Webroot Antivirus, I was all prepared to evaluate new antivirus software from ebroot last fall, but the product’s release got pushed back—repeatedly. It turns out that the company’s new CEO had exhorted the design team to hold off on any new versions until they could come up with something truly stunning. After putting Webroot AntiVirus [...]
As with last year’s Ad-Aware Pro installation takes a while, and there’s a confusing moment when it asks permission to reboot and then instead launches a lengthy update process. Don’t try to help it along by manually rebooting—just leave it alone and it’ll reboot by itself after the update.
The changes made to improve the default firewall in Windows 7 are impressive, but the newest version of the free ZoneAlarm Firewall argues that Microsoft still has a long way to go. ZoneAlarm 9.2 introduces multiple new features to one of the world’s oldest computer security programs including quieter outbound protection, behavioral detection from the [...]
Security software written by security geeks for security geeks can be scary for the average user, and F-Secure’s suites have long had a geeky air. That all changes with F-Secure Internet Security 2010 ($59.99 direct for 3 licenses) and its all-new task-focused user interface. The changes aren’t merely skin deep, either. The new Real-Time Protection [...]
Spyware Doctor is an up and coming Anitivirus software. With there latest release they have decided to give users not just a PC check utility but now a good antivirus function. Antivirus 7 offers users a superb collection of malware prevention and removal tools, but its infamously strict trial restrictions makes it difficult to evaluate. [...]
There is no antivirus software that will catch all viruses. Even the best security applications do not have a perfect detection rate which means that it can happen that a virus slips past them and infects the computer system. There are a few options to cope with this problem like sandboxing, using virtual machines or [...]
