The following is comparison on antivirus software across platform Windows, Linux, Mac, and FreeBSD for computer user. There is also anti-virus software for SmartPhone. We developed this anti-virus software comparison to make user easily find the right anti-virus software based on platform they use. In comparison table, user can find information about available packages of specific anti-virus software to different platform. User can easily know that which company offered free anti-virus software by just looking at light blue highlight color in the comparison table.
Anti-virus Software Name
|
Anti-virus Software by Computer Opterating System |
Porket PC & Smart Phone |
Developer |
Windows |
Linux |
Mac |
FreeBSD |
|
Avast! Home Edition (Freeware)
|
Avast! Linux Home Edition (Freeware) |
Avast! Antivirus Mac Edition (Commercial) |
No |
Avast! PDA Edition (Commercial) |
ALWIL Software |
Avast! Professional Edition (Commercial) |
|
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (Freeware) |
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition for Linux (Freeware)
|
No |
AVG Anti-Virus Professional For Linux/FreeBSD (Commercial)
|
No |
Grisoft |
AVG Anti-Virus Professional Edition (Commercial)
|
AVG Anti-Virus Professional For Linux/FreeBSD (Commercial) |
|
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (Freeware) |
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (Freeware)
|
No |
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (Freeware) |
Avira AntiVir Mobile (Commercial)) |
Avira GmbH |
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Premium (Commercial) |
Avira AntiVir Workstation (Commercial) |
Avira AntiVir Workstation (Commercial) |
Avira AntiVir Workstation (Commercial) |
|
BitDefender Free Edition (Freeware) |
BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices (Freewarel) |
No |
BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices (Freeware) |
BitDefender Mobile Security (Commercial) |
SOFTWIN |
BitDefender Antiviurs (Commercial) |
|
Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Windows (Commercial) |
Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux (Commercial) |
No |
Dr.Web Console Scanners (Commercial) |
Dr.Web Mobile Security Suite (Not for sale) |
Doctor Web |
|
F-Prot Antivirus for Windows (Commercial) |
F-Prot Antivirus For Linux Workstation (Freeware) |
No |
F-Prot Antivirus For BSD Workstation (Freeware) |
No |
FRISK Software International |
|
F-Secure Anti-Virus 2008 (Commercial) |
Not Available for Home User |
No |
No |
F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus (Commercial)
|
F-Secure |
F-Secure Mobile Security (Commercial) |
|
Kaspersky Anti-Virus (Commercial) |
Not Available for Home User |
No |
Not Available for Home User |
Kaspersky Mobile Security (Commercial) |
Kaspersky Lab |
|
McAfee VirusScan Plus (Commercial) |
Not Available for Home User |
Not Available for Home User |
No |
Not Available for Home User |
McAfee |
|
ESET NOD32 Antivirus (Commercial) |
Not Available for Home User |
No |
Not Available for Home User |
No |
ESET |
|
Norman Antivirus & Antispyware (Commercial) |
Not Available for Home User |
No |
No |
No |
Norman ASA |
|
Norton AntiVirus (Commercial) |
Not Available for Home User |
Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh (Commercial) |
No |
Norton Smartphone Security (Commercial) |
Symantec |
|
Panda Antivirus (Commercial) |
Panda DesktopSecure for Linux (Commercial) |
No |
No |
No |
PandaSecurity |
|
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition (Freeware) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
PC Tools |
| ThreatFire AntiVirus (Freeware) |
| PC Tools AntiVirus Paid Version (Commercial) |
|
Rising Antivirus (Commercial) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Rising |
|
Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware (Commercial) |
Not Available for Home User |
No |
No |
Not Available for Home User |
Trend Micro |
|
ZoneAlarm Antivirus (Commercial) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Check Point |
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