Choosing a good Antivirus for your PC

In today's world it is almost impossible to protect your computer from viruses. Hackers are targeting computers a more pace than ever before. Thousands of viruses are released everyday and also the internet provides so much information that even a 4th grade student can design a trojan. In that case there is a massive need for us to protect our precious data from these viruses with the help of a good Anti- virus program.





There are many antivirus softwares present in the market which guarantee you protection from every kind of viruses but most of these do not even provide you even with the basic protection. But there are also many antivirus present which can save your computer from almost any kind of risk. Here I provide you with some features that can help you in choosing a good antivirus program:
1. A good, fast scanning engine.
2. Ability to detect and clean even the latest viruses ; high detection rates in other words.
3. Faster and lighter updates.
4. Should be easy to configure.
5. Good online security.

Features like these are more than sufficient to protect your PC from almost any kind of viruses. But if you still don't know which antivirus to choose then here I provide you with a list of good antivirus programs that can help you in protecting you PC from various risks:

1. AVG Antivirus: It is considered to be one of the best free of cos t antivirus by many people. It provides you with all the best features that a free antivirus program can. It gives you a 2 year free license, multiple language support in one package, the powerful AVG Resident shield provides maximum protection by scanning every file opened, executed or saved. The AVG personal E-Mail scanner also checks every mail sent or received, providing much needed protection from E-Mail borne threats. It automatically attempts to heal/remove infected files and the infected files are stored in its quarantine. You can also upgrade to AVG Professional by paying some amount if you want to tightly secure your PC. You can download the latest version of AVG for free from www.free.avg.com.

2. Norton Antivirus: It is said to be the best paid antivirus ever. Unlike AVG it comes with a 90-days trial pack. However it can be extended for up to 3-years by paying some amount. It also provides you with all the features that AVG does but at various features it beats AVG. It has a great capability to catch viruses and heal/remove them. It provides you with regular updates so you can stay away from the risk of latest viruses. It also has a SONAR Protection system which monitors suspicious activities on computer and it also has many more useful features like this. You can download you 90-days trial from www.symantec.com/downloads
3. Kaspersky Antivirus: Kaspersky Antivirus provides rock-solid protection from viruses, without sacrificing power which makes it one of the best antivirus programs available. It has a realy easy to configure interface and can be used easily. It also provides with regular updates to increase your computer protection.But like most of the good antivirus programs it is also available in a trial pack and the worst thing is that the number of days happen to be just 30 but can be extended for up to 3 years by paying some amount. You can use the help and support feature if you have any problem related to it. You can download the latest trial version of the antivirus from www.kaspersky.com


There are many more antivirus programs present in the market which are also good. You can search over the internet and download them, but I recommend you to use any one of the above mentioned antivirus softwares to give your system the best security

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