Sophos Anti-Virus is clearly aimed at the enterprise market, with the minimum purchase being a 10-user licence, renewable annually. Unlike some of the other packages, Sophos is available for most operating systems including Unix, Open VMS, NetWare and Macintosh.
One of the most versatile anti-virus products available. Full of enterprise features, but not for the home user.
A good concept, but the on-demand anti-virus scanner lacks real-time email and IM protection.
Excellent value for money, but a few performance glitches let BitDefender down.
Do the new features of McAfee’s latest addition to its Security Suite stack up for home and business...
More approachable than ever, with excellent malware detection in an affordable package
A new interface and extra web-protection capabilities make AVG our top free antivirus choice
Symantec’s latest offering is lighter than ever and an extremely effective security package. And get this, a RAM footprint smaller than Kaspersky
A winner on the strength of its excellent protection, coming first or equal-first in our malware and firewall test.
A best-of-breed approach to Internet security pays off. This flexible and resource-friendly suite returns to the A-List.
A free package that scores highly, beating almost all its big-name competition. It’s just a shame it’s such a nag
With peerless detection capabilities, this well-conceived package towers over its rivals.
We've had a quick play with the new version - and we like what we see. Definitely one to stick in your PC toolkit for 2008.