您(Did)是否知道 2019 年上半年网络威胁暴露了超过 41 亿条记录？互联网不再是一种奢侈品——它对于与朋友和家人保持联系、工作和上学至关重要。如果没有强大而可靠的防病毒程序，您的计算机和个人信息将面临风险(computer and personal information are at risk)。
业内最知名的两家公司是Avast和Malwarebytes。本文将分解每个程序的优点和缺点，并帮助您确定哪个是您的最佳选择。
定价结构
Avast和Malwarebytes都提供免费版本，提供比高级版本更有限的保护，但在紧要关头，即使是有限的保护也比没有好。
Avast具有三个价格等级：免费(Free)、高级(Premium)和终极(Ultimate)。每个都按年计费，Premium每年90 美元，Ultimate每年 120 美元。在撰写本文时，Avast为第一年的两种订阅提供 50% 的优惠，价格分别为 45 美元和 60 美元。
Avast Premium也提供 30 天免费试用。还有诸如VPN、身份盗窃保护服务和反跟踪工具之类的服务，每项服务都可以添加并按年度订阅收费。
Malwarebytes 有四个定价层，包括免费选项：一台设备的高级版(Premium)，每月 3.33 美元，或每年 40 美元；五台设备的高级版(Premium)，每月 6.67 美元，或每年 80 美元；和Premium + Privacy每月 8.33 美元，每年 100 美元。
还值得注意的是，Malwarebytes会强制您通过电子邮件注册 14 天免费试用，随后您将收到大量营销电子邮件，直到您取消订阅。
尽管Malwarebytes乍一看更实惠，但Avast以基本价格为 10 台设备提供保护。这相当于每台设备一整年大约 9 美元，而您需要支付 160 美元才能获得相同级别的Malwarebytes保护。
获胜者：Avast(Winner: Avast)
特征
Avast或Malwarebytes在免费层中都没有提供广泛的功能。真正的比较将在于高级版本。
免费套餐(Free Tiers)
Avast在其免费版本中提供两个主要功能：针对勒索软件的防护以及针对恶意软件(malware )和病毒的防护。这是一个准系统的防病毒程序，可以完成工作，但仅此而已。
另一方面，Malwarebytes删除间谍软件和恶意软件。就是这样。它不提供实时保护或检测。它也不监视勒索软件。虽然Malwarebytes非常擅长发现恶意软件，但免费版本是一招一式的小马。
两个免费版本也只监控一个设备。
高级等级(Premium Tiers)
一旦您在防病毒软件上投入了几美元，您可用的功能和工具的数量就会增加很多。Avast提供Wi-Fi网络安全检查，在线监视不安全和虚假网站，帮助提供针对网络钓鱼网站的保护，并阻止针对您的 PC 的远程访问攻击。
Avast还一次为多达 10 台设备执行此操作。您可以只将这种保护放到一台 PC 或其他设备上，但这样做每年只能节省 10 美元——不值得，特别是当您考虑到所有设备上的全频谱保护的好处时。
Malwarebytes 提供针对您系统的恶意软件和其他威胁的实时、24/7 监控。它还可以阻止漏洞攻击以及勒索软件攻击。Malwarebytes 还提供针对恶意和虚假网站的保护，以防止数据被盗和/或身份盗窃。
Premium + Tiers
两家公司的最高定价层都有不同的名称，因此“Premium+”是最高价格点的通用名称。
Avast在此范围内提供了两个额外的工具：SecureLine VPN，无论您使用何种连接，都可以安全可靠地浏览，以及Cleanup Premium，这是一种通过删除不必要的文件来提高 PC 性能的工具。
Malwarebytes的最高价格层包括VPN。Malwarebytes Privacy VPN可防止未经授权的跟踪、隐藏您的位置、加密您的连接等等——同时减少传统上与VPN(VPNs)相关的延迟量。
这两个程序都提供了大量的功能，尤其是在更高的价格点上，但Avast仍然名列前茅，因为功能更多，受软件保护的设备数量也更多。
获胜者：Avast(Winner: Avast)
用户界面
Avast和Malwarebytes都具有相对易于使用和理解的界面。Avast为用户提供了更多选项，而Malwarebytes则更加简化。
Avast 向您显示机器的状态，但将选项分为三类：保护、隐私(Privacy)和性能(Performance)。单击这些选项中的任何一个都会显示您可以使用的其他部分。
Malwarebytes 显示您的历史记录、开始新扫描的选项以及允许您关闭 Web、恶意软件、勒索软件和漏洞利用保护的滑块。设置菜单更全面，但该工具的主要功能都集中在一处。
与Avast相比， (Avast)Malwarebytes的 UI感觉有点过时，当您根据界面比较这两个选项时，缺乏工具变得更加明显。
获胜者：Avast(Winner: Avast)
Avast与 Malwarebytes ：哪个(Which)最好(Best)？
这两个程序都擅长它们的工作，但最终归结为哪一个以最优惠的价格提供最广泛的保护。如果您只能选择其中一个程序，Avast是您的最佳选择。
它提供了最好的功能套件和最好的性价比。Malwarebytes 无论如何都不错，但它在逐个设备故障时受到的限制和成本更高。
Avast vs Malwarebytes: Which Is Better?
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Two of the biggest names in the business are Avast and Malwarebytes. This article will break down the strengths and weaknesses of each program and help you decide which one is the best choice for you.
Pricing Structures
Both Avast and Malwarebytes offer free versions that provide more limited protection than their premium versions, but in a pinch even the limited protection is better than none at all.
Avast has three price tiers: Free, Premium, and Ultimate. Each is billed annually, with Premium coming in at $90 per year and Ultimate costing $120 per year. At the time of writing, Avast is offering a 50% deal for both subscriptions for the first year, bringing the price to $45 and $60.
Avast Premium offers a 30-day free trial, too. There are also services like a VPN, an identity theft protection service, and an anti-tracker tool that can each be added on and are charged on annual subscriptions, too.
Malwarebytes has four pricing tiers including the free option: Premium for one device at $3.33 per month, or $40 per year; Premium for five devices at $6.67 per month, or $80 per year; and Premium + Privacy for $8.33 per month, $100 per year.
It’s also worth noting that Malwarebytes forces you to sign up for a 14-day free trial through email, and you will subsequently receive a slew of marketing emails until you unsubscribe.
Although Malwarebytes is more affordable at first glance, Avast offers protection for 10 devices at its base price. That equates to around $9 per device for a full year, while you would pay $160 for that same level of protection from Malwarebytes.
Winner: Avast
Features
Neither Avast or Malwarebytes offer a wide range of features in the free tier. The true comparison will lie in the premium versions.
Free Tiers
Avast offers two main features in its free version: protection against ransomware, and protection against malware and viruses. It is a barebones antivirus program that gets the job done, but not much more than that.
On the other hand, Malwarebytes removes spyware and malware. That’s it. It doesn’t offer real-time protection or detection. It doesn’t watch for ransomware, either. While Malwarebytes is exceedingly good at spotting malware, the free version is a one-trick pony.
Both free versions also monitor a single device only.
Premium Tiers
Once you invest a few dollars into your antivirus software, the number of features and tools available to you goes up quite a bit. Avast offers Wi-Fi network security checks, watches for unsafe and fake websites online, helps provide protections against phishing websites, and stops remote access attacks against your PC.
Avast also does this for up to 10 devices at a time. You can drop this protection to only a single PC or other device, but in doing so you save only $10 per year–not worth it, particularly when you consider the benefits of full-spectrum protection on all of your devices.
Malwarebytes provides real-time, 24/7 monitoring for malware and other threats against your system. It also works to stop exploit attacks, as well as ransomware strikes. Malwarebytes also offers protection against malicious and fake websites to prevent stolen data and/or identity theft.
Premium + Tiers
Both companies have different names for their highest pricing tiers, so “Premium+” is the generic name for the highest possible price point.
Avast offers two additional tools at this range: the SecureLine VPN for safe and secure browsing regardless of the connection you use, and Cleanup Premium, a tool that improves PC performance by removing unnecessary files.
Malwarebytes’ highest price tier includes a VPN. The Malwarebytes Privacy VPN prevents unauthorized tracking, masks your location, encrypts your connection, and more–all while reducing the amount of lag traditionally associated with VPNs.
Both programs offer a large number of features, especially at higher price points, but Avast still comes out on top due to the larger number of features and the higher number of devices protected by the software.
Winner: Avast
User Interface
Avast and Malwarebytes both have relatively easy-to-use and understand interfaces. Avast has more options available to the user, while Malwarebytes is more simplified.
Avast shows you the status of your machine, but breaks down the options into three categories: Protection, Privacy, and Performance. Clicking any of these options shows you additional sections that are available to you.
Malwarebytes shows your history, an option to start a new scan, and sliders that allow you to turn off web, malware, ransomware, and exploit protection. The settings menu is more comprehensive, but the main features of the tool are all available in one spot.
The UI for Malwarebytes feels a bit dated versus Avast, and the lack of tools become readily more apparent when you compare the two options based on their interface.
Winner: Avast
Avast vs Malwarebytes: Which Is Best?
The two programs are both good at what they do, but it ultimately boils down to which one offers the widest range of protection for the best price. If you had to choose just one of these programs, Avast is your best bet.
It offers the best suite of features and the best bang for your buck. Malwarebytes is not bad by any means, but it’s much more limited and more expensive on a device-by-device breakdown.
