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Best Antivirus?
Today for my first blog post,we will be examining the 5 most acclaimed and popular anti-viruses, and we are going to group them based on their accessibility and usability.(Scanning speed,features,etc)

Here is a quick look at the anti-viruses we will be examining:

they will be running on an average processor, intel core 2 dou e6600 2.4 ghz

.Kaspersky 2009

.Eset NOD 32
.Symantec antivirus
.Avast pro antivirus
.Grisoft AVG 8.0.93

1.Scanning Speed

The scanning speed of an Anti-virus is perhaps the most important aspect of the Anti-Virus.Consumers seek out the fastest and the least tedious mean to scan their computers and now, we are going to unveil the *simply* the best.

1.Eset NOD 32-Revolutionary-scanned 60,000 objects(40gb) in 6 minutes 48 seconds,or 408 seconds. average speed: 98mb/s, 100%,

2.Symantec antivirus-excellent-scanned 60,000 objects(40gb) in 13 minutes 40 seconds, or 820 seconds, average speed:48.7mb/s. 49.7% speed of NOD32

3.Kaspersky 2009-good-scanned 60,000 objects(40gb) in 17 mins and 1 second, or 1021 seconds, average speed:39.17 mb/s,39.9% speed of NOD 32

4.Avast! pro-average-scanned 60,000 objects(40gb) in 17 mins 31 seconds,or 1051 seconds, average speed:38.05 mb/s. 38.8% speed of NOD 32.

5.Grisoft AVG-poor-scanned 60,000 objects(40gb) in 24 mins 7 seconds, or 1447 seconds, average speed:27.6 mb/s. 28.1% speed of NOD 32

2.Features and Accessibility

The Features and the accessibility of the anti-virus will pretty much be the first things you get a taste of, after you purchase the anti-virus, and if they fall below your expectations, I have no doubt that you will ask for a refund.

1.Kaspersky 2009-Perfect-Very easy to use, the interface is very well done and has Many options and features.

2.Eset NOD 32-excellent-easy to use as kaspersky, interface is outstanding,but not as many options and features as kaspersky( could not find schedule scanner).

3.Grisoft AVG-excellent-easy use, interface is OK, good amount of features.

4.Symantec antivirus-average-Outdated interface, easy after getting used to,lots of options and features.

5.Avast-poor-Interfac e is too stylish,hard to use and understand,moderate features and options.

3.R.A.M Usage

More Ram usage will reduce your computer speed:

1.Eset NOD 32-Revolutionary-1 process in windows task manager,Uses around 6-8 megabytes

2.Symantec antivirus-excellent-1 process, uses around 11mb ram

3.Kaspersky 2009-good-2 process,uses around 30mb ram

4.Grisoft AVG-poor-5 process,uses around 38mb ram

5.Avast! pro-Terrible-1 process,uses around 74mb ram

4.Price

1.Grisoft AVG-excellent-1 year is 34.99$
2.Eset NOD 32-good-1 year is 39$
3.Symantec antivirus-good-1 year is 39.99$
4.Kaspersky-poor-1 year is 59.95$
5.Avast! pro-Terrible-1 year is 79.95$

5.Conclusion

1.Eset NOD 32,
2.Kasperksy 2009 and Symantec anti-virus
3.Grisoft AVG
4.Avast! pro

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