All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested Westminster 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

Richardson Andrew
(410) 848-1641
197 E Main St
Westminster, MD
Wal-Mart Connection Center
(410) 546-2590
409 N Fruitland Blvd
Salisbury, MD
Leaderofthedotcom
(410) 581-0324
110 Painters Mill Rd
Owings Mills, MD
Ladyhawk's Treasures
(410) 833-2500
320 Stonecastle Ave
Reisterstown, MD
Mirror Image Internet Government Sales
(410) 872-0305
Columbia, MD
Gazebo Weddings
(301) 638-4600
Waldorf, MD
Hillistrations
(410) 893-7620
539 Rock Spring Rd
Bel Air, MD
G3 Technology Group
(410) 789-7007
832 Oregon Ave Ste L
Linthicum Heights, MD
Smartnet Internet Svc Llc
(410) 792-0671
8562 Laureldale Dr
Laurel, MD
Drfirst.Com
(301) 231-7787
3206 Tower Oaks Blvd Ste 310
Rockville, MD

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

Baltimore Business Software Inc

410-433-6610
6115 Falls RD
Baltimore, MD

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