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AntiVirus Software Review
AntiVirus Software Review
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BitDefender Antivirus
2
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
3
Webroot Antivirus with SpySweeper
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4
ESET Nod32
5
F-Secure Anti-Virus
6
AVG Anti-Virus
7
McAfee VirusScan
8
G DATA AntiVirus
9
Norton AntiVirus
10
Trend Micro
11
Vipre Antivirus + Antispyware
12
CA Antivirus
13
AVAST!
14
CyberDefender Early Detection Center
15
ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS
16
PC Tools AntiVirus
17
Panda Antivirus
18
Norman Antivirus and Antispyware
19
F-Prot
20
ViRobot
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AntiVirus Software Review
Antivirus Software Review Process
An in-depth look behind the scenes in our review lab that explains our review process and how we come up with our rankings.
TopTenREVIEWS’ antivirus review page provides millions of people with a complete look at the best antivirus software available. And it’s done that for over six years now. Hi I’m NAME with TopTenREVIEWS. We help you find the best products everyday- but many of you have asked us how do we decide what products are better than others. The answer’s pretty simple: we find the most current antivirus products available in the market and then compare them based on how well they work, regardless of brand name recognition. It’s not just the popular names like Symantec and McAfee. But in categories with a lot of products available we may limit the reviews to the top 15 to 20 products. Here’s our data center. This is where we test the antivirus products to really see what their all about. In fact, here’s our IT expert Josh Borglund. Josh can you tell us what you’re doing right now? “I’m running footprint tests on four 2010 antivirus products right now. BitDefender, McAfee…(name four).†When Josh is finished running those tests, we’ll contrast the results against the nineteen other products we review on our side-by-side comparison chart. It’s only after we’ve tested the products that we decide on a number one product to recommend with our special weighted formula used to create the comparison chart. It’s that recommendation- the fact that we advise you to consider certain products over others that sets us apart from other review sites. When we put together our comparison chart, we start by determining what rating criteria fits the category (in this case antivirus) and then we determine how important that criteria is to the product’s overall score. From here, we determine the most important features and compare each product on our chart. Lastly, we do an in-depth review of the products including technical specs, screenshots and in some cases video tours and how to’s. “When we review products we don’t just rely on what the manufacture’s say about their products-we cut through all the marketing mumbo jumbo so it’s easy to understand to the average user. The strengths and weaknesses of all the products we review are shown on the comparison chart, and it’s easy to see why one product beat out the others.†Our editors stand by their reviews. We don’t get paid by anyone to put a product in the top spots. That’s why it’s easy for our editors like Josh to recommend our top products to their best friends without hesitation. We update our antivirus site often with new information, version updates, breaking news, articles, tips and tutorials so you can have the most up to date reviews on the products you want. So now you have an insider’s look into our review process. Hopefully this gives you an idea of all the work that goes into making sure you get the information and recommendations about the products you want.
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