List of Antivirus Software Company in India
This is a non-exhaustive list of notable antivirus and Internet Security software, in the form of comparison tables, according to their platform (e.g. desktop, mobile, server, etc.) and their operating systems (e.g. Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris, Android, iOS, Ubuntu Touch, Windows Phone, etc.).
The term “on-demand scan” refers to the possibility of performing a manual scan (by the user) on the entire computer/device, while “on-access scan” refers to the ability of a product to automatically scan every file at its creation and/or subsequent modification.
The term “CloudAV” refers to the ability of a product to automatically perform scans on the cloud.
The term “Email Security” refers to the protection of emails from viruses and malware, while “AntiSpam” refers to the protection from spam, scam and phishing attacks.
The term “Web protection” usually includes protection from: infected and malicious URLs, phishing websites, online identity protection (privacy) and online banking protection.
Many antivirus products use “third-party antivirus engine”, this means that the antivirus engine is made by another producer, however the malware signature and/or other parts of the product may (or may not) be done from the owner of the product itself.
Desktop computers and servers
Company | Software | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Original author/s |
AhnLab | AhnLab V3 Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 1988 | South Korea | Dr. Ahn Cheol-Soo |
Avast | Avast Free Antivirus | Proprietary | Free | 1988 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera |
Avast | Avast Pro Antivirus | Proprietary | Trialware | 1997 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera |
Avast | Avast Internet Security | Proprietary | Trialware | 2009 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera |
Avast | Avast Premier | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | Czech Republic | Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera |
AVG Technologies (avast) | AVG Antivirus FREE | Proprietary | Free | 1992 | Czech Republic | Jan Gritzbach and Tomáš Hofer |
AVG Technologies (avast) | AVG Antivirus | Proprietary | Non-free | 2006 | Czech Republic | Jan Gritzbach and Tomáš Hofer |
AVG Technologies (avast) | AVG Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Czech Republic | Jan Gritzbach and Tomáš Hofer |
Avira | Avira Antivirus FREE (formerly AntiVir) | Proprietary | Free | 1988 | Germany | Tjark Auerbach |
Avira | Avira Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | Germany | Tjark Auerbach |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Antivirus Free | Proprietary | Free | 2013 | Romania | |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Antivirus Plus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1996 | Romania | |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Romania | |
Check Point | ZoneAlarm PRO Antivirus + Firewall | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | Israel | |
Check Point | ZoneAlarm Extreme Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | United States | |
ClamWin | ClamWin | GNU GPL | Free | 2002 | Australia | |
Comodo Group | Comodo Antivirus | Proprietary | Free | 2008 | United States | |
Comodo Group | Comodo Antivirus Advanced | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | United States | |
Comodo Group | Comodo Internet Security | Proprietary | Free | 2010 | United States | |
Dr.Web | Dr.Web Anti-virus | Proprietary | Trialware | 1992 | Russia | Igor Danilov |
Dr.Web | Dr.Web Security Space | Proprietary | Non-free | 2006 | Russia | Igor Danilov |
ESET | ESET NOD32 Antivirus | Proprietary | Trialware[6] | 1987 | Slovakia | Peter Paško and Miroslav Trnka |
ESET | ESET Smart Security | Proprietary | Trialware[6] | 2007 | Slovakia | Peter Paško and Miroslav Trnka |
F-Secure | F-Secure Antivirus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1991 | Finland | Petri Allas and Risto Siilasmaa |
F-Secure | F-Secure Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | Finland | Petri Allas and Risto Siilasmaa |
FRISK Software | F-PROT Antivirus | Proprietary | Trialware | 1989 | Iceland | Friðrik Skúlason (second engine also with Dr. Vesselin Bontchev) |
Fortinet | FortiClient | Proprietary | Free | 2004 | United States | |
G Data Software | G DATA AntiVirus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1987 | Germany | Andreas Lüning and Kai Figge |
G Data Software | G DATA InternetSecurity | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | Germany | Andreas Lüning and Kai Figge |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Anti-Virus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1997 | Russia | Eugene Kaspersky and Natalia Kaspersky |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2007 | Russia | Eugene Kaspersky and Natalia Kaspersky |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Total Security | Proprietary | Non-free | Russia | Eugene Kaspersky and Natalia Kaspersky | |
McAfee | McAfee Antivirus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1987 | United States | John McAfee |
McAfee | McAfee Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2006 | United States | John McAfee |
Microsoft | Windows Defender | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | United States | |
NANO Security Ltd | NANO Antivirus | Proprietary | Free | 2009 | Russia | |
Panda Security | Panda Antivirus Pro | Proprietary | Non-free | 1990 | Spain | Mikel Urizarbarrena |
Panda Security | Panda Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2002 | Spain | Mikel Urizarbarrena |
Panda Security | Panda Antivirus Free | Proprietary | Free | 2009 | Spain | |
Qihoo 360 | 360 Total Security | Proprietary | Free | 2006 | China | |
Quick Heal | Quick Heal Total Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 1995 | India | |
Sophos | Sophos Anti-Virus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1988 | United Kingdom | Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer |
Sophos | Sophos EndUser Protection | Proprietary | Non-free | 2000 | United Kingdom | Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer |
Cisco (originally Immunet) | Immunet | Proprietary | Free | 2010 | United States | |
Symantec | Norton AntiVirus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1991 | United States | |
Symantec | Norton Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2000 | United States | |
Symantec (originally PC Tools) | Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus | Proprietary | Non-free | 2003 | United States | |
Trend Micro | Titanium Antivirus Plus | Proprietary | Non-free | 1990 | Japan | |
Trend Micro | Titanium Internet Security | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Japan | |
TrustPort | TrustPort Antivirus | Proprietary | Trialware | 2008 | Czech Republic | |
TrustPort | TrustPort Internet Security | Proprietary | Trialware | 2008 | Czech Republic | |
TrustPort | TrustPort Total Protection | Proprietary | Trialware | 2008 | Czech Republic | |
VirusBlokAda | Vba32 AntiVirus | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Belarus | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere AntiVirus | Proprietary | Trialware | 2011 | United States | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus and Complete | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United States | |
Company | Software | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Original author/s |