1. Kaspersky.



It has a very clean and easy-to-use interface, it's settings are divided intro three tabs, within each tab, you can choose from several other functions and can work as anti-virus, firewall, or both, giving 100% protection to your computer. It is recommended both for newbies and experienced users. Home users who want only protection from viruses and attacks need to install the software and let him in the way it is, no change, but advanced users can see everything what happens on their computer, adding exceptions and asking them whenever something is going on.

The test shows that it is 100% effective, he detect and clean all viruses and and generates no false alarms. It is updated hourly and we will know that it will not miss any virus.

2. Bit Defender.

It can work too as anti-virus or firewall, bitdefender has an easy-to-use and very well design, making it more customizable than kaspersky.

He is very effective against viruses and saves a log with all activity.

BitDefender uses the ICSA Labs certified scanning engines, so you can feel secure about their virus protection.It comes also with adware and spyware detectors.

BitDefender creates a small window called the ?File Zone? on your desktop that indicates how many files the program has scanned in the past few minutes. You can also drag and drop files into the File Zone for an immediate scan. The program prepares a report of each completed scan so you know exactly what your files do or do not contain and you can instruct BitDefender to disinfect or remove any infected files or messages.

3. NOD32.

The interface of NOD32 is a bit confusing for newbies, but advanced technical users will like it because gives a lot of flexibility.

It is excellent at detecting viruses, and it is updated more often than other softwares, their creators claims that they detected and blocked big-gun viruses like CIH, Melissa, LoveLetter long before the competition.

NOD32 is clearly dedicated to advanced users, you can run a simple Nod32 scan or you can spend more time using the control center. Within the control center you can have access to tons of customiztion feature and differnet types of scans.

I hope this list will help you to stay clean and to feel more secure when browsing or downloading.