There are a lot of anti virus protections available on the market currently. The market leaders are obvious and they are MacAfee and Norton but they are not necessarily the best antivirus software out there. It really depends on what are your needs before you can decide which software is the best suited for your individual or corporate needs.
The basic feature that must be available for any antivirus software is protection against phishing, virus, spyware, malware, Trojans, adware etc. The software must be able to protect your system from the latest threats to personal computing and if you are a corporate user, you would want your company-wide system to be protected with the highest level of security. In order for this to happen, the antivirus tool must have the most comprehensive security available and it must be able to keep its screening ability updated to the latest threats. New viruses pop up everyday and an annual update may not be the most appropriate schedule for antivirus software. Annual updates will imply that you are protected against last year's viruses.
The best antivirus tool must also have a strong firewall that can keep out unnecessary probing by external servers and systems and it must be able to prevent your own applications from sending out unauthorized information or data which can compromise your system. At the same time, this firewall must not slow down your system or internet experience else the effort would not be worth it.
When you are comparing antivirus tools, take note of what are your personal online habits or what are the typical behaviors of the people in your company. This will help you determine which software tool will meet your needs. If you are not someone who downloads files or torrents online, your protection requirements may be much less and can do with a simply antivirus with an email scanner and make do with the Windows firewall but if you are a heavy user who downloads torrent files from crack sites all the time, you had better invest in an industrial grade antivirus tool.
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