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BitDefender 9 Internet Security
The first full security suite from BitDefender
combines best-of-breed antivirus protection with
less-than-perfect adware and firewall protection.
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Considering BitDefender's proven record in antivirus, I looked forward to te
company's first full-blown security suite: BitDefender 9 Internet Security.
Unfortunately, while this cleanly designed product is full featured and offer
antivirus capabilities, its adware scanner and firewall could use improveme
Installation of the $65 (as of
4/15/06) application went
smoothly, despite the appearance
of a dialog box warning me that
the suite's firewall would flag one
of its own components. The
interface, though not pretty, is
solidly organized with toolbars at
the top and left of the main
window. You get a lot of antivirus
options (you can choose whether
to scan within archives and
packed files, for example) and
antispyware shields (such as
script, cookie, and Registry
controls). BitDefender also
includes antispam settings and
parental controls.
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However, the interface lacks
explanation of specific options
and is best suited for a user who is comfortable managing security softwar
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example, what's the difference between the check box for scanning inside
the one for scanning packed files?) Plus, the firewall alerts don't always gi
information for you to know whether to allow a program network access. W
installing the media app LimeWire, for instance, initially I received a crypt
'jrestub is trying to connect through protocol TCP'--that I had to approve b
getting a clearer message about permitting LimeWire to connect to the Int
Performance was solid in tests performed by AV-Test.org. BitDefender's su
at least 95 percent of the malware in AV-Test's collection of back doors, b
Trojan horses. Its heuristics, the ability to detect unknown malware based
similarity to previously identified malware, tied with that of McAfee's suite
place among the ten security packages we looked at.
There's plenty of room for improvement, though. BitDefender 9 Internet S
adware scores ranked second from the bottom; its firewall, meanwhile, fa
threats that were already installed on our test system, in particular malwa
rights from a trusted application.
BitDefender has plans to improve the firewall, adware, and spyware prote
next version of the suite, due out in September. I'd wait until then before
program.
-- Narasu Rebbapragada
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PCWorld.com - McAfee Internet Security Suite
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markets heavily, but is highly effective at stopping
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McAfee Internet Security Suite combines solid performance--especially adw
protection--with an easy-to-navigate interface. However, a cumbersome in
routine includes some questionable marketing, and phone support is not fr
The painful installation process
required five restarts and the
creation of a user name and
password for registering the
product. I was extremely
displeased to see a subsequent
dialog box that required me to
opt out of receiving newsletters
about virus threats, McAfee
promotions, and McAfee partner
promotions. (Why not at least
make it have opt-in check boxes
instead?) I was also initially
unable to retrieve software
updates through Firefox, my
browser of choice; I had to use
Internet Explorer and temporarily
unblock pop-up windows to
enable download of a plug-in that
manages software updates.
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Once installed, the suite is easy
to use. It includes complete antivirus, antispyware, and firewall protection
comprehensive--though not completely advanced--configuration options. (
other nine suites we looked at, for example, Trend Micro's lets you choose
to scan compressed files, and Panda's allows you to specify dangerous file
McAfee's suite also comes with the SpamKiller antispam tool, a decent set
controls called PrivacyService, and McAfee Shredder for deleting files.
The McAfee Security Center, which nicely integrates the suite's component
with educational but nonessential features such as a world virus map and
Online Chatting." Among the more useful features is instant messaging sec
has support for AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Windows Messenger, MS
Messenger, and Yahoo Messenger.
A couple of gripes: While McAfee Internet Security's malware alerts are ea
and offer actionable advice, the software uses the vague cop-out term PUP
unwanted program) to describe both adware and spyware. And phone sup
per minute, a rate that could quickly add up to surpass the suite's $70 pur
(as of 4/15/06).
In malware tests conducted by AV-Test.org, McAfee Internet Security was
most consistent performer among the ten products tested. It detected 98
back doors, 99 percent of bots, and 96 percent of Trojan horses in AV-Test
of malware. It was able to disinfect most of the malware AV-Test threw at
the exception of a Mytob variant that specifically targeted the McAfee Inte
Suite itself and disabled virus scanning even from the suite's emergency b
McAfee's package also scored the highest in our adware and spyware tests
firewall tests, the suite's Personal Firewall Plus provided complete protectio
inside and outside attacks.
Despite its irksome installation routine, McAfee Internet Security Suite is a
for beginning users who want to learn more about security threats. Advanc
however, may find this product a tad bloated.
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Windows Live OneCare
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Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft's new PC maintenance service, wraps a p
interface around a set of security tools that have few configuration options
performance weaknesses.
We tested only the antivirus,
firewall, and antispyware portions
of a beta version of Windows Live
OneCare. The service, which will
launch commercially in June, also
comes with PC backup and tuneup tools for a well-priced $50
annual subscription fee for up to
three PCs. OneCare does not
include antispam features or
parental controls.
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OneCare offers few configuration
options, as it is for people who
want Microsoft to manage their
security software for them. You
can turn antivirus and
antispyware protection on and
off, and you can set a basic
security level (Off, Auto, or
Prompt) for the inbound and
outbound firewall. While you can initiate a manual malware scan whenever
the scheduled scan is tied in with OneCare's other PC utilities; if you want
say, a weekly malware scan, you'll be setting up a weekly disk tune-up as
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As of press time, Windows Defender, which provides Windows Live OneCa
antispyware protection, is not yet fully integrated into OneCare. It is a sep
software install, and it delivers automatic software updates only twice a w
(OneCare's virus signatures are updated daily.) Microsoft says that Windo
will be more fully integrated when OneCare comes out of beta.
In performance tests conducted by AV-Test.org, OneCare displayed some
First, it failed to detect 14 out of 1690 file viruses on the WildList, a publis
common malware; since these viruses are publicly known, you should exp
security software to score 100 percent here. Also, among the ten security
looked at, OneCare received the worst score in our heuristics tests, which
that the program has a hard time detecting malware that it can't recogniz
signature files. That said, Windows Defender is meant to be able to block
piece of malware solely based on the way the file interacts with the PC. W
this capability, and AV-Test has no data on it.
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hard-disk maintenance, file backups, and security, but it doesn't offer the
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PCWorld.com - F-Secure Internet Security 2006
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F-Secure Internet Security 2006
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detecting malware than at cleaning it up.
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F-Secure's Internet Security 2006 performed with flying colors in most of o
detection tests, but it had problems removing many of those same trouble
The suite has antivirus,
antispyware, and firewall
protection, as well as antispam
capabilities, parental controls,
and rootkit detection. It gives
you lots of configuration options
but doesn't always explain what
they are. Additionally, I was
initially confused by the fact that
many options were grayed out,
inaccessible until I chose the
Custom Virus & Spy Protection
setting.
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The $60 (as of 4/15/06)
application, which uses the
powerful Kaspersky antivirus
engine, is excellent at
recognizing malware. It detected
98 percent of AV-Test.org's
collection of less common
malware, which includes Trojan horses, back doors, bots, and malicious sp
also received top marks in heuristics tests, and could detect malware withi
archives and runtime compressed program files; of the ten security suites
at, F-Secure's was the only one to alert the user if it couldn't scan a partic
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password-protected archive. The product's malware warnings are easy to
While they don't provide tons of information, what's offered is clearly writt
actionable.
Some weaknesses: F-Secure Internet Security flagged the most false posi
the ten suites we tested, and it detected only 50 percent of the adware we
ranking second to last. In our speed tests at default settings, this package
slowest on-demand scan, although it did not significantly impact applicatio
in our WorldBench 5 benchmark suite--a result that suggests F-Secure Int
Security won't slow you down during day-to-day computing activities. F-S
real-time protection and five scan engines--two for viruses and one each f
rootkits, and heuristics--account for the overall slow scan speed.
F-Secure Internet Security's firewall proved solid with easy-to-understand
activity warnings. In our tests it blocked both inside threats (already on th
outside threats. When inside threats attempted to deactivate the firewall i
delete it from the hard drive, the firewall blocked the attack but also stopp
Internet (though not intranet) traffic--an inconvenience.
F-Secure's suite provides thorough security protection in a clean interface
configuration options. It doesn't always explain its offerings, though, and
more appropriate for the user who doesn't need such help.
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PCWorld.com - Panda Platinum Internet Security 2006
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Panda Platinum Internet Security 2006
Security suite offers top-notch heuristics, speedy
scans, and consistent overall protection.
PCW Rating: 81
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Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005 won a Best Buy honor in last Novem
Defenders" antispyware software roundup. This time around, Panda Platinu
Security 2006 ranked third among the ten security suites we tested. The P
we looked at is more expensive than others ($80 as of 4/15/06), but it off
heuristics with solid firewall and adware protection--a combination that mo
makes up for some interface quirks.
Panda's suite comes with
antivirus, antispyware, and
firewall protection, as well as
parental controls and privacy
tools. When you're away from
your PC, Panda can send you an
e-mail when a scheduled
malware scan detects a problem.
The program will also warn you
about interlopers on your Wi-Fi
network. Panda's TruPrevent
technology, which we didn't
formally test, can spot and block
suspicious behavior from a piece
of malware even if Panda can't
recognize the malware itself.
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cleanup tests conducted by AVTest.org, Panda Platinum Internet
Security posted solid scores. It
detected all WildList (published)
malware and more than 90
percent of AV-Test's collection of
back doors, bots, and Trojan
horses. Among the ten security
suites we evaluated, Panda's
ranked first in heuristics, the
ability to detect unknown threats
based on similarities to
previously identified threats.
During system disinfection tests,
however, Panda missed some
worms, specifically Lovegate.AI
and Sober. Also, the suite caught
only 77 percent of the adware we
threw at it; while that adware
score still put Panda's suite among the top half of the products we tried, w
better result given Panda software's past performance in our antispyware t
Panda Platinum Internet Security was the fastest of the group at performin
demand scan, taking only 6 minutes, 39 seconds to scan 14.7GB of files. O
hand, when we tested its drag on applications running in our WorldBench 5
benchmark, results were mixed: This suite had no discernable impact on o
Musicmatch Jukebox test, but caused our Microsoft Windows Media Encode
take 14 percent longer to run.
A few words on usability: The Panda suite crashed twice in AV-Test's labs;
that this experience results from a bug that should be removed during the
software update. When I tried the program, I found the suite's malware wa
generally clear. Adware and spyware warnings were for the most part stra
declaring 'Adware neutralized!' or 'Spyware program detected!' An excepti
confusing dialog box that read, 'A virus has not been disinfected as the opt
access to the file" is enabled in the automatic virus protection.' This messa
unsure as to whether my test PC was safe (it was). Plus, I was unable to fi
access to the file' command to turn it off. (It was a virus setting nested se
deep in Known Threats, Scan files on disk, Actions.)
Overall, Panda Platinum Internet Security is a good, full-featured choice fo
security protection, despite a few interface glitches and a steep price.
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PCWorld.com - Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
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Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
Full-featured security suite offers top-tier
protection, but it's a space hog.
PCW Rating: 84
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Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2006 is a mature product that perform
nicely that we named it the Best Buy among ten security suites we looked
downside, it can provide too many alerts and take up excess room on your
The suite ($70 as of 4/15/06)
offers a lot of features. It comes
with antivirus, antispyware, and
firewall protection, as well as
parental controls, antispam
capabilities, privacy functions,
and IM protection. The package
was easy to install and to
configure for our network.
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Since the default settings leave a
lot of warnings and alerts turned
on, the suite communicates with
you frequently for the first few
days you use it. One talkative
feature is the Norton Protection
Center, which installs a second
taskbar icon in addition to the
Norton Internet Security taskbar
icon. It lets you know how well
protected you are in five basic
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areas of PC maintenance: Security Basics, Email & Messaging, Web Browsi
Recovery, and Performance. In a thinly veiled marketing attempt, however
Recovery category will read 'No Coverage' until you buy and use Symantec
$50 Norton SystemWorks package. (Another irksome issue: Symantec's 24
telephone tech support costs $30 per incident.)
In performance evaluations conducted by AV-Test.org, Symantec's suite p
consistently well in malware (including adware) detection, cleanup, and fir
It was also the third-fastest to complete an on-demand scan; the effects o
time protection on system performance, though, were mixed. It caused a 2
increase in the time necessary to run a Microsoft Office test and a 13 perce
in the execution time of a Microsoft Windows Media Encoder test, but only
insignificant 2 percent increase in the time needed to run a Musicmatch Ju
script.
Symantec's warning dialog boxes are generally easy to read, but they can
sensitive, particularly when the Privacy Control is set at high. One firewall
noted that my Cisco VPN Client was trying to access the network and corre
classified the activity as low-risk. In contrast, on another occasion it identi
from PCWorld.com and AccuWeather.com as high-risk.
Overall, Symantec's suite is well designed and easy to use. However, inter
advanced users won't like the overbearing Norton Protection Center, and b
conscious buyers won't appreciate the fact that just two telephone tech su
can nearly double the cost of the software.
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This low-cost security suite runs slowly and has
holes in its malware protection.
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The inexpensive Aluria Security Center offers solid adware protection, but
make up for its missing features and low malware-detection rates.
This $40 (as of 4/15/06) package
includes antivirus, antispyware,
and firewall protection, as well as
antispam capabilities and the
Active Defense Shield. The Shield
is meant to identify and block
software exhibiting suspicious
behavior on your system, in the
critical hours before Aluria can
deploy a new virus definition to
the suite. Unfortunately, the suite
can't scan a custom-defined set
of files and folders (standard on
all nine of the other security
packages we tested in our latest
roundup), and it doesn't have
parental controls (standard on
most of the other suites).
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surprising given Aluria Software's background in antispyware protection. T
the good news ends, however. Aluria's suite failed to recognize six boot-vi
components and one worm on the WildList, a published list of commonly o
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malware that most other suites detect with near 100 percent accuracy. Al
also found less than 1 percent of malware hidden within runtime-compres
program files (whereas some of the other tested suites detected more tha
of the files). Since many new malware threats are repacked versions of ol
security suite that can't look inside a compressed program is at a serious
disadvantage.
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The Aluria package is quite slow, as it ranked seventh in conducting an on
virus scan. The first scan, in which the Aluria suite indexes your drive, run
slowest; subsequent scans go faster. (We did not include the first, slower
averaged test results that appear in this product's Test Report.) When we
effects of real-time protection on system performance, Aluria's software ra
nearly every test. It caused our WorldBench 5 test application scripts to ta
from about 35 percent to 110 percent more time to run than they did with
package installed.
In my experience with the suite, I found the adware and spyware warning
read, but the virus and firewall dialog boxes cryptic. For example, the soft
me to a file called is-H22PK.tmp, but it could neither categorize the file no
removal. Its firewall dialog boxes couldn't provide a path to the questiona
either, and they gave me the same generic advice: 'If you are trying to ac
Internet, it is recommended that you allow this connection.' Gee, thanks.
Aluria Security Center's solid antispyware component is bundled into Earth
Protection Control Center, which the ISP offers to both its broadband and
customers. The rest of the security suite, however, needs work. Aluria say
package's inability to scan packed files and custom-defined files and folde
resolved in software updates deployed over the course of 2006. Until then
recommend this suite.
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eTrust Internet Security Suite by CA (formerly Computer Associates) comb
antivirus and antispyware protection with Zone Labs' outstanding firewall,
interface that isn't as well integrated as those of most other security suites
tested.
CA's $70 (as of 4/15/06) package
detected only 37 percent of back
doors, 72 percent of bots, and 39
percent of Trojan horses in AVTest.org's collection of malware.
Among the ten suites we tested,
the only product that performed
worse than CA's in this regard
was Zone Labs' Zone Alarm
Internet Security Suite, which
uses an even older version of the
CA antivirus scanner (see our full
review). The CA software was
also not able to detect much
malware packed within runtimecompressed program files; since
many recent malware outbreaks
are caused by repacked versions
of older threats, a product that
has a hard time looking within a
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packed program is at a
disadvantage.
On the bright side: eTrust Internet Security has an excellent firewall (prov
Labs) and solid adware detection. It also ranked first in our system disinfe
cleaning up the files, Registry changes, and Hosts-file modifications made
of ten worms. (The one worm it could not clean was Lovegate.AI.) Its scan
nearly matched the median speed of the ten products we tested, and its d
system resources was insignificant.
eTrust Internet Security has a good feature set with privacy settings and p
controls, as well as antifraud tools. However, the components aren't as se
integrated as their counterparts in other suites are. For one thing, you ins
parental controls, offered through Blue Coat's K9 Web Protection, from a s
which does nothing but provide you access to Blue Coat's Web site. And to
undesirable Web-surfing categories (such as sex or drugs) on Blue Coat's
have to turn off the CA firewall's third-party cookie controls.
On top of everything, CA charges $30 per incident for tech support--two c
equal the price of the software.
CA's suite is a mixed bag of decent features, a good firewall, and an adequ
scanner all wrapped up in an interface that could use some polish. I can't
recommend this suite now, but with some work it could be a contender.
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Trend Micro's PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 is a full-featured suite that r
your system. Its security protection is good, although not as stellar as that
its competitors.
Trend Micro's $50 (as of 4/15/06)
suite is one of the most fullfeatured packages around. It
offers solid antivirus,
antispyware, and firewall
protection, plus antispam
capabilities, Wi-Fi-network
protection, privacy settings, and
parental controls (under the
name Web Site Filter) that many
users will find useful. PC-cillin
Internet Security also has
network-security features that
can scan remote computers
(assuming you buy one of the
multilicense packs), as well as an
antifraud toolbar for safer Web
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I found PC-cillin Internet Security
one of the easiest security suites
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to use. Its personal firewall configures quickly for a home network. Its ant
settings pack a lot of options, such as how deep within compressed files y
scan. The suite also explains some intermediate-level options--for exampl
programs let you choose whether to scan within compressed files, PC-cillin
Security takes the extra step to explain that a .zip file is an example of a c
file. The malware warning dialog boxes that I encountered were clear, and
provided a file name, file path, and action taken. However, though the sof
attempt to describe the malware, I wish it used layperson's terms in case
name--such as "ADW STATBLAST.A"--didn't mean anything to me.
In performance tests conducted by AV-Test.org, Trend Micro's suite ranke
of the ten security suites we looked at. It failed to detect two file viruses o
WildList, a published list of malware that any security product should be a
completely. Other than that, PC-cillin Internet Security didn't tank on any
it just didn't shine in any particular respect. The lone exception is speed, a
Internet Security offered the second-fastest scan speed among the suites
(Panda's software was the fastest).
Overall, Trend Micro's suite is solid and easy to use, but some of its compe
better at detecting today's malware.
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Zone Labs' easy-to-use ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite comes with an e
software firewall that deserves to be accompanied by a better antivirus an
antispyware engine.
Zone Labs has its roots in
firewalls, a history that explains
why its suite's firewall was
among the best we tested for our
latest security suite roundup. It
passed all of our tests involving
network threats both inside and
outside the PC. It was also the
only firewall to pass 17 out of 17
leak tests, which determine
whether a piece of malware can
sneak information out of a PC
without tripping the firewall.
The $70 (as of 4/15/06) Zone
Labs package includes a version
of CA's antivirus and antispyware
scanner that is older than what
CA uses in its own suite. (Zone
Labs says the scanner should be
updated in June.) This engine did
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not perform well in our virus and spyware tests. Detecting only 30 percent
doors, 49 percent of bots, and 31 percent of Trojan horses in AV-Test.org'
of malware, it came in last among the ten suites we tried. It ranked secon
(above Microsoft's suite) in heuristics, the ability to detect unknown malw
similarities to previously detected threats. It also ranked last in adware de
found less malware than CA's suite did in runtime compressed program fil
second to last (ahead of Aluria's suite). On the other hand, this suite did w
malware clean-up tests, disinfecting all worms except for Sober.I and clea
resulting Registry and Hosts-file changes.
ZoneAlarm Internet Security has a behavior-based malware detection feat
the OSFirewall, which we were not able to test. It monitors activity on you
blocks files that behave suspiciously. This type of protection might serve y
the critical hours between the time a malware writer unleashes a new viru
and the time a security software company can deploy an update to stop it
Additional features include antispam and antifraud capabilities, Wi-Fi secu
protection, privacy settings, and parental controls. Its interface is easy to
although the malware alert dialog boxes I encountered would have benefit
providing more context about potential threats--for example, an alert ann
file is-4DGAE.tmp is trying to launch C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe' isn't clea
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