Picking the Right Security Software

Nowadays, a number of security software are available in market and some of the antivirus are free and have multifunction security suites that keep your computer secure from virus attacks. The main problem is to decide that which antivirus is best for your computer.
All-in-One Security Suits:
The all-in-one antivirus softwares include an antimalware program and a firewall. It also protects your computer from phishing attacks, Website filtering, spam filtering and parental controls. These softwares range from $50 to $70 for a one-year, one-PC subscription. Some of the best softwares which provide internet security are Bitdefender, AVG, Symantech, Zonealarm and many more.
Stand-Alone Antivirus Applications:
These applications have some additional security features than all-in-one suites have but most of them lack in firewall protection. For example, Norton AntiVirus protects against the different types of malwares but does not has firewall, parental controls and phishing protection. Here are some paid antivirus softwares Norton AntiVirus 2010, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010, BitDefender Antivirus 2010, Panda Antivirus Pro 2010.
Many security companies give free and good antivirus programs if you buy a paid product from them. Free antivirus softwares are Avira AntiVir Personal, AVG 8.5 Free, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, and Comodo Internet Security.
Most of the free and stand-alone antivirus programs lack in determining malwares. If you have a security software which lacks this feature then you can install PC Tools Threatfire 4.5 which is a completely free behavioral analysis¬-based antivirus software that provides protections against malwares.