All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested Skokie IL

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

CompuTechs+
(312) 361-0329
1812 w thomas st #3
chicago, IL
CompuTechs
(312) 361-0329
1812 w thomas st #3
chicago, IL
Paynet Inc
(847) 965-9800
5750 Old Orchard Rd Ste 250
Skokie, IL
Ipass
(847) 763-0430
10001 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL
Enet Chicago
(847) 676-8606
9434 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL
Motivation Online
(847) 437-4433
500 W Algonquin Rd
Mount Prospect, IL
On Line Benefits
(847) 236-1932
1300 Elmwood Ave
Deerfield, IL
Plantnet
(618) 692-4544
1 Horticultural Ln
Edwardsville, IL
Quotesmith.Com
(630) 971-6260
8205 S Cass Ave Ste 102
Darien, IL
Svs
(630) 416-3408
2459 Sun Valley Rd
Lisle, IL

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

CompuTechs+

3123610329
1812 w thomas st #3
chicago, IL
http://www.chicomputer.com

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