All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested Suffolk VA

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

MCS Computers LLC
757-484-0061
3115 Western Branch Blvd
Chesapeake, VA
Best Buy
757-465-2306
4107 Portsmouth Blvd
Chesapeake, VA
Electronics Boutique
757-465-5977
4200 Portsmouth Blvd
Chesapeake, VA
M C S Computers
757-484-0061
3115 Western Branch Blvd
Chesapeake, VA
Active Computer & Electronics
757-558-8878
2981 S Military Hwy
Chesapeake, VA
Apple Store
(757) 628-8400
300 Monticello Ave
Norfolk, VA
IBM Corp
(757) 446-6200
999 Waterside DR
Norfolk, VA
Nu Home
(757) 248-2727
7540 Granby St
Norfolk, VA
Patriot Computers
(757) 587-6400
7862 Tidewater Dr
Norfolk, VA
US Cyber-Central Va Net
(434) 385-5000
2317 Lakeside Dr
Lynchburg, VA

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

MCS Computers LLC

757-484-0061
3115 Western Branch Blvd
Chesapeake, VA
http://www.mcscomputers.com

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