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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.

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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 is light and fast and consistently wins detection awards against the competition; it's worthy of our Editors' Choice designation.

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CA Antivirus 2007

CA Antivirus 2007 provides a good antivirus engine, adequately protecting your desktop from basic malicious viruses and worms, despite a few interface glitches.

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AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional Single Edition

AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional Single Edition is a pretty good, no-frills virus scanner. But you'll need to purchase antispyware software for complete malware protection.

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Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista

Microsoft's own antivirus software, Live OneCare, is unable to fully protect Vista users against viruses, and one of security firm McAfee's antivirus software packages also fails to protect users, according to independent research released Friday.

Your antivirus software has BO

With security researchers rushing to find the next big flaw in Internet Explorer, is anyone checking the security apps? One researcher is, and what he's found is that most antivirus apps suffer from critical buffer-overflow errors. Fortunately, most security vendors are responsive.

Why spyware's here to stay (for now)

Who's looking out for your best interests in stopping spyware? If you said the antispyware vendors, you might want to think again. Robert Vamosi says there's too much money to be made -- both in creating spyware and in stopping it.

First iPhone antivirus app released

Paris-based computer security firm Intego late last week said it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset.

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Ten things you should do to a new PC before surfing the Web

A Microsoft Windows PC that has not been updated for security vulnerabilities will be compromised by some from of malware within minutes of connecting to the Internet. Take steps to protect yourself before you start Web surfing.

DIY: Wipe Your Hard Drive Clean

Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy. A full Windows reinstall is the ultimate cure-all for inexplicable errors, crashes and glitches. Our step-by-step primer leads the way.

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CNET 2008 antivirus performance test scores

Kaspersky Anti-Virus earns our Editors' Choice as the best standalone antivirus application we reviewed this year. But, as the performance charts below show, the competition is knocking at the door.

CNET 2007 antivirus performance test scores

We hit the CNET Labs to compare the performance of antivirus apps.

Norton 2005 vs. McAfee 2005

Are you safer today with Norton or with McAfee?

Sweet security: three Internet security suites compared

Without a corporate IT staff or gateway antivirus and firewall solutions, small businesses and home desktop users need some kind of protection from hackers and other Internet security threats.

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ClamXav 0.90.2

Check your incoming e-mail attachments or Web downloads for viruses.

Virus Chaser 5.0

Scan, detect, and cure viruses on your computer.

The Gadgetbar Toolbar for Firefox 4.5.128

Tune up and protect your computer from viruses and spyware.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0.642

Protect your system against viruses.

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