Last year I wrote a couple of posts on the topic of the best free and paid antivirus. Later I received comments from readers with questions such as “Why dr. Web is not in the list, but some unknown F-Secure yes?”, “What about ESET NOD 32”, messages that if I dare to recommend the Kaspersky antivirus, then my advice is useless and things like that.
Therefore, I decided to write a review on the topic of the best antivirus in 2014 in a slightly different format, so that these questions do not arise. This time I will not divide the material into two separate posts for paid antivirus and free of charge, and I'll try to fit it all into one material, dividing it into the appropriate sections.
Update: Best antivirus without costs 2020
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Which antivirus to select
On the web portal of almost any antivirus provider you will find information that their product is the best based on this or that publication or the best based on a certain characteristic. Needless to say, if I do something and sell it, I will find what I do best and make sure to report it.
There is evidence and there are subjective opinions, not always competent
Despite this, we are lucky and there is Independent laboratories.All they do is test the antivirus year after year and month after month. In this circumstance, your bias is unlikely (after all, fame is essential) Y, if it is present, can be mitigated with a sufficient number of these labs.
It is essential that tests carried out regularly under various conditions are more objective than the opinion of a “expert” that a certain antivirus is bad, obtained by him five years ago in a pirated version and promoted since then to all acquaintances a little less. computer knowledge.
Websites of the most prominent antivirus testing institutions:
In reality, there are more and they can be easily searched on the internet, but overall, the results are the same for most of the posts. At the same time, some antivirus companies operate their own sites to make the calls “independent tests” for known purposes. The four mentioned sites have yet to be blamed for their affiliation with antivirus software producers due to their long existence.. Below are examples of the results of these tests.
And also about those questions and comments:
- What other BitDefender? I know no such thing, and none of the computer scientists I know knows.
- What is F-Secure? Tell me better where to download NOD 32 for free.
- I don't know of any G Data Internet Security, I use Dr. Web and everything is fine.
What can I say? Use what you think is right. And you do not know these antivirus probably for the reason that currently the specified companies the Russian market is not very interesting, while manufacturers, whose antivirus is the one that almost everyone listens to, spend considerable funds on marketing in our country.
The highest paid antivirus in 2014
The undisputed leaders, like last year, are the antivirus products from Kaspersky and BitDefender.
BitDefender Internet Security 2014
In all key parameters like: virus detection tests, number of false positives, performance, ability to delete malware and in almost all tests, BitDefender Internet Security stays first (slightly behind Kaspersky and G Data antivirus in two tests).
The fact that BitDefender handles viruses superbly and does not load the computer, an easy-to-use interface is added (even when in english) and the presence of many additional layers of protection, that provide security on social networks, personal data protection. and payments and much more.
Bitdefender Internet Security review 2014
BitDefender Internet Security 2014 it has a price of 69,95 dollars at bitdefender.com. On bitdefender.ru, the price of a license to 1 PC is from 891 rubles, but the version 2013 It is on sale.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2014.
If someone tells you that Kaspersky antivirus is slowing down your system, do not believe it and recommend that you uninstall the decrypted version of Kaspersky Antivirus 6.0 O 7.0 at once. This antivirus product in the current version is on par with the previous antivirus in all key performance parameters, detection and usability, providing effective protection against all modern threats, including the use of new security technologies implemented in Windows 8 Y 8.1.
The license price for two computers is 1.600 rubles and can be downloaded from the official web portal Kaspersky.ru.
The rest of the best of the payment.
And now about six more antivirus, which can also be safely categorized as the best quality software for this purpose, about them a little more briefly.
- Avira Internet Security 2014 – Lower than previous antivirus only in performance parameter, and quite insignificant. The cost of the license is 1798 rubles, you can download a trial version or buy it from the official web portal http://www.avira.com/ru/
- F-Sure Internet Security 2014 – Practically equivalent to the previously mentioned antivirus in terms of quality, slightly lower in performance and usability. The license price for three computers is 1.800 rubles and can be downloaded from the official Russian site http://www.f-secure.com/ru/web/home_ru/home
- GRAM Data Internet Security 2014, G Data Total Protection – Excellent threat detection, lower performance than previous. Less user friendly interface. Price – 950 rubles, 1 Unit. Official web portal: http://ru.gdatasoftware.com/
- Symantec Norton Internet Security 2014 – In the leaders in detection quality and usability, inferior in performance and demanding in computing resources. Price: 1590 rubles for 1 PC for one year. You can buy it from the official site http://ru.norton.com/internet-security/.
- ESET Intelligent Security 7 – Until last year, this antivirus was not at the top of the antivirus ranking, but now it's there. It is slightly behind the leaders of the classification. Price – 1750 rubles 3 pieces per 1 year. You can download it from the official web portal http://www.esetnod32.ru/home/products/smart-security-7/
The best antivirus without costs of 2014
A free antivirus doesn't mean it's bad. All the free antiviruses listed below offer reliable protection against viruses, Trojans and other malicious programs. The first three antiviruses are superior to their paid counterparts in many respects.
Panda Security Cloud antivirus FREE 2.3
The antivirus without costs Panda Cloud, according to the tests, it is not inferior in the detection of threats to other leaders of the ranking, including those distributed for a fee. And it falls slightly behind the leaders in the parameter “Performance”. You can download the antivirus for free from the official site http://free.pandasecurity.com/ru/.
Qihoo 360 Internet Security 5.
To be honest, did not even know this chinese antivirus (don't be intimidated, the interface is in a more familiar language, English). Despite this, ranks at the top 3 of the best free antivirus products on all key features and appears confidently in all antivirus software rankings and easily overrides some paid protection options. Download it for free here: http://360safe.com/internet-security.html
Avira Free Antivirus 2014.
This antivirus is already known to many, since it has deservedly been used as free virus protection on many users' computers in recent years. Everything is fine in the antivirus: low number of false positives and secure threat detection, does not slow down the equipment and is easy to use. To download Avira Antivirus, visit the official web portal at http://www.avira.com/ru/avira-free-antivirus.
If for any reason none of the free antivirus mentioned above suits you, can recommend another two, AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2014 y Avast Free Antivirus 8, both are also a fairly reliable free computer protection.
I think the post ends with this, I hope you find it useful.
