Note: The average number of updates/day for each antivirus program is shown below. The average number of daily updates was calculated over a 2 day period. Generally, the more updates an antivirus program has, the better it is considered to be.


Antivirus Versions Tested: Avast! AntiVirus Pro 6.0, AVG AntiVirus 2011, Avira AntiVir Premium 10.0, BitDefender AntiVirus Pro 2012, eScan AntiVirus 11.0, ESET NOD32 AntiVirus 5, F-Secure AntiVirus 2011, G Data AntiVirus 2012, Kaspersky AntiVirus 2012, McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2011, Norton AntiVirus 2012, Panda AntiVirus Pro 2011, Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2011, Trend Titanium AntiVirus+ 2011, and Webroot AntiVirus w/Spy Sweeper 2011.

Graph compiled September 23, 2011.

Previous Testing: 2011 Updates Per Day, 2010 Updates, 2009 Updates

Other 2011/2012 Antivirus Software Tests:

• 2011/2012 Antivirus Performance Tests
• Scan Speeds for 2011/2012 Antivirus Software

See our Internet Security Updates Per Day also!