All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested Dundalk MD

We check out eight products, from the popular to the relatively unknown. They can't protect you from everything, but some come close.


1 . Local Companies

Computer Distribution Services Inc
410-864-3303
1811 Portal St
Baltimore, MD
Belair Road Discount Electronics LLC
410-254-2400
5718 Belair Rd
Baltimore, MD
Agile Software
410-576-8521
400 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD
Bay Networks Inc
410-528-2927
400 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD
Codign Software LLC
410-244-8660
320 Saint Paul St
Baltimore, MD
Discount Computer Service
410-366-7300
2421 Maryland Ave
Baltimore, MD
Advanced Computer House
410-529-7340
8727 Belair Rd
Baltimore, MD
Alpha Computers
410-663-3123
7523 Belair RD
Baltimore, MD
Chesapeake Systems Inc
410-243-1023
3000 Chestnut Ave
Baltimore, MD
Coastal Office Products Inc
410-889-3845
3832 Falls Rd
Baltimore, MD

2 . Introduction

Today's security suites have a difficult job. Every other day seems to bring a new threat that targets Windows PCs. Spam is going through the roof, as are phishing and other unsavory Web sites. To find out which security suites can best handle the onslaught, we put eight of them through some tough tests under the 32-bit version of Windows Vista.

German security company AV-Test.org tested the antivirus, antispyware, and firewall components of each suite to determine how well the software catches both known malware and new malware (detected either through heuristics--recognition of the new malware's similarity to already-known bad code--or on the basis of its behavior alone). Due to the sophistication of the latest malware, none of the suites did well in the behavioral tests, but several of them did provide excellent protection against a smorgesbord of other baddies. Plus, most suites protect up to three PCs for the purchase price.

BitDefender Internet Security 2008 did the best job at stopping malware, but its interface needs work. Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2008 performed well, too, offering an array of useful features in a polished, easy-to-use package; that combination earned it our Best Buy award. These two suites plus Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0, McAfee Internet Security Suite, and Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 were our top five performers, each of which we review here. All five packages include antiphishing, data-privacy, parental control, and IM traffic protection.

4 . Featured Local Company

Computer Distribution Services Inc

410-864-3303
1811 Portal St
Baltimore, MD

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