Group test: what's the best antivirus?

5. Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security

• Reviewed on: 1 February 13
• RRP: £60 for 1 year/3 PCs
• Rating:

Overall, Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security is a great choice. This security suite boasts excellent performance, a quick installation process, a user-friendly interface, and speedy scans. Its settings pane is a tad confusing, but that’s a minor issue considering the protection you’ll be getting.

4. Kaspersky Internet Security 2013

• Reviewed on: 4 September 12
• RRP: £105 (5-device, 2-year licence), £50 (3-device, 1-year licence)
• Rating:

Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 covers all the bases well. With a full complement of protection modules at its disposal, it adds in some useful extras. In particular, it guards against the possibility of drive-by malware lifting financial passwords or details when you're dealing with your accounts. Rated highly for its core protection and repair capabilities, it's a little expensive, but may well be discounted, now it's widely available.

3. G Data InternetSecurity 2013

• Reviewed on: 30 January 13
• RRP: £34
• Rating:

G Data InternetSecurity 2013 is an effective antimalware suite, but it suffers from an annoying installation process and a settings panel that is better suited to advanced users.

2. Bitdefender Internet Security 2013

• Reviewed on: 31 January 13
• RRP: £39
• Rating:

Overall, Bitdefender's 2013 Internet security suite is an excellent, user-friendly program. It does have some mild scanning-speed issues, but otherwise it's an easy-to-use suite that gives you several nice extra services.

1. Symantec Norton Internet Security 2013

• Reviewed on: 18 October 12
• RRP: £50 (3-device, 1-year); £80 (5-device, 1-year)
• Rating:

As we've now come to expect from Symantec, Norton Internet Security is a solid, professional piece of software, doing what it does thoroughly and with a minimum of interruption. There doesn't seem a whole lot new in the 2013 version and there are other products which include extra modules for the same money, but the core requirements of an IS product are well covered here.