It is no surprise to find the best antivirus products of 2012 already lined up even before the year begins as it is quite a common fact about these security tools or products. Almost all the best antivirus products for Windows offers major upgrades towards the end of each year and accordingly brings forth various improvements and new features along with it. Being the most essential tools for any Windows system, this new version of security softwares plays a significant role in keeping away with all potential threats and securing the resident data.
In this regard, we have compiled a list of 5 Best Antivirus Product 2012 that has been unveiled recently all of which looks promising for better and reliable service for protecting the system. The overview and important specs of all these antivirus softwares are discussed below:-
Norton Antivirus 2012 & Internet Security from Symantec
Norton Antivirus has always been a big name in the antivirus industry since a long time but has lately lost most of its user base due its slow performance on average computers. However, these aspects of user experience were looked upon in their product updates and it came off much lighter than before. The introduction of advanced technology support in Norton Antivirus and Internet Security 2012 such as Identity Safe in the Cloud, SONAR, Insight and Norton Management seems to offer more effective and reliable protection. It can automatically detect all the malicious scripts in the system and block them as required. It analyzes the behaviors of various software processes and detects anything suspicious to disable them. It offers extensive security while browsing the web and keeps notice of all files downloaded to the system such that all harmful programs and applications can be avoided. Norton Internet Security 2012 now includes Identity Protection and secures personal data by storing them in the cloud. It also introduces remote access and product management features to allow easy access and help manage the various Norton products, subscriptions and keep an eye on the health status of the system from anywhere in the world. It offers faster scans and keeps the process running in the background to enhance the user experience and performance of the system. Installation is easy and involves few number of clicks to complete. You also get some useful features like Vulnerability & Browser protection, Bandwidth management, Email and IM monitoring, bootable recovery tools, Power saver settings and lots more. The essential system requirements are 256MB RAM, free HDD Space of 300MB, 300 MHz - 1GHz processor and Windows XP/Vista/7 operating system to install.
McAfee Total Protection 2012 & Internet Security - Review
McAfee is one of the most widely used security tools to protect the system against virus and other threats. It is very common among the laptop users as most brands offers a free OEM copy of the McAfee Internet Security or Antivirus on purchase of a new system. Moreover, it includes many useful and essential features at an affordable price tag of around 50USD approximately. The new features added to the 2012 version of the antivirus includes Anti-bot Protection, USB and Removable Drive Scan, Pre-install Scan and Surfing Report along with other regular and existing features and benefits. One can avail 1GB Online Backup to safeguard personal data and files in the cloud. It works in all respect to protect the system and its resident data and serves as Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, and Anti-malware solution for the Windows users. It proactively reports harmful website while browsing the web by displaying specific icons and flags to inform the trust level of the particular website. Parental Control helps the caring parents to control their children's online activity and avoid misuse. One can also avail multiple utilities such as PC TuneUp, Digital Data Shredder to help maintain the operating system. Reliable security while using removable media like Flash Drives is one of the most wanted benefits as it is quite a known source of infection & virus threats. Performance is improved with faster load times and also quicker scans which makes using it comfortable to its end-users. Pre-install scan is another unique and newly added feature which protects the antivirus software to be hijacked while installing and thereby cleans all virus and malicious scripts while being installed. It requires 512MB - 1GB RAM along with 1GHz processor and 500MB of free Disk Space to install properly in a Windows XP/Vista/7 operating system.
Kaspersky Antivirus/Internet Security 2012 - Review
Kaspersky is another security product for Windows users which is known to provide premium protection to the system. With the new product release, it came stronger with improvements being registered in Real-time protection, webshield, antimalware technology and many other core functionalities while also including new items like Desktop gadget for quick and easy access. Its performance in low configured machines is also good and can run swiftly without slowing things down which is a good aspect of this security software. The Heuristics-based analysis helps monitor the suspicious software behavior to detect and distinguish the potential threats that might exist in the form of virus and malicious scripts and programs. The webshield is improved and can effectively monitor and protect from threats while accessing mails and websites online. It is light on resources and can perform well even in Atom Processor powered computers which is good for use in netbooks. Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 also provides reliable security solution while using netbanking and online shopping activities which is the must-have benefit as such operations are much sensitive and requires a clean and secured environment to work with. The Hybrid-protection feature reports the user about all the latest threats that are emerging and also provides protection against them. Apart from these, the most important ability of this antivirus software is its feature to rollback changes which are made by any malwares and accordingly helps to heal them with good results. It can work with a system configuration of around 512MB-1GB RAM and about 200MB of free space. It is compatible with Windows XP (SP2 onwards) and Windows Vista/7 (32/64 bit) operating system.
BitDefender Total/Internet Security 2012 - Review
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 is packed with the essential security solution such as Antivirus, Antispam, Antiphishing, firewall and other tools to take care of all threats to the Windows computer arising out of virus and harmful scripts. It includes loads of new features such as Autopilot, Rescue mode, Virtualized browser, Social Networking protection, Search Advisor, Scan Dispatcher and other improvements in existing tools and services. Almost every internet users are now-a-days involved with popular social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus and this has been constantly under scanner as it has become a source of being targeted and spreading potentially harmful viruses. Bitdefender makes Socializing on the internet safe by monitoring and analyzing the links shared on such social networking platforms and also monitors the privacy settings. It even filters websites on search results by advising the risks involved in accessing specific websites. The Virtualized Browser provides a safe environment to access the web and reduces the risk of getting infected while engaging in any internet activity. Autopilot helps initializing specific components on its own and takes decision on behalf of the user based on the situation. It performs scans faster and helps run smoothly without affecting the performance of other applications and softwares. Newly included feature called Scan Dispatcher helps a lot in this regard by initiating system scans only when the usage of resources on the system is below specific level which in turn helps to avoid system crash and slowdowns. It is compatible with 32-bit Windows XP (SP3), Vista (Service Pack 2) and Windows 7 (Service Pack 1). Additionally it requires more than 1GB of memory and 1.66 GHz Intel CORE Duo processors (and equivalent) to install and run properly. A minimum of 800MB free space is required in the system partition with a recommended 2.8 GB free HDD space.
Quick Heal Total/Internet Security/Antivirus Pro 2012
Finally, we would like to list Quick Heal AntiVirus 2012 as a promising solution for the large userbase of Windows operating system as it has lots to offer in terms of Core Protection, Web Security, Pen Drive Protection, Anti-Rootkit, Antispyware, Antimalware, Antispam, Antiphishing, Firewall and many other useful components. It has the ability to reliably scan through the system comparatively faster and can also heal infected files and remove Trojans, worms and other similar virus. The built-in firewall monitors all activity through the network connection using Intrusion Detection System to detect any attack or suspicious behavior and accordingly blocks them. Its Self Protection feature also prevents unauthorized modification of system and user files and registry entries. QuickHeal 2012 can also effectively get rid of Auto-run virus which is most common in external storage device like USB Flash Drives. Its ability to perform Boot-Scan can be highlighted as one of the most important feature as it helps get rid of various malicious programs that activates itself as soon as the system starts and makes its difficult for security softwares to remove them. Boot-scan proves to be the perfect solution for such problems as it can scan the whole computer even before the operating system starts and thereby search and destroy all such virus. It is compatible with almost all Windows operating system and requires around 256-512MB RAM, 850 MB HDD space and 1 GHz Pentium (or equivalent) Processor. It well matches its slogan of being the Lighter, Faster, Smarter in performance while also providing uninterrupted, secured & reliable protection.
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