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Vipre Antivirus + Antispyware

Manufacturer: Sunbelt Software
Excellent
Overall Rating
Excellent
Ease of Use
Excellent
Effectiveness
Excellent
Updates
Excellent
Feature Set
Excellent
Ease of Installation
Excellent
Help/Support
Lowest Price:
$29.95
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Vipre Antivirus + Antispyware Specifications

Vipre Antivirus + Antispyware Product Details

Features

  • High performance threat protection with low impact on system resources
  • All-new technology delivers a unique antivirus and antispyware engine
  • Advanced, anti-rootkit technology
  • Real-time monitoring with Active Protection™
  • Full protection against email-borne threats

Active Protection incorporates three methods to protect the user:

  • Signature matching, comparing a file for an exact match against VIPRE's definition database
  • Heuristic analysis, which looks at the internal characteristics of a file to determine the likelihood that it is malware;
  • Behavioral analysis, observing the actual actions of a program to determine if it is possibly malware.

System Requirements

  • At least an IBM Compatible 400MHZ computer with minimum 256MB RAM
  • At least 150MB of available free space on your hard drive
  • All Internet browsers are supported for Active Protection, scanning, and removal of threats. Internet Explorer 6 or higher must be installed for VIPRE to function properly; however IE does not have to be your default browser.
  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 SP4 RU1, Windows XP and higher (32 and 64-bit), Windows Vista and higher (32 and 64-bit)
  • Supported Email Applications: Outlook 2000 and higher, Outlook Express 5.0 and higher, Windows Mail on Vista, and SMTP and POP3 (Thunderbird, IncrediMail, Eudora, etc.)
Lowest Price:
$29.95
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