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Originally Posted by bomber317
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Yeah, lists like that are interesting. I'm sure they're telling, and can be quite helpful to an end user, but I'd probably say that the level of accuracy in the Advanced+ certified category is extreme overkill for the average home PC websurfer. It would be very interesting to me if this test included the free editions from all the software vendors as well.
If I ran a business with computers containing critical/confidential data, then I'd be very interested in ponying up some dough to secure my assets. For interest's sake, some notable performers according to that report, and their associated costs (in USD, before tax, for home subscription, for one user
**unless otherwise indicated)...
Note: bolded text in [brackets] is rounded, averaged dollar amounts for easy comparison
1.
Microsoft OneCare --- $49.95 for 1 year [
$50 / year]
**pricing is based on 3 users; it is based on a comprehensive security software suite which bundles software firewall, antispyware, wireless networking and online identity theft protection to the antivirus software tested in the report
2.
ESET NOD32 --- $58.99 for 2 years [
$30 / year]
3.
Kaspersky AV --- $89.95 for 2 years [
$45 / year]
4.
AVIRA AntiVir Premium ---
~$50.00 for 2 years [
$25 / year]
5.
G DATA AntiVirus 2010 --- $24.95 for 1 year [
$25 / year]
6.
BitDefender Antivirus 2009 --- $39.95 for 2 years [
$20 / year]
7.
AVG Anti-Virus --- $51.99 for 2 years [
$26 / year]
**pricing is based on purchase of a security software suite which bundles software antispyware protection to the antivirus software tested in the report
8.
avast! 4 Professional Edition --- $57.94 for 2 years [
$29 / year]
**pricing is based on purchase of a security software suite which bundles software antispyware protection to the antivirus software tested in the report