All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested Laguna Niguel CA

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

Advantage Computer Resources
714-247-1210
600 S Grand Ave
Santa Ana, CA
Alltech Electronics Co Inc
714-543-5011
1300 E Edinger Ave
Santa Ana, CA
Atkin Jones Inc
714-953-4351
1815 E Wilshire Ave
Santa Ana, CA
Azteca Technology
714-363-0006
2525 N Grand Ave
Santa Ana, CA
A B Computers
714-543-3233
201 E 4th St
Santa Ana, CA
A M A Mortgage Company
714-210-4222
1539 E 4th St
Santa Ana, CA
MIT Solutions
714-424-0219
2220 S Fairview St
Santa Ana, CA
Computer Surplus Solutions
714-549-8739
2644 S Croddy Way
Santa Ana, CA
Aqua Software Products Inc
714-434-8630
3130 S Harbor Blvd
Santa Ana, CA
Backupworks Com
714-751-2636
3621 W Macarthur Blvd
Santa Ana, CA

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

Advantage Computer Resources

714-247-1210
600 S Grand Ave
Santa Ana, CA

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