Security threats have become more prevalent in recent years which is why people need to invest heavily in protecting their windows PCs with a reputable antivirus.

After cyber security experts screened and analyzed hundreds of antivirus products, the list below of these 5 tested the best: McAfee AntiVirus Plus, Norton AntiVirus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Windows Defender (built-in), Bitdefender Antivirus Plus.

They offer protection from cybercriminals and malware at all levels and are available for every price range. The utilities include proactive detection measures that can detect threats before they even reach your system. They also include anti-spam filters and parental filtering systems.

Windows antivirus is a tool designed to protect your Windows computer, tablet and smartphone from being hacked, infected or damaged remotely.

There are plenty of options for antivirus programs available in the market. The proper one depends on the user's needs and requirements.

-Cost: Software developers keep updating their software regularly which forces us to buy licenses every year. The pricing models differ between software providers, i.e., one might charge a monthly amount while others charge an annual fee. Your budget will have an impact on what options you can afford, but something is better than nothing so do research beforehand!

-Performance: Performance varies as antivirus tends to use up system resource while it scans every file that comes into your system including email attachments from sources you trust or not so much. It needs computationally intensive tasks like protection against zero day vulnerability next-generation malware behavior analytics and more processing power