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Anti-Virus Software Comparison

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Anti-Virus Software Comparison
Today, the majority of American households operate a network of devices connected to the Internet, including computers, laptops, gaming devices, TVs, tablets, and smart phones that access wireless networks. In order to best protect these networks from viruses, malware, and intrusions, homeowners need to install and configure the right tools to provide confidence that family members can access the Internet safely and securely. This paper performs a product analysis on two competing vendors of internet security suites in order to offer a description of their services, examine the price to purchase and install their system, and discover the best suited market for these products as researched and evaluated using the …show more content…

I chose these two products as they both provide a comprehensive home network protection system against anti-virus, anti-phishing, safe browsing, intrusion prevention, and firewall capabilities. Laudon and Laudon point out,
Firewalls prevent unauthorized users from accessing a private network when it is linked to the Internet. Intrusion detection systems monitor private networks from suspicious network traffic and attempts to access corporate systems. Passwords, tokens, smart cards, and biometric authentication are used to authenticate system users. Antivirus software checks computer systems for infections by viruses and worms and often eliminates the malicious software, while antispyware software combats intrusive and harmful spyware programs (Laudon and Laudon, 2009, p.260)
As both products offer a multi-layered defense against these common network vulnerabilities, I felt their ease of installation, simple configuration and holistic approach would be the easiest and most thorough protection for an average homeowner …show more content…

Each provides website ratings, firewalls and fast scanning, and was rated comparably high in independent tests and reviews completed by PC Advisors in their 2013 anti-virus reviews. While these products are ideal for home networks, they are not suitable for business, or organizations. Small business antivirus software is normally priced upon on a per-user license, and offers business owners additional features such as the ability to install and manage all installations from a central location and increased scalability. In the independent test by PC Advisors, both systems blocked 94.4 percent of the attacks; however McAfee was more effective at cleansing known malicious code. As I personally own three computers in my home, the cost advantage of $59.99 versus $69.99, the improved cleansing capability, and similar operating features of the two systems makes my personal preference McAfee’s Internet Security 2013 Suite over Internet Security 2013 Security

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