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  • 6.0 2.5

    CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008

    23 Oct 2007 5:27 PM

    CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008 holds the middle ground this year, featuring faster code but lacking any compelling "must-have" features.

  • 10

    McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 6.0

    27 Oct 2004 3:28 PM

    Despite a clean interface, McAfee Personal Firewall Plus is hard to configure.

  • 3.5

    Norton SystemWorks 2006 Premier

    16 Mar 2006 2:39 PM

    The core utilities in Norton SystemWorks 2006 Premier lack newer options found elsewhere; some older utilities are simply deficient; it leaves Windows 98 and Me users out in the cold.

  • 10

    MailFrontier Desktop

    03 Nov 2004 4:37 PM

    Of the antispam apps we've seen, MailFrontier Desktop is the best at doing exactly what it's supposed to do: block spam.

  • 5.0

    McAfee Wireless Protection

    28 Sep 2006 4:20 PM

    McAfee Wireless Protection makes more sense as part of the McAfee Total Protection suite than as a stand-alone application.

  • 3

    Norton Confidential beta

    14 Aug 2006 12:49 PM

    While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.

  • 8

    McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006

    04 Nov 2005 2:32 PM

    McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006 packs a powerful protection arsenal -- but it's far too slow. Loyal McAfee users should upgrade for the automatic spyware and phishing blockers, but the rest of us should seek security elsewhere, such as ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.

  • 7.4 2

    ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 6

    22 May 2006 12:42 PM

    ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 6 catches most spyware and provides a deep level of protection but requires more user intervention than its competitors.

  • 5.9 2.5

    Trend Micro Anti-Spyware 3

    22 May 2006 3:00 PM

    Trend Micro Anti-Spyware 3 is a solid and easy-to-use choice for your antispyware protection.

  • 6.7

    McAfee Antispyware 2006

    22 May 2006 2:00 PM

    McAfee AntiSpyware 2006 is a good antispyware choice if you're already using the other parts of McAfee's security suite.

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