Bugs in the Box
CSEF · 2006 Mathematics & Software
Overview
Objectives/Goals To determine which Anti-Virus software on the market is the most effective,cost efficient, and has the most features. Methods/Materials 2 home built computers-AMD Athlon 2800, Windows xp Panda Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Ez Trust Antivirus,Norton Antivirus,McAfee Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus,8 common viruses, 3 custom Viruses Results Panda and Bitdefender outperformed the other Antivirus software. Norton performed average, while McAfee was below average. Conclusions/Discussion Panda and Bitdefender are the best Antivirus out on the market right now.Even though Norton and McAfee are the most popular, Panda and Bitdefender are the most reliable and contain more features.
Summary statement
Effectiveness of Anti-virus software
Help received
mom, for preparing and buying my supplies, Jay with helping me to work on my tests and graphs
Competition history
- CSEF 2006
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