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Best Overall: Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020 is an award-winning antivirus application that works very well with Windows 10 computers. It has very little drain on resources, so even when a virus scan is in progress it’s barely noticeable that it’s working.
Bitdefender Plus protects your computer in a number of ways. Virus definitions are regularly updated, so as you would expect, you’re protected even from the newest malware threats. But Bitdefender also includes multi-layer ransomware protection and includes a personal VPN that lets you surf the web anonymously, without being tracked. A password manager, online payment protection, social network protection, and rescue mode round out a well-chosen set of many security tools.
Bitdefender Plus allows for a 30-day free trial, and the base annual subscription costs around $50 per year. That base subscription supports up to three devices, but a slight price increase will up that to 5 or 10 devices depending on your needs.
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020 is available for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and Windows 7 (SP1). It does not support macOS, Android, or iOS, but other versions of the Bitdefender product are available to support devices running those platforms.
Best Award-Winning Protection: Kaspersky Total Security
Kaspersky is one of the best-known names in internet security for a variety of reasons, but the best one is for the number of awards Kaspersky has won for its Total Security internet security product. As you would expect, Total Security does antivirus and malware very well, but it also includes loads of additional security features.
One nice benefit of Kaspersky Total Protection that you may not find with some of the other antivirus applications on this list is the two-way firewall included in the Total Protection package. This ensures that the perimeter of your system is completely protected both for incoming and outgoing traffic. Additional, Kaspersky Total security offers webcam protection, a VPN, exploit prevention, password protection, a file shredder, and many more features you may not expect to find on a mid-range antivirus product.
Kaspersky Total Security costs around $50 per year and offers protection on up to five devices. You can increase that 10 devices for a slight bump in cost. It supports Windows 10, 8.7 and 8.1; macOS X 10.12 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher, and iOS 10.0 or higher.
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