F-protect
This in the DOS days was king supreme. FRISK Software was founded in 1993 by Fridrik Skulason, who first developed the popular F-PROT Antivirus (for DOS) in 1989 and the…
Microsoft Security Essentials
Wow...was I ever fooled. Their latest overhaul of MSE actually had me thinking maybe Microsoft finally did a good thing. The interface is simple, the product is free, doesn\'t seem…
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
They tried to woo me away from AVG, tried it on my personal PC for the 30 days. It slowed my PC down, interfered with my gaming, took forever to…
Moon Secure Antivirus
An offshoot of Clam and has a wonderfully innovative interface, but takes 24 hours or more to scan a drive that only takes 20 minutes on Avast, or an hour…
Clam Antivirus
Free open-source, but an interface that makes butt ugly look plum pretty. Few options, less control, slows your computer down as bad as full Internet suits with firewalls, and this…
PC Defender/Bitdefender
Been rated number one for several years now, however I have yet to try it since.
McAfee
So bad that I wouldn't put it on my worst enemy\'s computer. It slows the system down, often locks up systems as bad as a virus, and is so invasive…
ZoneAlarm
Once only a firewall, now trying to be all things to all people and doing it badly
Comodo Antivirus
Once only a firewall, now trying to be all things to all people and doing it badly
Avira Antivir
Initially impressed by the design, but every computer I\'ve seen it on has had a virus, so not so effective.