Choosing the Best Antivirus in 2015

If you want to have a computer that is virus-free and running smoothly, you will need to handle difficult situations, such as computer viruses, malware, spyware and Trojan horses with tact. This does seem hard, but that’s because it is. But, the good news is that it is possible, and even you can do it. So, the following are some of the ways in which you can keep your computer running like a well oiled machine.

Testing Labs

Needless to say, the easiest way of knowing whether an antivirus is really up to scratch is if the name of a particular brand ends up in the newest computer technology list of the labs. That alone is a vote of confidence as to which antivirus will make a difference when it comes to protecting your computer. The name showing up on one of the testing labs list is a clear indicator that the lab considered the particular product worthy enough to be named on its list. Apart from that, having a good test score once on the list is also another plus point.

But with all the labs out there, which are the ones that matter? You can use the detailed reports from labs such as, AV-Test Institute, Virus Bulletin, Dennis Technology Labs, and so on. These labs test antivirus software by recreating real world scenarios, so you can rest assured that the antivirus software will work once it is installed on your system.

Hands-On Testing

Getting your hands dirty if you know what you’re doing is also another way of knowing whether an antivirus is up to the mark when it comes to protection. This is a good way of getting a feel of how the product works. Depending on how the antivirus is able to prevent malware attacks, you will get a better idea as to how powerful the software really is. To test an antivirus, you can use one of the many malware hosting URLs and note the percentage that the software was able to successfully block.

Multi-Layered Protection

According to the latest computer technologies blogs, all anti viruses distinguish themselves by going the extra mile when it comes to protecting computers. This means that their protection capabilities go way beyond the basic virus scanning or the real time protection. There are even some antivirus software that can rate the URLs that you visit on the basis of how safe they are. Other antivirus software can also block certain processes on the system from connecting to phishing URL’s or malware hosting URLs.

It is important to note that even the best antivirus software have flaws too, and those flaws can affect the security of your computer, which is the reason why smart users always keep their operating system up to date with the latest software patches. The trick is to find a fix for a problem as soon as it arises. There are certain vulnerability scans that can verify if all the necessary patches are present on a system or if any are needed.

Behavior-Based Detection & White listing

There’s also behavior-based detection that can protect a computer against malware threats. Although it isn’t unheard of for behavior-based detection systems to flag the actions of legitimate programs as well. White listing is another way to solve the problem of unknown programs. Whitelist-based security programs only allow good programs that it’s familiar with to run. While using this approach is not always the best option for different situations, it is a useful one nonetheless.

Features such as, spam filters, Firewall protection, secure browser for carrying out financial transactions, history wiping, secure deletion of sensitive files and credit monitoring along with a feature called virtual keyboard to foil attempts of keyloggers, are all offered by some of the big names in antivirus software such as Kaspersky Anti-Virus (2015), Webroot Secure Anywhere Antivirus (2015), or Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2015 and so on.

Ending Note

While it would be nice if we had the technology that could sniff out a virus like an X-Ray machine at the airport, and pull it out the butt of a program, the sad truth is that it is physically impossible to protect a computer from every virus attack. But, using the aforementioned tips should get you off to a good start in keeping your computer safe from uninvited malware.


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