The best antivirus for Windows 7 is, by a long way, AntiVirus 2011. I’ve run extensive tests using the following anti-virus apps:

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 , ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4, AntiVirus 2011, Bitdefender AntiVirus Plus 2012, Norton Antivirus 2011.

There are other applications but they just don’t cut it. My mission was to find the best of the best.

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On to the testing…

The first task was getting each test machine riddled with viruses, NOT AS HARD AS YOU WOULD THINK! I ended up with a hard drive of 80GB having 1784 different types of virus, malware and spyware

There’s a few websites/downloads which certainly helped me out in this area I then tested each application extensively, you can view the results below.

THE RESULTS:

As you can see, in every test AntiVirus 2011 outperformed the other AV applications. One think to note in particular, is the resourse usage. AntiVirus 2011 does not slow down your machine AT ALL. Every machine I have ran it on has continued to run like a dream! It also finished scanning faster than all the other applications AND removed 100% of the viruses.

Scan Time: Lower = Better

The speediest AV solution here is AntiVirus 2011 which finished after just 4 minutes , Kaspersky came very close behind in 2nd place and Bitdefender AntiVirus Plus 2012 didn’t do too badly either.

Peak memory usage: Lower = Better

The winner by a mile here is AntiVirus 2011, operating at a maximum of just 36MB. Around one fifth of what NOD32 used!

Detected Viruses: Higher = Better

This scan was performed on the same hard disk with 80GB data – it was loaded with 1784 different types of spyware, malware and Viruses Here, again,  AntiVirus 2011 is King. It detected and removed EVERY SINGLE VIRUS , Bitdefender and NOD32 also showed respectable results.

THE VERDICT:

I have to say it was pretty close between AntiVirus 2011 and Bitdefender but AntiVirus 2011 came out on top. There were a few viruses that slipped through with Bitdefender but AntiVirus 2011 removed 100% – I also tested adding all the viruses whilst AntiVirus 2011 was active and it stopped ALL OF THEM before they even got a chance to propogate my system.

I was very fond of way that AntiVirus 2011 was very friendly in terms of user experience and resources. You certainly don’t need to be an expert to operate it and it used minimal RAM and CPU – This left my computer’s processing power free to be used on the applications which I use.

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I hope you enjoyed reading about my experiment as much as I did doing it! The results are out, Gary Banham officially rates AntiVirus 2011 as the best antivirus for Windows 7. It is available in for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 so grab it now and keep your computer safe and secure! It supports the following operating systems:

Also, I am a proud geek and willing to answer any of your antivirus related questions so feel free to contact me HERE

All the best,

Gary Banham – IT Security Software Specialist

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Get started by viewing the top 5 AV software available for Windows 7 in the chart below, you can download your choice of software by clicking the ‘download now’ button:

Best Antivirus for Windows 7
Top 5 Antivirus for Windows 7
	BitDefender Antivirus	Kaspersky AntiVirus	AVAST! Antivirus	ESET Nod32 Antivirus	Norton AntiVirus
Overall Rating	97/100	97/100	93/100	91/100	90/100
Lowest Price	$29.95	$39.95	$39.95	$39.99	$39.99
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Supported Configurations
Windows 7 (32 bit)
Windows 7 (64 bit)
Windows Vista (32 bit)
Windows Vista (64 bit)
Windows XP (32 bit)
Windows XP (64 bit)

Threat Detection
Virus
Worm
Trojan
Spyware
Malware
Rootkit

Additional Protection
Browser Exploits
OS Exploits
Keyloggers
Inbound Email Protection
Outbound Email Protection
Instant Messaging Protection
P2P/File Sharing Protection
Registry Startup Protection
Dialers
Backdoor
Hackers

Additional Features
Password Protect Settings
Adjustable Security Levels
User Profiles
Self-Defense
Scheduling
History/Report Logging
Silent / Gamer Mode
Laptop / Battery Saving Mode
Link Scanner
Bootable Rescue CD
Free Virus Scan Online
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Let’s take a look at Avast Anti-virus. Avast offers a free solution for home users, making it the best antivirus for Windows 7 owners who use their computer for recreational use. It offers six channels of protection that constantly monitor your outgoing and incoming traffic for suspicious activity, so you are protected no matter what. If you happen to stumble upon a website with malicious code, Avast will alert you and terminate the connection, preventing the code from being executed on your computer. For commercial users, Avast offers a full featured suite of products for only $49.95.

BitDefender Antivirus offers a complete Internet security system for home and business users that protects from spam, phishing attacks, and even offers chat encryption for sending data in a secure manner. Parents will be pleased with the parental controls that limit what your child can and cannot access while browsing the internet. This makes BitDefender the best antivirus for Windows 7 when it comes to protecting your children.

Kaspersky Antivirus is world renown for updating its virus definitions as soon as new threats are discovered. Your Antivirus software is only as good as the viruses it can identify and in this vein, Kaspersky is one of the best services to date. Kaspersky offers protection to both home and commercial users, with small businesses lumped together with home users. The Kaspersky Internet Security suite features one of the toughest firewalls available on the market, in addition to a feature called Safe Desktop, which will allow you to open anything you believe to be suspicious in an environment that will not harm your computer. Kasperky is great for the home or office user who constantly receives attachments from clients.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus software actively protects your computer from threats entering SSL-encrypted channels, such as POP3S and HTTPS. NOD 32 also has one of the most comprehensive thumb drive scanning algorithms to ensure any removable media you insert will never be able to harm your computer, in addition to proactively scanning your computer at start up, making sure your computer is never without protection.

Norton Antivirus is perhaps the oldest virus solution on the market, but with the previously mentioned softwares, it is no longer the best Antivirus for Windows 7. The program is bulky and is often slow to update virus definitions and in tests, was outperformed by each of the anti-viruses listed above. Because of it is something of a resource hog, it can be cause slower systems to bog down. Norton is not recommended above any of the other virus protection solutions.

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