Republic | Third-party antivirus engine (?) | |||
TrustPort | TrustPort Internet Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Czech Republic | Third-party antivirus engine (?) | |||
VirusBlokAda | Vba32 AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | N/A | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Belarus | |||
Webroot | SecureAnywhere AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | 2006 | United States | ||||
Webroot | SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | United States | ||||
Zemana | Zemana Antilogger and Antimalware | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Trialware | Unknown | Turkey | ||||
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Boot-time scans | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email Security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Macro protection | Live-Update | Support | Virus Bulletin VB100 | AV Comparatives | AV Test[1] | Settings Import/Export | installer/ updater MIMA safe | OPSWAT | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Original author/s | Notes |
OS X
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email Security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | AV Comparatives | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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Avast | Avast Mac Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | Czech Republic | |
Avira Operations | Avira Free Mac Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2011 | Germany | |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Romania | |
Cisco | Clam AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | GNU GPL | Free | 2000 | United States | |
Comodo Group | Comodo Mac Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | United States | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Anti-virus for Mac OS X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET Cyber Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Slovakia | |
ESET | ESET Cyber Security Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[9] | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[10][11] | Proprietary | Non-free | 2013 | Slovakia | |
F-Secure | F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Finland | Third-party antivirus engine (Bitdefender + F-PROT) |
Intego | VirusBarrier | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 1997 | United States | |
Intego | Mac Internet Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2000 | United States | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Russia | |
Panda Security | Panda Antivirus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Spain | |
PSafe | PSafe TOTAL Mac | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2013 | Brazil | |
Quick Heal | Quick Heal] Total Security for Mac | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | India | |
Sophos | Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2010 | United Kingdom | |
Symantec | Symantec Endpoint Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | United States | |
Symantec | Norton AntiVirus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | United States | |
Trend Micro | Titanium Internet Security for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Japan | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (only in Apple Safari) | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | United States | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (only in Apple Safari) | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | United States | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email Security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | AV Comparatives | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
Linux
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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AVG Technologies (Grisoft) | AVG Linux Server Edition | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Czech Republic | |
Cisco | Clam AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | GNU GPL | Free | 1998 | United States | |
Comodo Group | Comodo Internet Security Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Free | 2008 | United States | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Anti-virus for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 1992 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET File Security for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Slovakia | |
FRISK Software | F-PROT Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Trialware | 1989 | Iceland | |
F-Secure | F-Secure Linux Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Finland | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | Russia | |
Panda Security | Panda DesktopSecure for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Spain | |
Quick Heal | Quick Heal for Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2005 | India | |
Sophos | Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2008 | United Kingdom | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
Solaris
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | Email security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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Cisco | Clam AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | GNU GPL | Free | 1998 | United States | |
FRISK Software International | F-PROT Antivirus | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 1989 | Iceland | |
Panda Security | Panda DesktopSecure for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | ? | 2009 | Spain | |
Sophos | Sophos AntiVirus for Unix | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | - | UK | Central management |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | Email security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
FreeBSD
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | Email security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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Cisco | Clam AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | GNU GPL | Free | 1998 | United States | |
FRISK Software International | F-PROT Antivirus | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 1989 | Iceland | |
Panda Security | Panda DesktopSecure for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | ? | 2009 | Spain | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | Email security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
Mobile (Smartphones and Tablets)
Android
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | Privacy Advisor | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | AV Comparatives | AV-TEST[12] | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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AhnLab | AhnLab Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | ? | 2010 | South Korea | |
Avast | Avast Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2011 | Czech Republic | |
Avast | Avast Premier Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2013 | Czech Republic | |
AVG Technologies (Grisoft) | AVG AntiVirus FREE for Android | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2010 | Czech Republic | |
Avira Operations | Avira Free Android Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2004 | Germany | |
BullGuard | BullGuard Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2009 | United Kingdom | |
Comodo Group | Comodo Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | United States | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2010 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partially, only Anti-Phishing | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium[13] | 2011 | Slovakia | |
F-Secure | F-Secure Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Finland | |
G Data Software | G Data MobileSecurity | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | Germany | |
GFI Software | VIPRE Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium | 2011 | Malta | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Russia | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Tablet Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Russia | |
Lookout Mobile Security | Lookout Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium | 2011 | United States | |
McAfee | McAfee Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United States | |
PSafe | PSafe TOTAL Android | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2013 | Brazil | |
Qihoo 360 | 360 Mobilesafe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2009 | China | |
Quick Heal | Quick Heal Total Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Template:Free Trial | 2012 | India | |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium | 2011 | Romania | |
Sophos | EndUser Protection | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United Kingdom | |
Sourcefire | FireAMP Mobile | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | ? | 2012 | United States | |
Symantec | Norton Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United States | |
Trend Micro | Trend Micro Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | Japan | |
TrustPort | TrustPort Mobile Security | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Proprietary | Freemium | 2012 | Czech Republic | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere Mobile | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium | 2012 | United States | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | Privacy Advisor | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | AV Comparatives | AV-Test | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
iOS
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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Intego | VirusBarrier iOS | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 1997 | United States | Discontinued |
Lookout Mobile Security | Lookout Mobile Security | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free | 2011 | United States | |
Symantec | Norton Mobile Security | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United States | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
Windows Mobile
This list excludes Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 as they do not support running protection programs.
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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BullGuard | BullGuard Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2005 | United Kingdom | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2006 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Slovakia | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Russia | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
Symbian
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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BullGuard | BullGuard Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2005 | United Kingdom | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2006 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Slovakia | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Russia | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
BlackBerry
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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BullGuard | BullGuard Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2005 | United Kingdom | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2015 | Russia | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Mobile Security | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Russia | |
McAfee | McAfee Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United States | |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
See also
- Antivirus software
- List of computer viruses
- Virus Bulletin
- AV-Comparatives - Austrian organisation testing antivirus and security software
- AV-TEST - German organisation testing antivirus and security software
- International Computer Security Association
- OPSWAT
- Internet Security
- Comparison of firewalls
References
- 1 2 "Detailed test reports—(Windows) home user". AV-TEST.
- 1 2 uses http
- ↑ "Doctor Web: statement on Virus Bulletin comparative reviews". news.drweb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- 1 2 ESET Knowledgebase, http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2820
- 1 2 ESET Knowledgebase, http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2844
- 1 2 ESET Knowledgebase, http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN3418
- 1 2 "AntiSec leaks Symantec pcAnywhere source code after $50k extortion not paid". Computerworld. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- 1 2 "FBI "Trojan horse" triggers alarms". New Scientist. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ↑ How do I create a firewall rule to allow/disallow use of a certain application in ESET Cyber Security Pro?, ESET Knowledgebase
- ↑ AV-Comparatives Declares: “ESET Cyber Security Pro for Mac Provides Outstanding Protection”, ESET Press Release
- ↑ Mac Security Test & Review, AV-Comparatives
- ↑ "Detailed test reports—Android mobile devices)". AV-TEST.
- ↑ ESET Knowledgebase, http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN3429
External links
- Best Antivirus 2016 (Independent Benchmark)
- Viruses: Detection and Removal Tools at DMOZ
- AV-Comparatives.org (Independent Test of Anti-Virus Software)
- Top 5 Free antivirus Programs of all time
- The Best Antivirus for 2015 PCMag.com
- Free Antivirus You Can Trust