When the upsurge of technology is appreciated for making lives easy, the other side of the coin depicts the insecurity and threats that the tech boom has caused. Espionage, Cyber Hacking, malware threats and other issues that put highly confidential and private informations at risk have become regular news in vernaculars. However, Anti-virus softwares are introduced as a solution to put a check to this malice. Hence internet era has now come a long way from the simple viruses that affect the PC’s to phishing, spamming, ransomewares and DDoS attacks. Read on to know the world’s 10 best anti-virus companies that acts as a protective shield helping users keep valuable information secure, as compiled by TheTopTen.
#1 Kaspersky
With the initial release of their product in 2006, Kaspersky Anti-Virus offers real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, keyloggers malicious tools and auto-dialers. Headquartered in Russia, the Kaspersky Labs develops anti-virus that runs on Microsoft Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. In addition to it the anti-virus company develops products for Internet and Mobile security.
#2 Avast!
With the name Avast standing as an acronym of "Anti-Virus – Advanced Set" the company develops Freemium anti-virus softwares. Headquarted in Prague, Czech Republic, Avast! provides its support on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. With over 17.4 percent of the worldwide antivirus vendor market share as on 2012 the anti-virus still remains among the most trusted in the world.
#3 AVG
With its headquarter in Czech, AVG entered into the market releasing its first product in 1996. The product supports operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Apart from the internet security AVG develops products for mobile and enterprise security. The software has the ability to repair virus-infected files and report them as quarantine for future use.
#4 Symantec
Symantec is an American computer security, backup and availability solutions Software Corporation headquartered in Mountain View, California. Founded in 1982, the major products by the firm include Norton AntiVirus, Norton One, Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, Symantec Endpoint Protection and many others. It is one of the most preferred antivirus providers and one among the Fortune 500 companies.
#5 Quick Heal
Headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, Quick Heal develops products for PC Security, Mobile Security, Network Security and Enterprise PC security. Founded by Kailash Katkar and Sanjay Katkar, the company started its function in 1993. The flagship product from Quick heal, named as Quick Heal Total Security, provides core protection, Data Theft Protection, web security, Parental Control, Safe Mode Protection and flash drive protection.
#6 ESET
ESET is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia and was established in 1992. The company produces a plethora of products including anti-virus, anti spyware, firewall, antitheft, and social media scanner. In addition to Microsoft Windows, the products by ESET supports Linux, Mac OS X, Novell NetWare and Sun Solaris. The NOD32 antivirus is the flagship product from the manufacturer and is highly trustable.
#7 Microsoft Security Essentials
Developed by Microsoft the antivirus software provides protection against different types of malware such as computer viruses, spyware, rootkits and Trojan horses. The antivirus is available for home users and small enterprises for free and was first released in 2009. Microsoft Security Essentials works with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 however does not support Windows 8.
#8 McAfee
McAfee is an American global computer security software company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. With a vast range of products that assists in Data Protection, Database Security, Email and Web Security, Endpoint Protection, Mobile Security and Network Security, McAfee is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. Founded in 1987 the firm is named after its founder John McAfee the company was later acquired by Intel and stands one among the most trusted anti-virus companies in the world of security.
#9 Avira
With an estimated 9.6 percent of market share with over 100 million customers, Avira develops products including Antivirus, internet security, firewall and Cloud protection. The company has its headquarters in Germany and was founded in 1986. The free Antivirus from the manufactures supports Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 platforms.
#10 Bitdefender
Headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, the company uplifts the security with products like antivirus, anti-spyware, firewall, e-mail spam filtering, backup, tune-up and parental control components. Founded in 2001 the latest products of Bitdefender are Antivirus Plus 2014, Internet Security 2014, Total Security 2014 and Free Antivirus 2014. The Antivirus home edition from the manufacturer runs on Microsoft Windows, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, Mac OS X, Android and iOS platforms.
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