Best Antivirus Software 2014 Named

Antivirus software is a must have for any computer system as this will help sensitive data stored on it be protected.

Best Antivirus Software 2014

The said software runs in the background on your computer, scans your files and monitors your online activity and websites looking for known malware or malicious software that could potentially infect your PC. It will then quarantine or neutralize the threat if it has detected it.

According to Privacy PC, the best antivirus software currently available is the Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2014. The group of IT experts said the program is packed with extra-features, has exceptionally good independent lab scores, and exhibited great usability.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 and G Data AntiVirus 2014 came in second and third in the list, respectively.

Privacy PC also singled out Avast! Free Antivirus 2014 as the the best free antivirus software. For other security software categories, it said that the following stood out:

Internet Security Suites: Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 (Gold), Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 (Silver), and Norton Internet Security (Bronze);
Premium Security Suites: Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Complete;
Antimalware and Antispyware: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (Gold), HitmanPro 3 (Silver) and STOPzilla AntiMalware (Bronze);
Mobile Security Software: Kaspersky Internet Security for Android;
Internet Privacy Software: Piriform CCleaner (Gold), ParetoLogic Privacy Controls (Silver), and CyberScrub Privacy Suite (Bronze);
Encryption Software: Folder Lock; and
Password Management Software: Kaspersky Password Manager.

To come up with the rating, Privacy PC used an "in-depth benchmarking" and "a set of clear-cut criteria that the products have been thoroughly evaluated against."