10 best antivirus programs of 2018, rating of programs

Austrian laboratory AV-Comparatives - an independent organization that regularly tests anti-virus products entering the market, both for personal computers and for corporations and mobile phones.

Laboratory specialists claim that they use the most complete, most modern and most difficult tests for testing. A product "surviving" such a test can rightfully be considered the best antivirus of 2018... Here are ten of AV-Comparatives' rated Top Quality Antivirus products last year.

Read also: 5 best free antivirus software of 2018.

10. QuickHeal

The list of the top ten antivirus programs of 2018 is opened by the product of the Indian computer company - QuickHeal antivirus. Although the quality of work of Indian programmers has become a household name, this antivirus is quite useful and will successfully rid the computer of worms, viruses and other unpleasant surprises.

9. AVG

Czechs follow the Indians. AVG Antivirus - the brainchild of the Czech company AVG Technologies, can scan files, mail and is able to monitor the activity of a computer 24/7.

This antivirus has a free version, which can be used indefinitely, almost without sacrificing functionality. Features like anti-spam and firewall have been cut off, but you can surf the Internet with complete peace of mind.

8. Avast

The main advantages of Avast are low computer load and high scanning speed. Plus, it's completely and completely free. Avast will take care of the security of online purchases, check mail for viruses and Trojans, scan suspicious applications.

And gamers will appreciate another Avast feature - turning off Windows system alerts until the game is over. Avast "sags" in the rating in several categories - removing malware and identifying this very malware in files.

7. F-Secure

Finnish guys take the best from computer development in other countries. Until 2010, they used the kernel from Kaspersky, and then switched to BitDefender in combination with their own notions.

Despite the fact that F-Secure is positioned as a regular antivirus, it also has a firewall, a spam filter, and even its own VPN. Although it does not completely protect against downloading the contents of malicious sites, it is quite effective at dealing with it after.

6. Emsisoft

The sixth place in the 2018 antivirus rating goes to an Austrian product based on its own developments - Emsisoft. It is able to protect the user's computer from both common viruses, trojans and spyware, but it also blocks access to dangerous sites, checks all executable files and the course of already known programs - are they doing something criminal?

According to the developers, users will not even feel the load on the system from the antivirus.

5. ESET

And ESET was named fifth among the best antiviruses. People who were present at the birth of the Russian Internet will surely remember the NOD32 antivirus - one of the most popular antiviruses at the turn of the twenty-first century.

Bratislava scientists continue to work now, and at the end of 2016 released a new version of ESET NOD32 Internet Security. It is able to protect the computer from network threats, and the camera from unauthorized connections. In addition, according to the assurances of the developers, the work of the program almost does not "eat" computer resources.

4. ThreatTrack

American company ThreatTrack Security specializes in protecting companies from threats, attacks and spyware. Vipre antivirus offers a wide range of additional services - checking mail, websites and even Facebook pages, and also clears the history of visited sites and other traces of user activity in Windows. However, in tests for detecting and blocking suspicious and malicious software, the antivirus showed average results.

3. "Kaspersky Lab"

In third place in the rating of the best antiviruses in 2018 is Kaspersky Lab. However, AV-Comparatives note that the results of the top three - Kaspersky Lab, Bitdefender and AVIRA - turned out to be so similar that the Austrian scientists even had to introduce a special category for them called Outstanding Products.

Kaspersky has solutions for every taste - from private computers to large corporate networks, from simple home-use antivirus to password storage software for smartphones and tablets, and even protecting children from cyberbullying.

2. Bitdefender

In second place in the top 10 antiviruses of 2018 is the product of a Romanian company, the antivirus kernel of which is in first place in terms of the number of licenses sold - it is used by many companies around the world when developing their own antiviruses. There are protection options for personal computers, mobile devices, corporate networks.

Antivirus from Bitdefender, including its free version, provides real-time scanning and protection, virus control, malware detection and neutralization, as well as web protection and anti-rootkit. And all this while working requires very little system resources thanks to SmartScan technology.

1. AVIRA

And the best antivirus of 2018 in the ranking is AVIRA from the German company of the same name. This program scored the best on all metrics - virus detection, performance, real-time protection, and malware removal.

The antivirus has both a free version for private use and a paid one, which, however, differs from the free version only in web protection and email checking. Moreover, with the help of AVIRA, you can even find a lost phone or block it in case of danger.