Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The lowest memory usage of 2010 anti virus

Today we found many kind of anti viruses. All saying that their anti virus was the best. But here I show you a list of anti viruses from the lowest to the most memory usage.
The test was conducted by Raymond.
This his URL : http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/07/11/which-free-antivirus-is-the-lightest-on-system-memory-usage/

The results are arranged from the lowest memory usage while idle to the most memory usage.
1. PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 4.0.0.26 (freeware) pctools antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 5680K
Total memory usage during scanning: 23948K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
2. Norton Antivirus 2009 (shareware) Norton Antivirus 2009
Total memory usage during idle: 6000K
Total memory usage during scanning: 51312K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.symantec.com/norton/antivirus
3. Kaspersky Antivirus 2009 v8.0.0.357 (shareware) Kaspersky
Total memory usage during idle: 6565K
Total memory usage during scanning: 50892K
Detects private trojan through heuristic method, not through virus definition
Link: http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky_anti-virus
4. Spyware Terminator v2.2.3.444 (freeware) Spyware Terminator
Total memory usage during idle: 7624K
Total memory usage during scanning: 64292K
Unable to detect virus with the built-in antivirus. However when tried to run the trojan, HIPS picks it up as a threat
Uses ClamAV for antivirus protection
Link: http://www.spywareterminator.com/
5. Norton AntiVirus 2008 (shareware) Norton Antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 8424K
Total memory usage during scanning: 78008K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.symantec.com/norton/antivirus
6. BitDefender 10 Free Edition (freeware) Bitdefender
Total memory usage during idle: 9668K
Total memory usage during scanning: 42492K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://download.bitdefender.com/windows/desktop/free/final/en/bitdefender_free_v10.exe
7. Avira AntiVir Personal 8 (freeware) Avira
Total memory usage during idle: 10072K
Total memory usage during scanning: 70072K
Detects private trojan through heuristic method, not through virus definition
Link: http://www.free-av.com/
8. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 v8.0.0.3578 (shareware) KIS 2009
Total memory usage during idle: 16180K
Total memory usage during scanning: 44216K
Detects private trojan through heuristic method, not through virus definition
Link: http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky_internet_security
9. Rising Antivirus 20.44 (freeware) Rising Antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 16252K
Total memory usage during scanning: 59704K
Cannot detect private trojan through virus definition but blocks it from executing
Link: http://www.freerav.com/
10. DriveSentry 3.1 (freeware) Drivesentry
Total memory usage during idle: 16992K
Total memory usage during scanning: 18504K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.drivesentry.com/
11. avast! 4 Home Edition (freeware) Avast Home Edition
Total memory usage during idle: 23100K
Total memory usage during scanning: 63416K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
12. CA Anti-Virus 2008 (shareware) CA Antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 37756K
Total memory usage during scanning: 47556K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://shop.ca.com/virus/antivirus.aspx
13. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.138 (freeware) AVG
Total memory usage during idle: 38244K
Total memory usage during scanning: 88244K
Detects private trojan through virus definition. Maybe they got a sample of the private trojan and added the detection to its virus definition
Link: http://free.avg.com/
14. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0.669 (shareware) eset nod32
Total memory usage during idle: 40364K
Total memory usage during scanning: 46012K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.eset.com/products/nod32.php
15. ESET Smart Security 3.0.669 (shareware) eset smart security
Total memory usage during idle: 42640K
Total memory usage during scanning: 39284K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.eset.com/smartsecurity/
16. Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008 (shareware) Trend Micro
Total memory usage during idle: 42608K
Total memory usage during scanning: 63704K
Able to detect private trojan as suspicious activity and blocked it from executing
Link: http://apac.trendmicro.com/apac/products/personal/antivirus-plus-anti-spyware/
17. ZoneAlarm Antivirus 7.0.483 (shareware) Zonealarm antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 52772K
Total memory usage during scanning: 97200K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/zonealarm_antivirus.jsp
18. BitDefender Antivirus 2008 v11 (shareware) Bitdefender
Total memory usage during idle: 56440K
Total memory usage during scanning: 73720K
Able to detect private trojan as threat
The free version uses BitDefender v10 and the shareware version uses the latest v11. So I had to make a comparison on both BitDefender products.
Link: http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-2194-en–BitDefender-Antivirus-2008.html
19. Comodo AntiVirus 2.0.17.58 (freeware) Comodo antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 56668K
Total memory usage during scanning: 76668K
Unable to detect virus through its virus definition. However when tried to run the trojan, HIPS picks it up as a threat.
Link: http://antivirus.comodo.com/
20. Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 (shareware) Trend Micro
Total memory usage during idle: 59140
Total memory usage during scanning: 79688K
Able to detect private trojan as suspicious activity and blocked it from executing
21. F-Secure Anti-Virus 2008 (shareware) F-Secure
Total memory usage during idle: 61972K
Total memory usage during scanning: 178824K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.f-secure.com/home_user/products_a-z/fsav2008.html
22. Moon Secure Antivirus 2.2.2.163 (freeware) Moon Secure Antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 71528K
Total memory usage during scanning: 71528K
Cannot detect private trojan
No changes in memory usage during idle and scanning
Uses Clam Antivirus engine and definition
Link: http://www.moonsecure.com/
23. Panda Antivirus 2008 (shareware) Panda Antivirus 2008
Total memory usage during idle: 76344K
Total memory usage during scanning: 101416K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.pandasecurity.com/malaysia/homeusers/solutions/antivirus/
24. McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 (shareware) Mcafee VirusScan plus
Total memory usage during idle: 87632K
Total memory usage during scanning: 140484K
Detects private trojan as backdoor program
Link: http://us.mcafee.com/root/package.asp?pkgid=276
25. Norman Antivirus & Antispyware (shareware) norman security suite
Total memory usage during idle: 99856K
Total memory usage during scanning: 201660K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.norman.com/Product/Home_Home_office/NVC/49922/
26. Windows One LiveCare 2.5 (shareware) Windows One LiveCare
Total memory usage during idle: 102868K
Total memory usage during scanning: 107868K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
27. eEye Blink 4.04 Personal Edition (shareware) eEye Blink
Total memory usage during idle: 117972K
Total memory usage during scanning: 131412K
Cannot detect private trojan
Free 1 year license for US/Canada residents
Link: http://www.blinkfree.com/
28. G DATA AntiVirus 2008 (shareware) G-data antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 130544K
Total memory usage during scanning: 175176K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.gdata.de/trade/US/productview/819/16/
29. Quick Heal AntiVirus Plus 2008 v9.50 (shareware) quickheal antivirus
Total memory usage during idle: 151660K
Total memory usage during scanning: 201660K
Cannot detect private trojan
Link: http://www.quickheal.co.in/small-desktop-edition-win.asp

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