Many people are quite concerned about the prevalence of viruses on the internet nowadays. Their concern is not over-rated as there are so many viruses out there that are being developed at an alarming rate that even the antivirus software vendors have a hard time keeping up. In addition, many have wondered which antivirus software they can use to help protect their PC’s or MAC’s.

Below is a list of some popular and some less known anti-virus programs that are being used today. They are not necessarily in order of popularity or cost. I am simply listing them for your general information, first stating the software vendor’s name and then the name(s) of their software:

AhnLab, Inc.
• V3
• ACS

Aladdin Knowledge Systems
• eSafe

ALWIL Software
• avast!

Authentium, Inc.
• Command Antivirus(tm) for Windows

Computer Associates International, Inc.
• eTrust Antivirus

Doctor Web, Ltd.
• Dr. Web

Eset
• NOD32

FRISK Software International
• F-Prot Antivirus

F-Secure Corp.
• F-Secure Anti-Virus

GFI Software Ltd
• GFI MailSecurity for Microsoft Exchange/SMTP
• GFI DownloadSecurity for Microsoft ISA Server

Grisoft
• AVG Anti-Virus

HAURI Inc.
• ViRobot Expert

Kaspersky Lab
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus

McAfee, Inc.
• McAfee Anti-Virus

MicroWorld Technologies, Inc.
• eScan

Norman
• Norman Virus Control (NVC)

Panda Software
• Panda Titanium Antivirus

Proland Software
• Protector Plus

Sophos
• Sophos Anti-Virus

Sybari Software, Inc.
• Antigen

Symantec
• Norton Antivirus (various versions and types)

Trend Micro, Inc.
• PC-cillin 2003

Zone Labs
• ZoneAlarm Security Suite

I have used Norton Antivirus for years with good results. Presently, I use ZoneAlarm Security Suite because it has Anti-virus, Anti-Spyware, and Firewall all in one.

If you have comments about any of the afore-mentioned antivirus applications, please feel free to leave a comment.