Difference between Antivirus and Antimalware

1. Antivirus :
Antivirus is a type of software program that helps in protecting the computer system from viruses. It detects the viruses in the computer system and destroys them. It protects the computer system from specific malware. It is used for protection from some traditional and simple threats that can harm the computer system. It is mostly used in personal computers for safety purposes. 

Example:

Avast, QuickHeal, AVG 

2. Antimalware :
Antimalware is also a software program but it protects the computer systems from all kinds of malware i.e., viruses, trojans, worms, etc. It protects the computer system from all kinds of malware. It is used for protection from some new, sophisticated, and more dangerous threats that can harm the computer system. It is mostly used in organizational computers for safety purposes. 

Example:

MalwareBytes, SpyBot Search & Destroy 

Difference between Antivirus and Antimalware :

S. No.	Parameters	ANTIVIRUS	ANTIMALWARE
1.	Definition	It is a software program that protects the computer system from viruses.	It is a software program that protects the computer systems from all malware i.e. viruses, trojans, worms, etc.
2.	Protects	It protects from traditional viruses.	It protects from all malware including newer and sophisticated ones.
3.	Rule update	It does not update its rules frequently.	It updates its rules frequently so that malware detection is easy.
4.	Danger	It protects from predictable danger.	It protects from unpredictable danger.
5.	Used in	It is mostly used in personal computers.	It is mostly used in organizational computers.
6.	Cost	It is comparatively less costly.	It is more costly.
7.	Detect	It detects and destroys viruses which is a type of malware.	It detects and destroys all malware including viruses too.
8.	Features	Real time scanning Remove threats	Sandboxing Traffic filtering Proactive Security
9.	Techniques	Techniques Used by Antivirus software- Scanning Integrity checking Interception Heuristic detection.	Used by Anti-malware software- Sandboxing Signature-based detection Behavior-based detection
10.	System compatibility	It is more used as it has system compatibility.	It is less used due to its high rate and system compatibility.
11.	Protect	It protects against common types of viruses.	It can scan and detect new iterations of infections.
12.	Reliable	It is not reliable with the overall cyber protection of the computer system.	It is reliable with the overall cyber protection of the computer system.