Top 10 Security and Utilities in September

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1 ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.

02/09/2008

2 Norton Internet Security 2009

Norton Internet Security 2009

Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.

11/09/2008

3 Avast Antivirus 4.7 Home Edition

Avast Antivirus 4.7 Home Edition

Avast Antivirus 4.7 Home edition works fairly well for a free antivirus protection.

09/11/2007

4 Norton Internet Security 2008

Norton Internet Security 2008

While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

29/08/2007

5 Ad-aware SE Personal Edition 1.06

Ad-aware SE Personal Edition 1.06

Lavasoft's free version of Ad-aware is an industrial-strength antispyware program that is simple to use and now sports a sleek new interface.

11/08/2005

6 Norton 360

Norton 360   Editors’ Choice

For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance.

27/02/2007

7 Spybot Search and Destroy

Spybot Search and Destroy

Spybot is both free and adaptable for both beginning and power users, but it left behind several known spyware apps.

19/07/2004

8 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7   Editors’ Choice

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 continues to outshine its competition with its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection.

11/09/2007

9 ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 provides the perfect balance between best-of-breed security protection and ease of use, providing the home user with superior protection that's light on system resources.

17/01/2007

10 BitDefender Antivirus 2008

BitDefender Antivirus 2008

BitDefender Antivirus 2008 has greatly improved since last year; we'd like more access to configuration options beyond simple enabling and disabling features.

12/09/2007

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    • Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2009

      Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2009

      You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.

    • Norton Internet Security 2009

      Norton Internet Security 2009

      Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.

    • Spyware Terminator

      Spyware Terminator

      This spyware scanner and removal tool does the job, but enabling some functions may cause slight slowdowns and it has a few bugs in Vista.

    • ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

      ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

      ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.

    • Ad-Aware 2008

      Ad-Aware 2008

      This year's update to user favourite Ad-Aware is quite a significant overhaul, and the result is faster scan times and a new interface.

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