Norton
Antivirus
Developer(s): Symantec Corporation
Initial
release:1991
Operating
system: Microsoft Windows (Windows XP
and later), Mac OS X, Linux
Type: Antivirus
License:Commercial proprietary software
Norton Antivirus runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Windows 7 support is in development for versions 2006 through 2008.
Version 2009 has Windows 7 supported update already. Versions 2010, 2011, and
2012 all naively support Windows 7, without needing an update. Version 12 is
the only version fully compatible with Mac
OS X Lion.
AVG
Developer(s): AVG Technologies
Stable release: 2014.0.4765
/ August 28, 2014; 30 days ago
Operating system: Microsoft
Windows, Android, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD
Type: Anti-virus and Internet Security
License: Proprietary
(freeware and commercial)
In 2006, the AVG security package grew to
include anti-spyware, as AVG Technologies acquired ewido Networks, an anti-spyware group. That
same year, Microsoft announced that AVG components would be available directly
within the Windows Vista operating system. AVG Technologies acquired Exploit Prevention Labs (XPL) in
December 2007, and incorporated that company's Link Scanner safe search and
surf technology into the AVG 8.0 security product range released in March 2008.
Microsoft
Security Essentials
Developer(s): Microsoft
Initial release: 29
September 2009
Development status: Active
Operating system:Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
Windows 7
Type: Antivirus and network
intrusion detection system
MSE is built upon the same foundation as other
Microsoft security products; all use the same virus definitions and
anti-malware engine, known as Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MSMPENG). It
lacks the personal
firewall of One-care or the centralized management features of Forefront Endpoint Protection.
Kaspersky
AntiVirus
Developer(s): Kaspersky Lab
Initial release: 2006
Operating system: Microsoft
Windows, Macintosh, Linux
Type: Antivirus
License: Trial ware
Kaspersky Anti-Virus lacks certain features
found in Kaspersky Internet Security. These missing
features include a firewall, HIPS, Secure Keyboard, AntiSpam, Anti-banner and parental control tools. An edition of Kaspersky's anti-virus solution for Linux workstations is available to business consumers. It
offers many of the features included in the mainstream version for Windows,
including on-access and on-demand scanners.
Bitdefender
Type: Private
Industry: Computer software
Founded: 2001
Area served: Computer security
Key people : Florin Talpeş (CEO)
Products: Bitdefender Antivirus Plus,
Bit-defender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security,
Bit-defender Free Antivirus
The Bitdefender products
feature anti-virus and anti-spyware, improved Detection, personal firewall, vulnerability
scanner, privacy control, user control, and backup for corporate and home
users. The Bitdefender range includes antivirus products for home users and
businesses.
Comodo
Developer(s): Comodo Group
Type: Antivirus, Personal firewall, Intrusion
prevention system
Comodo Internet
Security (CIS) is available in three editions: Complete Pro and a core free
edition. The core edition is free, but does not come with any live technical
support. The Pro edition adds technical support. The Complete edition
complements the feature set with encryption of transmitted data over the
Internet connections and online storage for backup.
Panda Security
Type: Private
Industry: Computer software
Products: Antivirus, firewall, Spam and spyware
detection, Security and
management tools
Panda's products include
security tools for home users and enterprises, including protection against
cybercrime and kinds of malware that can damage IT systems, such as spam,
hackers, spyware, dialers and undesirable web content, as well as detection of
Wi-Fi intrusions. Its trademark technology, branded TruPrevent, is a set of proactive
capabilities aimed at blocking unknown viruses and intruders. In 2007 Panda
introduced a new collective
intelligence security model, which utilizes grid computing for malware collection and detection.
F-Secure
Industry: Computer
Founded: 1988 (as Data Fellows)1999 (as F-Secure)
Products: F-Secure Internet Security, F-Secure Anti-Virus
F-Secure has been
listed twice, 2003 and 2006, on "Finland's best places to work" list
published by Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. Technology Academy of Finland named
Pirkka Palomäki, F-Secure's Chief Technology Officer, as CTO of the Year 2011.
McAfee
Industry: Security software
Founded: 1987[1]
Founders: John McAfee
McAfee had acquired Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based FSA
Corporation, which helped the company diversify its
security offerings away from just client-based antivirus software by bringing on board its own network and desktop
encryption technologies. The FSA team also oversaw the creation of a number of other
technologies that were leading edge at the time, including firewall; file encryption, and public
key infrastructure product lines.
Avira
Industry: Computer software
Founded: Germany (1986)
Founders: Tjark Auerbach
Products: Antivirus software
Avira periodically
"cleans out" the virus definition files, by replacing specific
signatures with generic ones, resulting in a general increase in performance
and scanning speed. A database clean-out with the size of 15 MB was made on 27 October 2008, causing problems to the
users of the free edition because of its large size and slow servers of the
free edition. To solve the problem, Avira improved the updating process by
reducing the size of the individual up-datable files, resulting in the delivery
of less data in each update. Nowadays there are 32 smaller definition files
that are updated regularly in order to avoid peaks in the download of the
updates.
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