Viruses are capable of a wide range of things, ranging from stealing hard disk space to getting access to your personal information or draining your CPU. There are plenty of anti-virus tools on the market which can help protect your devices from these types of problems. It is crucial to select an antivirus program that will have a minimal impact on the system performance. This is a crucial aspect that all of our antivirus programs are tested against. The results below are determined by the amount of time it takes for each program to perform an operation. Kaspersky Security Cloud Free, for instance, had a background effect of just 6% when running a full scan, while ESET had an impact of 12%.
The German-based Avira is well-known in our tests and consistently performs above the 90% mark in all three categories – Protection, Performance and Usability (False Positives). The UI has a variety of features as well as a smart “firewall” and a variety of privacy tools. Avira’s subscriptions are priced on a monthly basis, rather than a predetermined 1-3 year period, making it easier to cancel or modify the subscription at any time, without worrying about 2nd year http://www.avastantivirusreview.com/here-are-5-most-progressive-features-of-a-board-management-software renewal price shocks.
Essentware previously known as PCKeeper was a relatively new name in our tests. It utilizes the Avira Engine that runs under the hood. Overall it scored quite well. The interface and performance are both easy to use however, some issues with stability such as scan jobs freezing up and causing the rating to drop. However, detection was excellent and a flawless run through the certification sets earned it an VB100 award.