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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7

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

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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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McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007

Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customer support lacking.

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Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.

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AVG Internet Security 8.0

AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides strong protection against malicious Web sites, but its full-system scans sometimes tax system resources and produce false positives.

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FAQ: Sony's 'rootkit' CDs

Copy protection on music discs could help hide viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'

Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some music CDs are played.

Antivirus firms target Sony 'rootkit'

Some security companies say Sony's copy-protection software is merely a pest, others say it is more onerous than that.

Sony recalls risky 'rootkit' CDs

Record label Sony BMG Music Entertainment said on Tuesday that it will recall millions of CDs that, if played in a consumer's PC disc drive, will expose the computer to serious security risks.

The black hole inside the Bagle virus

There are more than 188 variations of the Bagle virus loose on the Internet. The latest variations pack the means to hide new sorts of nasties inside your computer, and current antivirus software won't necessarily save you.

Beat back that Trojan horse

Accidents happen. Somewhere, somehow you've clicked the wrong link and a Trojan horse has piled your PC with adware and spyware. Learn some basic techniques for beating back the assailants.

DIY: Master your Windows processes

Suffering from a slow PC, but bamboozled by what's going on with Windows Task Manager? Here is some software that will take the mystery out of what's going on with your system processes.

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Radix Anti-Rootkit

Detects and removes Rootkits from your System.

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ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition 4.0

Protect your PC against viruses, rootkits, buffer overflows, and malware.

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AnVir Virus Destroyer 5.2

Remove spyware, speed up Windows boot time, and increase your PC performance.

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Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 8.2.0.334

Detect and remove more than viruses from your computer.

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PREVX CSI 3.0.0.116

Find and fix various types of computer infections.