REal difference between Anti-virus & Internet Security...

All the Security software companies have this categorization which confuses the users "What to buy? nd what is what".. the fact is they have a vast rate difference. thats y ppl think about it before buying.

Anti-virus:
It is a stand-alone application which will detect & remove the virus from the infected files.Earlier, these cannot prevent virus which is not recognized. Now the heuristics are added. Its a method which checks the files which has the behaviour of virus or not. Then it intimates the user if it has any such doubts. This detections are approximate and are not assured.

Internet Security:
It is a set of applications which is also a anti-virus softwares. These are generally expensive since it includes multiple packages like

• firewall
• anti-malware
• anti-spyware
• e-mail protectors.

the main work of the Internet Security is to prevent the threats via Internet. But its a combination above said functionalities which makes it more efficient than anti-virus softwares.