Between norton , avg , kapersky , avast and other antivirus software , give me their pros and cons (what is good , what is bad ) ……. also give me suggestion on which is the best antivirus software in term of speed , safety , performance and quality …….. Suggest any new antivirus software to me if you have one ….. TQ

• Norton AntiVirus 2010 delivers industry-leading protection against viruses, spyware and more without slowing down your PC
• Proactive protection automatically removes threats and stops new attacks before they can do damage
• Uses intelligence-driven technology for faster, fewer, shorter scans–spend more time using your PC and less time waiting for scans
• Provides clear, useful information about the CPU and memory resources used by applications to help you keep your PC running at top speed
• Tells you what attacks it catches, where they came from and what they did so you can avoid future attacks

Product Description
Norton Antivirus 2010Amazon.com Product Description
Norton AntiVirus 2010 defends your PC against viruses, spyware, bots, worms, and more without slowing you down or getting in your way. Intelligence-driven technology identifies and targets only files at risk, for faster, less frequent scans. Vulnerability Protection prevents threats from exploiting security holes in your PC’s software. Pulse Updates every 5 to 15 minutes and real-time online security checks help ensure continuous, up-to-the-minute protection against the latest threats. Plus, unlike other antivirus solutions, Norton AntiVirus provides easy-to-understand threat explanations and information about CPU and memory resource usage to help you prevent future infections and keep your PC running fast.

Norton AntiVirus 2010 defends your PC against viruses, spyware, bots, worms, and more without slowing you down or getting in your way. Click to enlarge.

Norton AntiVirus 2010 Key Benefits

• Stops viruses, spyware, bots & more–Proactive protection automatically removes threats and stops new attacks before they can do damage.
• Uses intelligence-driven technology for faster, fewer, shorter scans–Checks our extensive online intelligence system in real-time to identify which files can be trusted and which cannot, then scans only files at risk. So you can spend more time using your PC and less time waiting for scans.
• Delivers clear performance and threat explanations–Provides clear, useful information about the CPU and memory resources used by applications to help you keep your PC running at top speed. Tells you what attacks it catches, where they came from and what they did so you can avoid future attacks.

Norton AntiVirus 2010 Features

Intelligent Threat Protection

• New–Analyzes downloads, files and applications and tells you if they can be trusted before you install and use them.
• Improved–Norton Protection System uses multiple layers of security that work together to proactively block attacks and detect and remove threats traditional virus scanning alone can’t stop.
• Improved–Vulnerability Protection guards security holes in your operating system, applications, browsers and browser plug-ins.

Norton Download Insight warns you of dangerous downloads before you install and use them. Click to enlarge.

Norton File Insight tells you where files and applications came from, if they’re trusted, and if they may be impacting your PC’s speed. Click to enlarge.

Norton Insight scans only files at risk for fewer, shorter scans and the fastest scanning times in the industry. Click to enlarge.

Intelligent Threat Protection

• New–Analyzes downloads, files and applications and tells you if they can be trusted before you install and use them.
• Improved–Norton Protection System uses multiple layers of security that work together to proactively block attacks and detect and remove threats traditional virus scanning alone can’t stop.
• Improved–Vulnerability Protection guards security holes in your operating system, applications, browsers and browser plug-ins.
• Improved–Detects and gets rid of even the hardest to find Internet Explorer and Firefox cookies.
• Improved–Norton Bootable Recovery Tool repairs, restores and boots severely infected, unbootable PCs.
• Automatically scan emails and IMs for threats.
• Finds and eliminates bots to prevent hackers from taking over your PC.
• Intrusion prevention technologies prevent fast-spreading Internet worms from getting on to your PC.

Engineered for Speed

• Improved–Proven fastest, lightest antivirus solution for protection that won’t slow you down, get in your way, or swallow up system resources.
• Improved–Norton Insight scans only files at risk for fewer, shorter scans and the fastest scanning times in the industry.
• Uses less memory than any other antivirus solution.
• Won’t slow you down when you download, copy, or edit files, or install applications.

Combats today’s rapid-fire attacks

• New–Norton Insight Network uses Symantec’s global security network to provide real-time proactive protection from the latest-breaking threats.
• New–SONAR 2 (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response) uses real-time online intelligence and proactive monitoring to detect and stop new threats.
• Norton Pulse Updates provide rapid mini security updates every 5 to 15 minutes for up-to-the-minute local protection against the latest threats.
• Norton Bootable Recovery Tool provides a deep level of scanning and cleaning for heavily infected PCs.

Provides info on threats, downloads and files

• New–Norton Download Insight warns you of dangerous downloads before you install and use them.
• New–Norton Threat Insight tells you if threats were detected, what actions threats attempted to perform on your system, and how Norton AntiVirus eliminated those threats.
• New–Norton File Insight tells you where files and applications came from, if they’re trusted, and if they may be impacting your PC’s speed.
• Tells you which application processes currently running on your PC are safe and which are at risk.

Helps keep your PC running at top speed

• New–Helps you improve and maintain PC and application performance.
• New–Automatic and on-demand application optimization improves application performance.
• New–Norton System Insight gives you an overview of recent events on your PC such as installs, downloads, scans, and detected threats, so you can see how they may be impacting your PC’s performance.
• New–Norton System Insight resource usage graphs help you pinpoint what’s causing your PC to slow down.
• New–Tells you how files and applications impact your system’s performance by monitoring their CPU and memory usage on your PC.

Protection without disruption

• New–Automatically delays product updates and other tasks if you’re watching TV or burning CDs/DVDs.
• New–Power Saver Settings help extend portable PC battery life by putting off power-intensive activities until your computer is plugged in.
• Smart Scheduler conducts scans and other tasks only when your PC is idle.
• Automatically switches to Silent Mode (no alerts, scans or updates) when you watch movies or play games in full-screen mode.

Additional Features

• New–Monthly report tells you what Norton AntiVirus has done in the past month to protect you and your PC.
• Free 24×7 support by phone, email, live chat or online knowledge base.
• Maps your home network so you can see every device that is using it.
• Automatically downloads protection updates and new product features as they become available during your service period.
• With the Norton Automatic Renewal Service your yearly subscription can be automatically renewed for uninterrupted protection.

Norton Antivirus 2010 1-User

• McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010 provides essential, easy-to-use PC protection for care-free computing
• Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, and adware
• Alerts you to websites that may try to steal your identity
• Confidently use the Internet 24/7 knowing hackers can’t get access to your PCs
• Warns you with color-coded ratings about unsafe websites

Product Description
McAfee AntiVirus Plus software offers essential PC security with accelerated performance and helps keep you safe online. It’s now available with revolutionary Active Protection technology, enabling the fastest updates and highest levels of detection against malicious threats. It provides anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and two-way firewall protection and includes a powerful website safety advisor.Amazon.com Product Description
McAfee AntiVirus Plus software offers essential PC security with accelerated performance and helps keep you safe online. It’s now available with revolutionary Active Protection technology, enabling the fastest updates and highest levels of detection against malicious threats. It provides Anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and two-way firewall protection. McAfee AntiVirus Plus software also features McAfee SiteAdvisor technology, a powerful website safety advisor that uses simple color codes to identify risky websites so you can safely surf the Web and transact online. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps ensure that you are running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving Internet threats.

Essential, award-winning PC protection for carefree computing

McAfee SecurityCenter provides an easy-to-read security status screen and puts you in control with fully customizable options.

When using popular search engines, McAfee SiteAdvisor’s safety ratings appear next to your search results. To see more information about the web site, roll your mouse over any SiteAdvisor safety rating.

Anti-virus/anti-spyware
Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, and adware.

Anti-phishing
Alerts you to websites that may try to steal your identity.

Two-way firewall protection
Confidently use the Internet 24/7 knowing hackers can’t get access to your PCs.

Website safety ratings
Warns you with color-coded ratings about unsafe websites.

New Product Features for 2010

New–Active Protection
Our revolutionary Active Protection technology provides the fastest protection against malicious threats to your PC. New and emerging threats will be analyzed and blocked in milliseconds, so you don’t have to wait for regular updates to arrive.

New–Quickscan
Checks for threats in the areas of your computer that are most often attacked.

Improved–Faster performance
McAfee security products boast faster startup, shutdown, and scan times. They run silently in the background without slowing down the PC so you can smoothly play games, watch videos, and be productive on your computer.

New–Power optimization
Extends the battery lifetime of notebook PCs by deferring scheduled scans until the computer is plugged in. It can also be set up to shut down your PC automatically after running a quick or full scan to help save energy.

The McAfee Advantage

McAfee security products use award-winning technology, are easy to install, and come with unlimited email and chat assistance. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps ensure that you are running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving Internet threats for the duration of your subscription.

McAfee SecurityCenter
Provides an easy-to-read security status screen and puts you in control with fully customizable options.

McAfee SystemGuards
Warns you when your computer shows specific behavior that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity.

Stealth Mode
Makes your computer invisible to intruders from the Internet.

Shredder
Allows you to effectively remove any and all traces of confidential files from your computer.

Protection without Interference
You can watch movies or play games uninterrupted as McAfee security service intelligently defers tasks, updates, and alerts when you’re in full-screen mode.

McAfee AntiVirus Plus 3User 2010

This antivirus kit was developed by Kaspersky Lab in the Russian Republic. It provides protection against malware and is designed to work on the Microsoft Windows operating systems, though one has also been developed for business computers running on Linux and another for Mac systems. There are a number of advantages in the Kaspersky Antivirus program, not present in other, similar software.

• Installation– This is a fairly simple matter and requires CD / DVD ROM drive availability in the system where the program is going to be installed. In addition, Internet Explorer version 5.5 and above, Windows Installer 2.0 and above as well as a minimum of 50 MB free hard disc space is required. For Windows installation RAM requirement ranges between 256 and 512 MB and the processor should be at least an Intel Pentium 800 MHz, or similar.
• Features and Ease of Use– Quite easy to use features include real time detection, protection and removal of viruses, malicious tools, Trojans, spyware, adware, auto diallers and rootkits. Automatic updates are available immediately. There is a preventive mechanism by which the Kaspersky Antivirus software stops itself from being disabled by malware. Free upgrades are another feature. An antivirus rescue disc which scans the computer while booting can be downloaded by businesses operating through Linux.
• Performance– AV Comparatives rates Kaspersky Antivirus high on detection rates among virus scanners. PC World declared the Antivirus 6 version was its Editor’s Choice in 2007. UK’s PC Pro appreciated the program’s scanning features, database updates and hourly new virus signature checking, by giving it an A listing. PassMark awarded Kaspersky Antivirus the ‘industry’s fastest scan times’ on Windows platforms in June 2008. Being an extremely rapid scanner with the most frequent updating system available anywhere, the software is likely to immunise a computer much before infection can occur.
• Help and Support– Chat, email and phone support is available round the clock. However, the services could do with some improvement.
• Other Issues – The program had failed 2 Virus Bulletin tests a couple of years back. Kaspersky Antivirus, like most competitors is incompatible with other anti-spyware and antivirus programs. Missing features like personal firewall, anti-spam and parental control; tools are a disappointment. There were 2 critical security flaws detected in the Kaspersky Antivirus program in 2005 – one related to an attacker being able to insert malicious code through CHM files and the other showed that an attack could commandeer a system even though it had this particular software installed.

To conclude, the Kaspersky Antivirus program is top notch software and keeps itself up to date on the latest threats. The client’s systems are kept clean and in its own words ‘helps facilitate identification and reduce the time it takes to provide protection against new, ‘in the wild’ security risks targeting the customer’s computer’. It has a very strict privacy policy and uses feedback from customers to constantly upgrade itself. Marketing of the product(s) can be vastly improved. I expect the Kaspersky Antivirus kit will be providing more such great software in the years to come!