Antivirus Vendors

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Is antivirus software dead or dying? Some say yes. Others believe that antivirus can and will offer great protection - if users are open to change.

The free Immunet Protect antivirus is community-based in-the-cloud antivirus for PCs.

Inforworld magazine reports that "Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks." In the past three years, the threat landscape has changed dramatically. So why have these antivirus vendor prevalence lists stood still?

A decade old patent award continues to raise cries of foul. The controversial patent filed by Trend Micro in September 1995 involved using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a computer and an antivirus scanner.

Command Software Systems produces Command Antivirus, a complete line of enterprise antivirus software built upon the F-Prot scan engine.

Russian developers Dr.Web provide antivirus software for Windows desktops, Novell, OS/2, LINUX, FreeBSD, and Solaris.

Makers of NOD32, a tiny antivirus product that packs a powerful punch. NOD32 has received more VB100% awards than any other product in history.

Makers of SurfinGuard, Finjan protects Windows 32-bit platforms against Internet-borne threats such as ActiveX and Javascript.

FRISK Software produces F-Prot Antivirus. The F-Prot scanning engine is widely used in other antivirus products, but is also available directly from FRISK Software Ffor Exchange, Linux, BSD, AIX, Windows, and DOS.

Taking a managed security approach, F-Secure provides service and protection for a wide array of platforms using multiple scan engines.

German-based G Data develops AntiVirenKit.

GeCAD Software develops RAV antivirus software, including a free online virus scanner, adult content blocking, spam filtering, and plugins for many popular IM programs.

Mail Essentials provides email content checking, antivirus software, and spam blocking for Microsoft Exchange and SMTP.

Grisoft, developers of AVG, provides one of the few free antivirus scanners left on the market. In addition to their free desktop scanner, AVG is available in Professional and server editions.

From Peru, antivirus software for DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, 98, NT and NetWare. Website/products in Spanish language version only.

Korean-based HAURI, Inc. is an anti-virus and data recovery solution company. Their product, ViRobot, is available for desktops, servers, and as an SDK.

H+BDEV provides AntiVir software for everything from DOS to Exchange servers. AntiVir for Linux and FreeBSD as well as AntiVir Personal Edition 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP are available free for personal use.

Russian developer Kaspersky provides antivirus protection for Microsoft and Linux platforms. Unique online scanner allows single files to be uploaded and scanned.

MicroWorld develops eScan, an enterprise antivirus solution, and MailScan, content security software that scans e-mail, attachments, and web pages.

File Protector 2000 Special Edition v1.19, hides and protects files and folders in various ways for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000.

MKS is a Polish antivirus firm developing mks_vir.

Better known as McAfee, Network Associates develops a full line of anti-virus and firewall products for a wide array of platforms.

Billed as self-sufficient protection, InVircible, by NetZ Computing, Ltd. is pure behavior-blocking based on integrity checking.

From Eset, NOD32 is a tiny antivirus product that packs a powerful punch. NOD32 has received more VB100% awards than any other product in history.

Specializing in access and virus control, Norman Data Defense provides traditional virus signature scanning with behavior blocking.

Panda develops a range of antivirus solutions, from home use to large enterprise. Script blocking and attachment filtering are two features separating their desktop product from the pack.

Antivirus software for the International audience: Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Spain, and Italy for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 with Email Protection.

Protector Plus Antivirus, developed by Proland Software, defends a wide range of Windows platforms, MS-DOS, and NetWare.

Pelican Software's SafeTNet provides behavior blocking of files on the local drive and prevents hostile Javascript and VBScripts from modifying your system registry.

Developed by SOFTWIN, BitDefender incorporates email and Internet monitoring with traditional antivirus software.

Taking a less traditional approach, Sophos specializes in detection rather than disinfection of computer viruses.

Wolfang Stiller's Integrity Master protects files by preventing modifications.

Developers of Antigen, Sybari offers antivirus solutions for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, and SharePoint.

Symantec's Norton Antivirus defends desktops and servers from the threat of computer viruses.

PC-Cillin is just one of the products offered by Trend to protect your PC from malicious code.

VCatch specializes in malicious mobile code, even providing solutions for virus-prone P2P filesharing.

Hungarian developers of VirusBuster for Windows (95/98/Me), VBShield for Novell NetWare and VirusBuster MailShield for SMTP.

Freedom Anti-Virus is an integrated solution that includes cookie blocking, privacy protection, and ad blocking.