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Top 5 Anti-Virus of the Year 2011

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With the advancement of computer technology, the threat of Virus attack is also taking hike. In fact, the rate of virus attack has been increasing with an alarming rate. But, being a user every one of us looks for a virus free system.

Now, wondering of a virus free system, without an anti-virus support is almost next to impossible. In other words, no one can imagine of holding a virus free system without an anti-virus. Talking about anti-virus, you have lots of anti-virus available in the market. Most of them are available for free download.

So, today we will check out 5 most appreciated and handy anti-virus of the year.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2011

When it comes to professionalism and dedication, no one can question the Kaspersky Lab. In fact, they have become one of the market leaders in the development anti-virus protection. With Kaspersky you can get, Real-time proactive protection against all Internet threats, Application Control prevents dangerous software from harming your system, Special tools to treat even the most complex infections,  and many more.

When you will take a brief look over the history of Kaspersky Lab, it has emerged as the first company to develop many technological standards in the antivirus industry, including full-scale solutions for Linux, UNIX and NetWare, a new-generation heuristic analyzer designed to detect newly emerging viruses.

Microsoft Security Essentials

As the name reflects, this anti-virus has been bought into light by Microsoft, one of the leading Fish in the field of computer technology. This anti-virus comes for free if you are a genuine Windows user. When it comes to catching the threat, it works perfectly fine. The best part of this software is its update package, which is comparably less than others.

Bitdefender

Bitdefender has also been recognized as one of best virus free system provider. It can cover almost all types of virus, and unlike Avira can very well differentiate between the system .exe files and the outsourced .exe files. However, it needs different system requirement, depending upon the type of Windows you have. To know about the system requirements click here.

AVG Anti-Virus

This anti-virus is available in two forms: 1) Trial version 2) paid version. So, it mainly offers you an opportunity to have the self satisfaction before buying it. Perhaps, it is one of the most widely accepted anti-virus and also provides antispyware protection. It can also be used for safe browsing at the same time.

Avast

Whether you have noticed or not, but Avast is considered to be one of the biggest competitor to other Antivirus programs. It is very handy and simple to use. In fact, the rate of performance of Avast is relly fast and comes loaded with different features, like real-time protection capabilities including web, E-mail, and boot-time scanning.

However, when it comes to registering it takes ample amount of time, so you need to hold some patience before going for it.