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Reviews

Reviewed on March 2, 2007 CA Internet Security Suite 2007 feels like a pasted-together trial version of what CA offers in terms of consumer protection. The suite fails to integrate and lacks antiphishing, antirootkit, and basic IM protection found elsewhere. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., anti-spyware, antivirus, Internet security, protection, identity theft, anti-spam, firewall, insurance, Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, open source, security, Microsoft Windows

Downloads

Protect private folders, files, and drives from unauthorized access. TAGS: folder, protection, Microsoft Access, password, security, Microsoft Windows

News

October 12, 2006 PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, kernel, protection, McAfee Inc., 64-bit, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Reviews

Reviewed on August 28, 2008 ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered. TAGS: ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Internet Security, Zone Labs Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Norton Co., Trend Micro Inc., McAfee Inc., Internet security, alert, protection, antivirus, firewall, security, Microsoft Windows

Reviews

Reviewed on August 27, 2008 Microsoft's release should retain its browser base but doesn't yet have enough to lure loyal Firefox users back to Internet Explorer. TAGS: XSS, tab, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software, Web browser, protection, phishing, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

News

April 27, 2006 Windows update will turn off the firewall's new feature by default--something customers have asked for, Microsoft says. TAGS: firewall, Zone Labs Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, protection, Sydney, malicious software, barrier, traffic, representative, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

News

November 1, 2005 Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say. TAGS: rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, Symantec Corp., album, instruction, researcher, virus, CD, protection, Sony Corp., technique, security, operating system, hard drive, Microsoft Windows

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