Good antivirus software is a must for any computer system. No matter how little you work on your laptop or desktop, even if a small amount of data is lost or corrupted, you are likely to suffer high damage. Some of this damage caused could never be recovered. In this article, I have collected information about the best antivirus software available. This software would not only protect your data from being attacked by virus and corrupted, but also acknowledge you about any threats slowing down the speed of your computer system. Let us have a look.
10. Avast Antivirus

On the 10th position in our list of top 10 antivirus software 2013, we have Avast. This is a kind of antivirus software that would not slow down the speed of your system, as most of the good antivirus software generally does. One of the exclusive features of the avast antivirus is that it could be operated in the sandbox as well. The only disadvantage with this antivirus is that it cannot prevent you from internet phishing. In the nutshell, if you have this antivirus installed on your system, you are free from any threats or damages.
9. G Data Antivirus

While choosing an antivirus software for your new desktop or laptop, the first thing that comes to the mind of the user is the ease of usability of the product. The G Data antivirus software allows you to be tension free about operating the software. This user friendly product does not require much understanding from your side and does almost all the work itself. You just have to download it and install it on your system. However, this software is the best one for the naïve users but still it has some shortcomings, for example- this software does not have any gamer mode, neither does it operate in the power saving mode.
8. Webroot Secure Anywhere Antivirus

One of the best ways to have viruses on your computer is to use the internet to surf dangerous sites. What would be better than your antivirus software blocking all such malicious sites? The webroot secure anywhere antivirus would serve this purpose for you. Also, the product is user friendly and could be used in any environment. There is one disadvantage with this antivirus software that it does not come with a rescue CD. It is also possible to select a scan schedule as per your choice. Then you need not manually scan your system once a while, your antivirus has the responsibility to do the same.
7. AVG Antivirus

If you are looking for nice antivirus software at an economic price, the AVG antivirus software would prove to be the perfect one for you. Not only virus and malware would be removed from your system, but you will also receive updates about windows and other software installed in your system periodically, such is the power of this antivirus. The Link Scanner Technology of this antivirus software is yet another benefit provided by it. The popularity of the AVG antivirus is growing day by day.

6. VIPRE Antivirus

If you do not want your antivirus software to take much of your hard disk space, VIPRE antivirus software can be good for your system. This is the only antivirus software that comes with a very light scanning engine and still removes all the malicious programs residing in your system that may corrupt the data you have stored for a long time. The instant messaging software also pose a serious threat. The VIPRE antivirus software successfully prevents you from all such threats and warns you regularly about updating your software.
5. F-Secure Antivirus

On the 5th position in our list, we have a new antivirus, the F-Secure antivirus software. Though this software is recently launched, it has not gained much reputation in the name of antivirus software, but still, according to the user ratings and some of the recent reports, this antivirus software is very effective and negligible complaints about the software have been received from users all around the world. F-Secure antivirus continually blocks all the malware that you may download from various websites while surfing the net or from emails as well. it has a shortcoming that it cannot prevent you from internet phishing.

4. BullGuard Antivirus

When you are doing a lot of work on your system, a simple virus or malware can prove to be very dangerous. The BullGuard antivirus is very effective in such cases. Moreover, this software is easily understandable and even the naïve users would not require anything else than the basic knowledge of a computer system to operate this antivirus software. The features of this software which have led to its presence on the 4th position in our list of top 10 antivirus software for the year 2013 are anti-phishing, spam filter, anti spyware, back up and many such others.

3. Norton Antivirus

One of the brand names in the field of antivirus software is the Norton antivirus software. It is not only the name of the antivirus software that has made it so big, it is also the features and functionalities provided by this software that has made it so big. Symantec has developed this software to provide protection to all the computer users from almost all kinds of threats and viruses. This antivirus could be downloaded and installed on your system very easily. One of the exclusive features of the Norton antivirus that has made it so popular among the consumers is the excellent customer service provided by it.

2. Kaspersky Antivirus

Not only viruses but the Kaspersky Antivirus software protects your system from worms, spywares and root kits as well. You can surf the web without the risk of having any virus downloaded to your system if you have the kaspersky antivirus software installed on your system. Not only surfing, you can use instant messaging service, email your friends and many other things could be done without any risk. As compared to various other antivirus software in the market today, the Kaspersky antivirus offers the best support to its users in the form of FAQs, user manuals, user forums and others.

1. Bitdefender Antivirus

Bitdefender Antivirus is on the top of our list of the top 10 antivirus software for the year 2013. As it has been mentioned earlier, the quality of antivirus software is measured by its users in terms of its use and ease of installation. If you have a step by step guide in your hand about how to use and install your antivirus software, I don’t think there would be anything better than that. Bitdefender antivirus software provides you with that comfort. It provides superior protection to your system against all kinds of threats. Moreover, you do not have the problem of your system slowing down due to the antivirus.