Reviewed on September 5, 2007Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 continues to outshine its competition with its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on August 26, 2009Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 offers pricey antivirus protection. The 2009 version scored well on independent antivirus detection and removal tests, but be prepared to pay a premium for what you're getting.TAGS: , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on October 8, 2009ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 isn't necessarily the best suite around, but it's definitely effective and should appeal to those who like making granular adjustments to their protection.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on August 27, 2009Going by older detection and removal numbers, Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware offers competent if basic security protection. However, so do many free competitors. This year, we recommend giving Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010 a pass.TAGS: , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on August 27, 2009Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.TAGS: , , , , ,
Reviewed on September 25, 2008You can't beat the price. For a good, basic Internet Security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on December 4, 2009We're big fans of PC Tools Internet Security's ThreatFire component, and the overall toolset that PC Tools provides is robust, but the suite could be both faster and easier to use.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on October 12, 2007CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008 holds the middle ground this year, featuring faster code but lacking any compelling "must-have" features.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on March 2, 2008A near-perfect all-in-one solution for brand new PCs, Norton 360 v2 may be hard to install and run on legacy machines. However, don't count on Symantec's time-consuming and expensive technical support for help.TAGS: , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on September 11, 2007BitDefender Antivirus 2008 has greatly improved since last year; we'd like more access to configuration options beyond simple enabling and disabling features.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on September 20, 2007Norton AntiVirus 2008 didn't wow us this year. While the protection is solid, the user experience could be much, much better, and the product itself could be more streamlined. Also we can do without the addition of paid services in the technical support section.TAGS: , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on September 25, 2007Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008 offers a variety of features designed for the home and small office. However, lack of independent testing data keeps us from giving a final rating at this time.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on September 25, 2006Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customer support lacking.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Reviewed on October 10, 2007McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008's protection keeps up with the changing threats on the Internet, but the product itself doesn't excel.TAGS: , , , , , , , ,
December 21, 2007A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe.TAGS: , , , , , ,
September 5, 2006Company's eTrust software detects Windows file as a virus and deletes it, causing servers to crash and fail to reboot.TAGS: , , , , , , , ,
February 24, 2006Security software industry focuses on mobile phones but runs into resistance from service providers.TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,