Technology evolves every moment. And every year well-known companies upgrade their portfolio to bring the most for the customers and users. When it comes to software products the battle between companies is pretty tough because each company wants to bring incredible features at an affordable price. Global leaders in cyber security already launched their upgraded antivirus and they catch our attention with a lot of benefits making it hard to choose one that is suitable for our need. But what is it an antivirus and why do we need one? At the beginning of its “career”, antivirus software was invented and built to detect and of course remove viruses from computers. Nowadays antivirus software protects us not only from viruses, but also from a wide array of threats such as Trojan horses, worms, spyware, adware, ransomware, malware, keyloggers and many more.

Without antivirus protection your device becomes vulnerable and a target to cybercriminals. Your identity can be stolen, your bank account can be emptied, your personal files like pictures or videos can be removed from your device and your password can be spied on. That’s why every device has to have antivirus software installed and updated to the latest version of it. This year it is recommended to have installed on our devices one of the following antivirus: Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Eset NOD 32, F-secure, Kaspersky, McAfee Plus, Symantec Norton, Trend Micro Antivirus+Security or Webroot Secure Anywhere. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus offers the most innovative technologies that predict, prevent, detect and remediate the latest cyber-threats. With Bitdefender you get performance without compromise because it is an antivirus that reacts instantly to online threats with no impact on your device’s performance and safe online banking. With Eset NOD 32 you get essential protection for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is a legendary antivirus that protects your device against all types of threats you will be able to play, work or browse the internet without slowdowns. F-secure gives you advanced protection against modern and complex threats.

You can enjoy features like as automatic updates to keep your security up-to-date, advanced malware removal technology and safe usage without slowing down your computer. Kaspersky is considered one of the greatest antiviruses that has ever been released and it blocks your PC viruses, cryptolockers and cryptomining.  It is also one of the most tested and awarded anti-viruses and it gives you security, performance and simplicity.  With McAfee Plus you can benefit from multi-device compatibility that will protect all of your Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android devices, password manager that creates unique passwords for your online accounts, saves and remembers them for you and an easy to use web-based console so you can manage all your devices from one place. Symantec Norton AntiVirus Plus gives you advanced security that helps protect your private and financial information when you surf the web, and it also creates, stores and manages safely and securely your password, credit card information and many other credentials online. Trend Micro Antivirus+Security is antivirus software that defends your device from a variety of hackers and attacks. It protects your device against ransomware which can encrypt your data until you pay off the bad cybercriminal, it guards it against phishing emails and it prevents malicious software attacks. Last, but not least, Webroot Secure Anywhere Antivirus is 60x faster than the average scan time of competitor antivirus products. In about 20 seconds, this antivirus checks your computer for malicious malware.