Based in Finland, F-Secure is one of a handful of antivirus firms, along with Eset and Bitdefender, that is based in the EU. F-Secure uses a combination of malware detection engines, including its in-

Avira is part of international cybersecurity giant Gen Digital, which formed in 2022 after US-based NortonLifeLock merged with Czech anti-malware company Avast. Still headquartered in Germany, Avira w

E set was one of several antivirus suites whose malware detection engines put in a perfect performance during AV-Test’s real-world malware exposure test, during which PCs are exposed to threats as the

Romanian antivirus firm Bitdefender has grown to become a multinational cybersecurity vendor serving both home and enterprise customers. It’s first and foremost a European company, which may reassure

Norton is part of the Gen Digital group, making it a sibling company of Avast, AVG and Avira, but while Avast and AVG share detection engines, Norton and Avira continue to be developed independently.

Avast and AVG use the same malware detection engine and tools, wrapped in different desktop clients. We’ve chosen to review Avast, as AV-Test data shows its client to have less of an impact on system