Comparison of Anti-Virus Software for use

in Office Computers

Basic Comparison

Selected Anti-Virus Software

Sorted by,
1. Software,
2. Publisher,
3. Link,
4. Description.
Bitdefender ESET NOD32 F-Secure Kaspersky
Antivirus Plus Antivirus Antivirus Antivirus 2017
2018

Bitdefender ESET F-Secure Kaspersky Lab

Bitdefender ESET F-Secure Kaspersky

Antivirus NOD32 Antivirus Antivirus 2017
Plus 2018 Antivirus

Good Good Good Good

Accurate Highly configurable Very user-friendly One of the best

Password Device access Good value performing security
control packages
manager
Supremely easy to
use

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Bad
Bad Bad
Bad Not a good value for
Relatively expensive Prone to false money package.
Can be resource- Not for beginners positives
hungry

Comments:

The different packages listed and compared are

all excellent pieces of antiviral software in

their own right but some have a few

distinguishing features.

Similarities:

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All the 4 packages recommended have the

basic antivirus protection suite that is

necessary. This includes basic web-filtering,

malicious file scanning, drive and selected

folder scanning, ability to be shared and used

by multiple systems, chest options to store

Trojan files and also some method to reverse

malicious effects of a computer virus and also

a multiple user licence.

Differences:

The Bitdefender Antivirus software is by far

the most practical for a secure office system as

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it is the only package that can detect 100% of

the threats that can occur.

The ESET NOD32 is a little more advanced

for starting users but has a Device Control

Module that can protect against USB viruses

effectively.

The F-Secure antivirus is lightweight and can

be used in the background while doing other

tasks. This is a particularly lightweight

software thereby minimising disk space used.

The Kaspersky antivirus is one of the most

reliable products that is tried and tested by

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other companies. It may lack in the feature list

but makes up for in the precision of virus

detection.

Recommendation:

With respect to the similarities and differences

and after calculated thought and research, I

would like to recommend the Bitdefender

Antivirus Plus 2018 software package as it is

the most secure in terms of computer virus

management and has numerous features that

will lessen the workload and the time spent in

being careful with suspicious files of office

workers.

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Reference:

Williams, Mike. "The Best Antivirus

Software Of 2017." Techradar, 2017,

http://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-

antivirus-software-of-2017.