Top-10 Antivirus ( 2013 )

Every now and then I hear people talking about their system infected by a virus. People, for long, have been in a dilemma for which Anti-Virus will be the best for their system. We, today, provide you with the answers. We have got the Top-10 Antivirus list ( 2013 ), here, on UltraLap. All, well tested by us. We will provide you with our Ratings ( Out of 10 ) for various sections of the antivirus, Pros and Cons!

Here it goes....

(1) Bitdefender Antivirus Plus

Price - $29.95

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 10
Repair Score - 10
Usability Score - 8

Pros - 

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• Bootable Rescue CD
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Gamer Mode
• Auto USB Detect
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Live Chat
• Support by Email
• Support by Phone

Cons -

• Usability may be a problem

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 9.6
Performance Rating - 9.4
Features Rating - 10
Help & Support Rating - 10

(2) Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014

Price - $59.95

Scores :-  
Protection Score -9.2
Repair Score - 7.8
Usability Score - 8.5

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• Bootable Rescue CD
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Gamer Mode
• Auto USB Detect
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Live Chat
• Support by Email
• Support by Phone

Cons -

• Costly 
• Lacks Performance as compared to BitDefender AntiVirus Plus

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 8.7
Performance Rating - 8.3
Features Rating - 10
Help & Support Rating - 10

(3) Norton Antivirus

Price - $39.99

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 9.2
Repair Score - 7.5
Usability Score - 8.5

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• Bootable Rescue CD
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Gamer Mode
• Auto USB Detect
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Live Chat
• Support by Email
• Support by Phone

Cons -

• Slow's down the system 
• Scanning takes long time

Ratings -
Overall Rating -8.6
Performance Rating - 8.3
Features Rating - 10
Help & Support Rating - 10

(4) Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+

Price - $39.95

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 10
Repair Score - 7
Usability Score - 7.5

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Auto USB Detect
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Live Chat
• Support by Email
• Support by Phone

Cons -

• Lacks usability performance 
• Browser Exploits, Gamer Mode some of the are key features missing

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 8.1
Performance Rating - 8
Features Rating - 5
Help & Support Rating - 10

(5) McAfee Antivirus + 2014

Price - $58.86

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 9
Repair Score - 9.2
Usability Score - 6

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Auto USB Detect
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Live Chat
• Support by Email
• Support by Phone

Cons -

• Lacks some of the key features like Instant messaging scanning, Gamer Mode, Registry Startup protection

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 8
Performance Rating - 9
Features Rating - 6.7
Help & Support Rating - 7.4

(6) F-Secure Anti-Virus

Price - $39.99

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 10
Repair Score - 8.4
Usability Score - 7.5

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• Bootable Rescue CD
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Email
• Support by Phone

Cons -

• Slows down the system a little 
• Not recommended for Windows 8 users 
• lacks key features like USB auto detect and Gamer Mode

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 7.8
Performance Rating - 8.6
Features Rating - 7
Help & Support Rating - 9

(7) AVG Anti-Virus

Price - $47.99

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 7.5
Repair Score - 7
Usability Score -  8.5

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• Bootable Rescue CD
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Gamer Mode
• Auto USB Detect
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Live Chat
• Support by Email

Cons -

• Costly as compared to features offered
• Performance not upto the mark

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 7.7
Performance Rating - 7
Features Rating - 10
Help & Support Rating - 9

(8) Avast! Pro AntiVirus

Price - $39.99

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 8.5
Repair Score - 7
Usability Score - 8.5

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• Bootable Rescue CD
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Gamer Mode
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Phone

Cons -

• Poor Help and Support
• Auto USB detect feature not available 

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 7.5
Performance Rating - 7.8
Features Rating - 7.6
Help & Support Rating - 6

(9) VIPRE AntiVirus

Price - $39.95

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 6
Repair Score - 7.5
Usability Score - 7

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• Bootable Rescue CD
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Instant Messaging Protection
• Registry Startup Protection
• Auto USB Detect
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Live Chat
• Support by Email
• Support by Phone

Cons -
Gamer mode feature not available
Performance not upto mark

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 7.3
Performance Rating - 6.5
Features Rating - 10
Help & Support Rating - 8


(10) Ad-Aware AntiVirus+

Price - Free

Scores :-  
Protection Score - 9
Repair Score - 8
Usability Score - 5

Pros -

• Anti-Malware
• Anti-Trojan
• Anti-Virus
• Browser Exploits
• Anti-Spyware
• Anti-Worm
• Anti-Rootkit
• Anti-Phishing
• Secure Network
• Email Scans
• On-Demand Scanning
• Auto-Clean Infected Files
• Scan Compressed Files
• Infected File Quarantine
• Windows 8 Supported
• Windows 7 Supported
• Windows Vista Supported
• Windows XP Supported
• Support by Email

Cons -

• Help and Support poor
• Key features missing
• Performance not upto the mark

Ratings -
Overall Rating - 7
Performance Rating - 8.1
Features Rating - 7.2
Help & Support Rating - 5