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Excellent score   Excellent
Very good score   Very Good
Good score   Good
Fair score   Fair
Poor score   Poor
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Ease of Use Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Effectiveness Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent Very Good Excellent Very Good
Updates Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent
Feature Set Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ease of Installation Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Help/Support Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Very Good Very Good Excellent Very Good
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Other Versions
Small Business/Volume Discounts Available BitDefender Small Business Anti-Virus for File Server           G DATA AntiVirus Business Symantec Endpoint Protection  
For Gamers BitDefender GameSafe               Norton 2009 Gaming Edition  
Features
VB100% Certified Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
ICSA Certified Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
W.C.L Level 1 Certified Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
W.C.L Level 2 Certified Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Virus Defintions Updated (Average) Hourly Hourly As needed As Needed Daily Daily Daily Every Minute Daily Daily
Scanning Capabilities
On-access Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
On-demand Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Scheduled Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Heuristic Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Manual Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Adware/Spyware Scanning Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Script Blocking Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark
Scan Compressed Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Auto-Clean Infected Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Quarantines Infected Files Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Email Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Instant Messaging Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
P2P/File Sharing Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark              
Registry Startup Protection Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark     Check Mark    
WebMail Protection   Check Mark Check Mark     Check Mark   Check Mark   Check Mark
Detailed Virus Information Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Updates
Automatic Definition Updates Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Automatic Program Updates Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Manual Definition Updates Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Manual Program Updates Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Other Features
History/Report logging Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Password Protect Settings Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark
Technical Support
Live Chat Check Mark Check Mark             Check Mark Check Mark
Phone Support Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Manual/FAQ/Knowledge Base Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Tutorials Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark
User Forum Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark            
Email Support Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Supported Configurations
Windows Vista (32 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Windows Vista (64 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark   Check Mark
Windows XP (32 bit) Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark
Windows XP (64 bit) Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark   Check Mark   Check Mark   Check Mark
Windows 2000   Check Mark   Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark   Check Mark  
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