Best anti viruses as of 2010

1. Shield Deluxe
Price: $19.99
Description:
The best part of using Security Shield 2010 is the fact that is powered by BitDefender. This antivirus company protects tens of millions of home and corporate users across the globe. The Shield Deluxe 2010 will protect your PC and personal data from theft, making it worth considering.
Advanced Features:
Total virus and spyware protection
Free technical support
Intelligent scanning
Real time threat detection
Hourly updates, Vista compatible
Decides best security actions to take
Stealth web browsing Excellent extended parental controlsUses and minimal system resources
Monitors the activity of programs and processes that have been launched in the computer’s memory.
Controls over changes in the file system. Proactive protection.
Removes spyware parasites to protect your privacy and prevent system crashes and slow-downs.
Protection from rootkits and worms.
Blocks access to inappropriate websites and e-mail.
Reduces the system load and postpones updates, allowing for secure gaming at top speed.
Scans all Web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic in real-time.
Advanced system maintenance tools.

2. Trend Micro Antivirus Internet Security 2010
Price: $39.95
Description:
Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010 provides comprehensive and easy to use protection from viruses, intruders, and other Internet-based threats. Inexpensive product received excellent scores in our performance tests.
Advanced Features:
· Effective Antivirus Protection
· Customizable security for your home PCs
· Prevents virus-infected emails
· Home Protection for up to 3 PCs
· Spyware and Adware Protection
· Automatic Virus Pattern Updates
· Enhanced Software History Cleaner
· Effective Antivirus Protection
· Excellent value
· Free phone, email and chat support, with your annual subscription.
· Block websites with inappropriate content based on specific categories.
· Protect your privacy by getting rid of records listing Web sites and files recently opened.
· Stops viruses, worms, spyware and bots.
· Automatically download the latest signature updates. Quarantined file recovery.
· Real-time protection. You can run scheduled and manual scans.
· Keeps your system protected against all types of malicious threats.
· Remote File Lock safeguards your private files in case your laptop is lost or stolen.

3. Norton Antivirus 2010
Price: $39.99
Description:
Norton AntiVirus 2010 provides fast, responsive defense against all types of malicious software. The new Norton Protection System employs a multilayered set of security technologies that work in concert to detect, identify, and block attacks.
Advanced Features:
· Advanced antivirus with anti-spyware and Secures, stores and manages login and personal information
· Automatically saves important files locally or to secured online storage
· Maps your wireless home network
· Free chat and phone support.
· Monitor your home network and more safely connect to Wi-fi networks.
· AutoFix technology will diagnose and fix common problems for you.
· Automatically schedules scans and updates to occur while PC is idle.
· Blocks browser exploits and protects against infected Web sites.
· Prevents unauthorized users from changing your critical applications.
· Monitors all processes and registry changes.
· New Norton Internet Worm Protection blocks certain more sophisticated worms (such as Blaster and Sasser) before they enter your computer.
· Best proactive protection
· Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes
· Rootkit detection, two way firewall
· Defends against Web-based attacks and Automatic Virus Pattern Updates

4. Panda Antivirus Pro 2010
Price: $49.95

Description:
Panda Antivirus features a new ultraFast scan engine, 30% faster than its predecessors, Panda's exclusive SmartClean technology. In a nutshell, a good antivirus solution for Windows, that keeps your computer protected from any Internet threats.
Advanced Features:
· Automatically eliminates viruses
· Anti-Malware Engine
· On-demand scanning
· Smart auto-configuration
· Automatic Virus Pattern Updates
· Intrusion prevention blocks known and unknown hacker attacks and vulnerability.
· Identity protection: Anti-Phishing Filter, Anti-Banking Trojans Engine.
· Incorporates an advanced heuristic scan that detects more identity theft.
· Identity protection: Anti-Phishing Filter, Anti-Banking Trojans Engine.
· Personal Firewall protects you against Internet-borne worms and hacker attacks.
· Removes all traces of clutter left by spyware on your PC.

5. ZoneAlarm Anti-virus 2010
Price: $19.95
Description:
New engine delivers the best virus protection with significantly enhanced detection and removal capabilities. A configuration wizard leads you through setup, making it easy for everyday users to secure their systems fast.

Advanced Features:

• Wireless PC Protection: it sets appropriate security.
• Pre-loaded security settings provide easy, instant virus protection.
• Minimum PC resources and bandwidth consumption.
• Proactive firewall protection with multiple layers of security.
• Compatible with Windows 7
• Advanced antivirus, spyware removal protection
• On demand scanner interface
• Simple to install and run
• Advanced virus removal technology

6. ESET NOD32 Antivirus T NOD32 Antivirs
Price: $39.99
Description:
ESET NOD32 Antivirus proactively detects and disables viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, phishing, rootkits. It includes advanced archive scanning, access control for removable media.
Advanced Features:

• Blocks all attempts to collect and forward your confidential data.
• Best protection against zero-day threat and attacks.
• Small size of update files, fast scanning speed and accurate detection .
• Offers several layers of protection including real time email scanning.
• Uses a combination of filtration methods
• Identifies known and unknown threats
• System restore

7. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010
Price: $39.95
Description:
Kaspersky Anti-Virus protects your computer against known and unknown threats, and against unwanted data. Besides, it monitors system activities by user applications, preventing any dangerous actions by applications.
Advanced Features:

• E-Mail IMAP and NNTP protocol checking support
• Built-in system restore capabilities included
• You can e-mail or call a toll-free number for live technical support
• Users can change interface appearance
• New threat response time: less than 2 hours
• Heuristic analyzer
• Self-protection from malware
• Free Trial
• Scans files and Internet traffic
• Updates automatically