

It also boasts a near-unrivalled false positive rate, beaten only by the paid Bitdefender, ESET and Kaspersky software. Its threat detection has always been up to scratch, as it is with this year's version. Avast Free AntivirusĪvast has always been a reliable bet when pursuing a free antivirus application. Read our full Panda Free Antivirus review for more information. As well as providing internet security functionality, the software offers anti-phishing protection, online backup to help avoid data deletion, a feature that helps you to detect and prevent any unauthorized access or connection from your device to internet and URL shortening. McAfee's previous "Internet Security" platform has recently been replaced by Total Security, an AV suite that works across works for Mac, PC & mobile devices. You can read our review of Bitdefender Internet Security from 2021 here. It can also store your most important files in special folders which trusted applications will be able to access as usual, while everything else gets firmly locked out. The user interface is bright, colourful, and intuitive, and the AV suite features solid ransomware protection too.


Price: £20.49 (introductory price) Bitdefender Internet Security 2020īitdefender's AV software rarely changes much from year to year, but that's okay because each version is usually outstanding. We have yet to review the 2022 version of Kaspersky’s AV product but its 2021 version received top marks in our tests.
