The Best Antivirus Utilities for 2016

Spring is in full swing. Every new day brings new blooms, new allergies, and new malware attacks. If you're an allergy sufferer, you know what to do—pick up an antihistamine at the drugstore. Maybe you're one of the lucky non-sneezers, but nobody is immune to malware attacks. You definitely need to protect your PCs with an antivirus program. We've carefully analyzed dozens of them and winnowed them down to the 10 best so you can decide which is the best cure for you.



I did say antivirus, but in truth it's unlikely you'll get hit with an actual computer virus. Malware these days is about making money, and there's no easy way to cash in on spreading a virus. Ransomware and data-stealing Trojans are much more common, as are bots that let the bot-herder rent out your computer for nefarious purposes. Modern antivirus utilities handle Trojans, rootkits, spyware, adware, ransomware, and more. PCMag has reviewed 42 different commercial antivirus utilities, and that's not even counting the many free antivirus tools. Out of that extensive field we've named four Editors' Choice products.








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