All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested Watertown WI

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

Hagen Information Technologies
(920) 567-7100
806 Elm St
Watertown, WI
Localnet Corp
(920) 261-1675
Watertown, WI
Pressenter
(715) 792-5279
Hager City, WI
Webstuff Inc
(608) 356-7963
1010 3rd St
Baraboo, WI
Lagrant Connections Llc
(608) 744-3279
121 N Washington St
Cuba City, WI
Lake-Link Inc
(920) 295-8736
230 Mechanic St
Princeton, WI
Mhtc Net
(608) 437-6850
Mount Horeb, WI
Airdial Llc
(608) 296-4892
2497 County Rd G
Westfield, WI
Web Team
(715) 830-7888
505 S Dewey St
Eau Claire, WI
Tds Internet Services
(920) 989-1501
N287 Military Rd
Sherwood, WI

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 & Networking Solutions Inc

608-274-9910
144 Owen RD
Madison, WI


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