War between malware and antimalware software started two decade back and have adopted the modern techniques with the evolution of technological development in the field of information technology. This thesis was targeted to analyze the performance of freeware antivirus programs available in the market. Several tests were performed to analyze the performance with respect to the core responsibilities of these software’s to scan and detect the viruses and also prevent and eradicate form them. Although irrelevant for common users may be but very important for technical professionals, many tests were performed to analyze the quality of these softwares with respect to their effects on the system it-self like utilization and engagement of precious resources, processing times and also system slowdown because of monitoring techniques. The results derived from these tests show not only the performance and quality of these softwares but also enlighten some areas to be focused for further analysis.