All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested Upper Marlboro 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

High Tech Solutions Inc
(202) 289-7888
1300 Pennsylvania Ave Nw
Washington, DC
Intelligent Information Technology Solutions LLC
(202) 347-7079
1010 Vermont Ave Nw Ste 612
Washington, DC
Signature Technology Solutions, LLC
(202) 857-5209
1875 I St. NW
Washington, DC
V Tech Solution Inc
(202) 588-9170
1336 Girard St Nw
Washington, DC
Net 2 Net Solutions
(202) 261-3580
1250 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 200
Washington, DC
Sage Solution Group
(202) 659-9390
1020 19th St Nw Ste 800
Washington, DC
Apple Store R129
703-418-1092
1100 S Hayes St
Arlington, VA
Best Buy
703-414-7090
1201 S Hayes St
Arlington, VA
Evoke Software
703-351-3330
1655 Fort Myer DR
Arlington, VA
Hagen Software
202-333-7969
1911 Fort Myer Dr
Arlington, 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

High Tech Solutions Inc

(202) 289-7888
1300 Pennsylvania Ave Nw
Washington, DC

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