If you want to detect viruses, or other malicious programs on your computer then you will need anti-virus software. The software is capable of detecting if (known) viruses are on your computer, or if you are passed over other medium (e.g. via a CD, USB stick, etc). For more information about Anti-Virus software please click here.

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The list of products

Product name	Our rating
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009
AVG 8.5 Free
AVG 8 Free
AVG 8 Antivirus
ClamXav for Mac
Panda Anitivirus Pro 2009
VirusBarrier X5
Mcafee VirusScan
Norton Antivirus Mac
Norton AntiVirus
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008