ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN’T LET HACKERS STEAL YOUR STUFF.

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JUSTIN PARISH
JUSTIN.PARISH@GMAIL.COM
 WHO AM I? Son to three, brother to six, partner to
one, uncle to ten.

Under-employed and slowly trying to

learn new skills and to get a job in
biology.

I dance, play music and games, and I

try to brighten the lives of my dear
ones. I also enjoy thinking and
learning.

I hope to learn and to benefit myself,

my dear ones, and humanity.

53% Auditory Learner

Justin Parish, justin.parish@gmail.com 27% Kinesthetic Learner
Oakland, CA, USA 20% Visual Learner
 POPULAR OPTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR
DEVICE
FEATURES Malwarebytes ESET Bitdefender
Forbes Advisor Rating 3.8 2.6 4.6
PC Magazine Advisor
Rating 4 4 4.6
Google Play Average
Review 3.9 4.7 4.7
PC Version Cost
(Starting Price, 1 year) $45 $49.99 $19.99
Google Play Number of
Downloads 10M+ 10M+ 10M+
Phishing Protection Yes Yes Yes
Website Rating No No Yes
Vulnerability Scan No No Yes

Sources: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-antivirus-software/
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-antivirus-protection
https://play.google.com/store/apps?hl=en_US&gl=US
MY DREAM ANTI-VIRUS

FREE!

Vulnerabilit 5 Star
y Scan! Reviews!

Website
Popular!
Rating!

Phishing
Protection!
 FEATURES Malwarebytes DESIRED

Forbes Advisor Rating 3.8 5

PC Magazine Advisor Rating 4 5
Google Play Average Review 3.9 5
PC Version Cost
(Starting Price, 1 year) $45 $0

Google Play Number of Downloads 10M+ 100M+

Phishing Protection Yes Yes
Website Rating No Yes
Vulnerability Scan No Yes

See: www.malwarebytes.com
 FEATURES ESET DESIRED

Forbes Advisor Rating 2.6 5

PC Magazine Advisor Rating 4 5
Google Play Average Review 4.7 5
PC Version Cost (Starting Price, 1
year) $49.99 $0

Google Play Number of Downloads 10M+ 100M+

Phishing Protection Yes Yes
Website Rating No Yes
Vulnerability Scan No Yes

See: https://www.eset.com/
 FEATURES Bitdefender DESIRED

Forbes Advisor Rating 4.6 5

PC Magazine Advisor Rating 4.6 5
Google Play Average Review 4.7 5
PC Version Cost (Starting Price, 1
year) $19.99 $0
Google Play Number of
Downloads 10M+ 100M+
Phishing Protection Yes Yes
Website Rating Yes Yes
Vulnerability Scan Yes Yes

See: www.bitdefender.com
 TRANSLATING RATINGS INTO RANKINGS:
STEP 1
Anti-Virus Grading
Notes
Ratings A=4 B= 3 C=2 D=1 F=0

Forbes Advisor Rating 5 4 3 2 1

PC Magazine Advisor
Rating 5 4 3 2 1
Google Play Average
Review 5 4 3 2 1

PC Version Cost
(Starting Price, 1 year) $0 $10 $20 $30 $40+
Google Play Number of
Downloads 100M+ 10M+ 1M+ 100K+ >100K
Phishing Protection Yes No
Website Rating Yes No
Vulnerability Scan Yes No
 TRANSLATING RATINGS INTO RANKINGS:
STEP 2
Anti-Virus Features
Features Malwarebytes ESET Bitdefender DESIRED

Forbes Advisor Rating B C A A

PC Magazine Advisor
Rating B B A A
Google Play Average
Review B A A A

PC Version Cost (Starting

Price, 1 year) F F C A
Google Play Number of
Downloads B B B A

Phishing Protection A A A A
Website Rating F F A A

Vulnerability Scan F F A A
 RANKINGS REVEALED!
Anti-Virus Ranked
FEATURES Malwarebytes ESET Bitdefender REMARKS

Forbes Advisor Rating 3 2 4 Bitdefender+Malwarebytes

PC Magazine Advisor
Rating
Google Play Average
Review
PC Version Cost (Starting
Price, 1 year)
Google Play Number of
Downloads
Phishing Protection
Website Rating
Vulnerability Scan
3 3 4 Bitdefender
3 4 4 Bitdefender+ESET
0 0 2 Bitdefender
3 3 3 All
4 4 4 All
0 0 4 Bitdefender
0 0 4 Bitdefender

Total 16 16 29 Highest = 29 and Lowest = 16

Ranking 2nd Place 2nd Place 1st Place Bitdefender 1st, Tie for 2nd

Sources: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-antivirus-software/
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-antivirus-protection
WINNER AND RECOMMENDED PROGRAM:

See: www.bitdefender.com/
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https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-antivirus-software/. 15 November 2023.
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Rubenking, Neil J. “The Best Antivirus Software for 2023”

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-antivirus-protection. November 2023. November 2023

“ESET Special Offers” ESET Official https://www.eset.com/us/brand-special-offer-2023 November

2023, November 2023

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https://play.google.com/store/apps?device=phone&hl=en_US&gl=US. n.d. November 2023.

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