Chapter 8, Problem 12CTP

Explanation of Solution

 Evaluation of security products:

• The antivirus software denotes computer program that detects and prevents malicious software programs.
• It includes viruses in addition to worms.
• The different vendors of antivirus includes:
  • Kaspersky
  • Norton
  • McAfee
  • Titanium
• The details of Kaspersky and Norton antivirus are shown below:
  • Kaspersky Anti-virus:
    • It is been established by Kaspersky Lab.
    • It protects users from malware and is designed for windows and mac users.
    • It has aspects such as home, business and small office...

Explanation of Solution

 Capabilities, best suited business and purchase details:

• The capability of Kaspersky is shown below:
  • It has the ability of scanning.
  • It has quick scanning feature for viruses as well as other threats.
  • It checks for well-known malware as well as software vulnerabilities.
  • It warns the security status of PC to user.
  • It uses real time data to scan PC for viruses and threats.
• The capability of Norton is shown below:
  • It provides threat monitoring in addition to SONAR technologies for safeguard.
  • It can recognize and eliminate virus, spyware as well as other attacks.
  • It can recognize threats from operating system along with web browser vulnerabilities.
  • The users can excess knowledge base as well as information regarding harmful files and applications.
  • It locates utmost vulnerable system regions.
  • It scans infected areas that efficiently allocate system resources to place with highest potential threat...

Explanation of Solution

 The choice of product:

The details of antivirus products are shown below:

Characteristics	Kaspersky Antivirus 2012	Norton Antivirus 2012
Anti-root kit	No	Yes
Anti-spyware	Yes	Yes
Antivirus	Yes	Yes
Boot time scan	No	Y...