Tech Tools Guide

Advertising The market for anti-virus software is fairly large. There are a few different vendors out there, including McAfee, Norton, AVG and so on. A lesser-known but quite effective anti-virus product is Emsisoft Anti-Malware. If you don’t recognize the name, it used to be called A-Squared at some point, but the company decided to change the name. There’s both a limited freeware version and a paid version for $39.95 that includes some additional features, as well as professional support. Both versions allow you to do the basic tasks of scanning and cleaning, but there’s a bit more to it if you’re willing to pay. Features Perhaps the biggest feature of Emsisoft Anti-Malware is the fact that it’s efficient. One area in which other anti-virus vendors tend to fall short is with resource consumption. Many of them will take up quite a bit of CPU and disk time, leaving your regular applications feeling a little bit slow as the anti-virus software scans in the background

Advertising The need for a good antivirus program is more apparent now than it has ever been. To fill this need, there are dozens of different companies producing software that is intended to be the best, working to fight off any viruses or malware that might plague a computer system. In that race, there are free virus programs and there are paid versions of the software. For some companies, the free version often performs just as well as the premium, but it simply lacks some features. For Avira, not only does the premium version introduce features, but it also shows that it is more able to handle the threats that advanced viruses might cause a computer. As with any other antivirus software, the real key to measuring how well the program works lies with three distinct variables: price, protection and service. Price      With an MSRP of $29.99, Avira Antivirus Premium is on the less expensive end of antivirus software. For many critics, the value may not really be th