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List of AV-Vendors (PC)

We get sometimes asked why we do not test all AV’s out there. There exist several hundred (several thousand worldwide, if we would count every rebranded security software or other various products providing some form of security).

We usually include only about 16-20 of the most well-known AV products in our public main test-series. Some other can be found in our single product tests, several more are getting tested only internally.

Below you can find a list of about 100 relatively well-known AV vendors, just to give you an impression that there are more products out there then most of the users even known/heard about.

You can send us suggestions for other AV vendors to include in this list. Please use the contact form.

Vendors
Website
Country
Third Party Engine
Agnitum (Outpost)http://www.agnitum.comRussia
AhnLab (V3)http://www.ahnlab.comKorea
Aladdin (eSafe)http://www.safenet-inc.comUSA
Anguanjiahttp://www.anguanjia.comChina
Antiyhttp://www.antiy.comChina
ArcaBit (ArcaVir, MKS_Vir)http://www.arcabit.comPoland
Ashampoohttp://www.ashampoo.comGermanyIkarus, Emsisoft
avast!http://www.avast.comCzech Republic
Avertivehttp://www.avertive.comUKAgnitum
AVGhttp://www.avg.comCzech Republic
AVIRAhttp://www.avira.comGermany
BachKhoahttp://www.bkav.com.vnVietnam
BeyondTrust (eEye)http://www.beyondtrust.comUSA
BitDefenderhttp://www.bitdefender.comRomania
Bluepointhttp://www.bluepointsecurity.comUSA
Brightfort (SpywareBlaster)http://www.brightfort.comUSA
BullGuardhttp://www.bullguard.comUKBitdefender
ByteHerohttp://www.bytehero.comChina
Central Command (Vexira)http://www.centralcommand.comUSAAgnitum
Cerberhttp://www.cerberav.comSpain
Checkpoint (ZoneAlarm)http://www.zonealarm.comUSAKaspersky
ClearSighthttp://www.clearsightav.comUKAgnitum
Commtouch (F-Prot)http://www.commtouch.comUSA
Comodohttp://www.comodo.comUSA
Defenxhttp://www.defenx.comSwitzerlandAgnitum
Digital Defenderhttp://www.digital-defender.comUKAgnitum
Dr. Webhttp://www.drweb.comRussia
Emsisofthttp://www.emsisoft.comAustriaBitdefender
eScanhttp://www.escanav.comIndiaBitdefender
ESEThttp://www.eset.comSlovakia
EstSofthttp://alyac.altools.co.krKoreaBitdefender
FileMedichttp://www.filemedic.comPoland
Filseclab (Twister)http://www.filseclab.comChina
Fortinethttp://www.fortinet.comUSA
F-Securehttp://www.f-secure.comFinlandBitdefender
G DATAhttp://www.gdata.deGermanyBitdefender
HackSofthttp://www.hacksoft.com.pePeru
HAURI (ViRobot)http://www.hauri.netKoreaBitdefender
Ikarushttp://www.ikarus.atAustria
IMENhttp://www.imenantivirus.comIranBitdefender
Immunethttp://www.immunet.comUSABitdefender
INPAGhttp://www.inpagantivirus.comIndonesia
Integohttp://www.intego.comUSA
iolohttp://www.iolo.comUSACommtouch
Jiangminhttp://www.jiangmin.comChina
K7http://www.k7computing.comIndia
Kasperskyhttp://www.kaspersky.comRussia
Kingsofthttp://www.kingsoft.comChinaAVIRA
Lavasoft (AdAware)http://www.lavasoft.comSwedenVipre
Lumensionhttp://www.lumension.comUSANorman
Malwarebyteshttp://www.malwarebytes.orgUSA
McAfeehttp://www.mcafee.comUSA
Micropointhttp://www.micropoint.com.cnChina
Microsoft (Security Essentials)http://windows.microsoft.com/MSEUSA
Moosofthttp://www.moosoft.comUSA
Msecurehttp://msecuredatalabs.comUSAIkarus
Nano Antivirushttp://www.nanoav.ruRussia
Netgatehttp://www.netgate.skSlovakia
Niftyhttp://www.nifty.co.jpJapanKaspersky
Normanhttp://www.norman.comNorway
NovaShieldhttp://www.novashield.comUSA
nProtecthttp://www.nprotect.comUSA
Optenethttp://www.optenetpc.comSpainBitdefender
Pandahttp://www.cloudantivirus.comSpain
PC PitStophttp://www.pcpitstop.comUSAVipre
Preventonhttp://www.preventon.comUKAvira
Proactive Patrolhttp://www.proactivepatrol.comUSA
Proland Softwarehttp://www.protectorplus.comIndia
Qihoohttp://sd.360.cnChinaBitdefender, Avira
QuickHealhttp://www.quickheal.comIndia
Radialpointhttp://www.radialpoint.comCanadaBitdefender
Risinghttp://www.rising.com.cnChina
SafeNSofthttp://www.safensoft.comRussiaBitdefender
Sanlen Security (AnTieNuo)http://www.sanlen.comChina
SecurityCoverage (SecureIT)http://www.securitycoverage.comUSABitdefender
SmartCOPhttp://www.s-cop.comIndia
Softsphere (DefenseWall)http://www.softsphere.comRussia
Sophoshttp://www.sophos.comUK
Sourcefire (ClamAV)http://www.clamav.netUSA
SourceNexthttp://www.sourcenext.comJapanBitdefender
SurfRight (HitmanPro)http://www.surfright.nlNetherlandsBitdefender, Emsisoft, Ikarus
Symantec (Norton)http://www.symantec.comUSA
Tencenthttp://guanjia.qq.comChinaAVIRA
TG Soft (VirIT)http://www.tgsoft.itItaly
ThreatTrack Viprehttp://www.vipreantivirus.comUSA
TotalDefensehttp://www.totaldefense.comUSA
Trend Microhttp://www.trendmicro.comJapan
TrojanHunter (Mischel)http://www.trojanhunter.comUK
TrustPorthttp://www.trustport.comCzech RepublicBitdefender, AVG
UnThreathttp://www.unthreat.comUSAVipre
VirusBlokAda (VBA32)http://www.anti-virus.byBelarus
VirusChaserhttp://www.vccn.com.cnChinaBitdefender
Webroothttp://www.webroot.comUSA
Websensehttp://www.websense.comUSA
ZenOKhttp://www.zenok.comNetherlandsBitdefender
Zeobithttp://www.zeobit.comUSAAVIRA
Zonerhttp://www.zonerantivirus.comCzech RepublicAVG

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