Protecting our computers is important. You can’t safely search for anything online without fear of malware, spyware, and viruses breaking in, taking your information and destroying your computer. Anti-Virus protection comes in free and paid versions. There are reviews and comments online for every anti-virus protection out there, so getting the pros and cons shouldn’t be a chore. To make it easy on you and depending on what you are willing to spend, give these top choices a try.

Comparing three paid anti-virus protection product reviews, Bitdefender Anti-Virus hovers toward the top of the list. Being the best of the paid version, this great scanner will scan and removes viruses while the added firewall blocks viruses before entering. With three types of interfaces to suit everyone (expert, immediate, and novice/basic), this is a winner in everyone’s eyes. An honorable mention to try is Kaspersky Anti-Virus, which remains in the top five. Norton Antivirus and ESET NOD32 Antivirus are tied for third overall. The reviews came from TopTenReviews, PC World, and PC Antivirus Reviews.

Comparing three free anti-virus protection software reviews, the best free software goes to Avast Free Antivirus, which topped the list in two out of three reviews. After having a major interface overhaul from version 4 to version 5, it’s no wonder that Avast gets the vote each time. It has eight different shields for web protection plus additional protection while being light on system resourcesand it-s all for free. Honorable mentions go to Avira AntiVir Personal Free Edition and AVG Antivirus Free (all landed in the top 5, therefore tied for second). Panda Cloud Antivirus came in third overall. The reviews came from Gizmo’s Freeware, Sofotex Download Blog, and CNET (Editors Rating).

Keep your computer safe. Don’t go online without some sort of anti-virus protection protecting you.