Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 provides an easier to use interface, scans faster and has less demand on CPU and RAM than previous versions. Its malware and spyware detection capability showed above-average performance in PC Pro's Lab, where it scored 95% in malware detection tests and succeeded in catching 100% of phishing e-mails and 89% of spam, along with the Windows junk mail filter.
It has a strong firewall, which again performed acceptably. Out of 25 open ports on the test ma...
Steganos's expertise in privacy products has enabled them to design this suite in such a way that it not only prevents malware and spyware, but also protects your data and password by encrypting it. It can lock and encrypt your data, covers your web tracks with its Internet Trace Destructor, and even provide an anti-theft program, so if your machine is stolen and used on the net it can be detected.
Steganos Internet Security is basically a combination of data encryption and malware rem...
Panda Internet Security 2008 incorporates a few additions like Wi-Fi security, backup and performance tuning to their existing Internet Security product. The scanner is based on Panda's Internet-based TotalScan, and performs quite well. They call this new scanning technology 'megadetection', and it did quite well in PCMAG's lab. Panda's rescue CD also helped clean up the infected machine successfully, but failed to clean up the NTFS drives, which is a limitation in the product. Although malwa...
Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2008 is a well-priced, truly non-intrusive security package that requires 256 MB RAM and 350 MB hard disk drive space. It has all the basic features of Norton AntiVirus, plus some additional features like wireless protection and transaction security. It does not have any local back-up, restore protection or PC maintenance, so you will have to buy these features separately.
CNet points out some drawbacks to this suite. For example, if you turn off the...
McAfee Total Protection 2008 suite provides security in four core areas: computer and files, Internet and network, e-mail / IM, and parental control - all of which allow for configuration. The computer and files section is basically McAfee's VirusScan technology.
McAfee Total Protection provides superb network management, local backup and content filters. The most efficient tool in this suite is the SiteAdvisor, which allows total anti-phishing protection against visiting undesirable s...
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