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Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0

2008-02-20T16:08:00.000+02:00

Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 - Reorganize your PC for better performance and data protection

Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 is a comprehensive workstation partition and disk management suite that combines a number of previous Acronis products into one solution:

Acronis Partition Expert allows you to resize, move, copy, split, and merge partitions without losing your data

Acronis OS Selector is a multi-boot software utility that allows you to install multiple operating systems on your PC

Acronis Recovery Expert allows you to recover accidentally lost or deleted partitions

Acronis Disk Editor is a disk drive repair tool that allows you to perform advanced operations on your hard disk drive, such as restoration of boot records and hexadecimal editing

Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 adds new key features making it easier than ever before to modify your partition structure and boot new operating systems.

- Split partitions — Split one partition into two and leave your data intact
- Merge partitions — Merge two partitions into one and leave your data untouched, even if file systems on the partitions are different
- Explore partitions — Windows-like explorer interface to view partition data before performing partitioning operations
- Boot from an additional hard disk drive — Select the hard disk drive you want to boot from

- Boot from CD/DVD — Insert a bootable CD/DVD and it will automatically be detected and displayed as a boot option by Acronis OS Selector
- Automatic operating system detection — Detect operating systems that became unbootable due to some accidental reasons with the Acronis OS Selector detection tool

System requirements
A PC-compatible computer with a Pentium or similar CPU
128 MB RAM
A floppy or a CD-RW/DVD-RW drive
A mouse (recommended)

Supported operating systems
Windows 98 SE
Windows Me
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP 6
Windows 2000 Professional SP 4
Windows XP SP 2

Other Acronis products

Acronis Migrate Easy — safely move to a new hard disk in no time
Acronis True Image 11 — Backup your files and the whole system, restore your data in minutes
Acronis Disk Director 10.0 — Complete disk management software suite
Acronis True Image Echo Workstation — corporate network backup solution you can rely on
Acronis True Image Echo Server for Windows — minimize downtime during recovery in case your servers fail
Acronis Data Protection Bundle — back up critical information and wipe out sensitive data
Acropack 2008: two best Acronis tools now make up a single bundle

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CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 Review

2008-02-15T05:27:00.001+02:00

CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 Review

Computer Associates came with their latest and better edition of CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 to propose a step forward in quality and features. Besides firewall, antivirus, antispyware, antispam, and parental control, the suite now contains data migration and a Web site inspector to identify malicious sites.

One thing you should be aware of is that, at install, CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 offers to set up the Yahoo! toolbar and make Yahoo! your default search engine which together with CA’s own Web site Inspector causes your browser to be kind of top-heavy.

The present firewall is obviously much better than what CA presented last year when it swapped from ZoneAlarm's one to its Tiny Personal Firewall but improvement is still to be had.
According to PCMAG, CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 passed most of the port-scanning tests but failed the Gibson Research's ShieldsUp (CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 leaving from two to four less-used ports closed but not stealthed ). Opposite to using NIS 2008 or Panda Internet Security 2008’s modern styles of program control, the CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 user has to decide every time a program attempts to connect to the Internet whether to permit it.

Though it did not survive to fake mouse-clicks attack as Kaspersky and Norton products did, CA's new version security system still showed high protective measures. The firewall offers a wide range of additional features -- it can guard against malicious attachments from incoming e-mail and watch outgoing mail for behaviors, it can also block cookies, ads and script, having the ability to prevent the sending of predefined personal data in e-mail or over the Web.

As PCMAG described it, using client-side attacks from the Core Impact penetration testing utility proved itself worthy in revealing some of CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 vulnerabilities in the suite's protection system which recommends Norton Internet Security 2008 as a better candidate to your security needs.

Oteher CA Products

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Acronis True Image 11 Home

2008-02-07T20:54:00.000+02:00

Acronis True Image 11 Home is the backup product of choice on more than 2 million computers. Well, our best just got better! With the newest version of Acronis True Image 11 Home, protecting your family photos, home videos, music collection and important documents has never been easier.

Creating a copy of your entire hard disk is virtually meaningless if you can't restore it. Acronis True Image 11 Home provides multiple ways for you to recover your data, from restoring the entire image to restoring selected files and folders to picking specific e-mails. Flexibility, reliability and usability are Job 1 at Acronis True Image 11 Home.

Copy your entire PC, including the operating system, applications, user settings, and all data using our patented disk imaging technology

Backup your music, video, and digital photos, as well as your system state and application settings for dozens of programs

Backup your Outlook e-mails, contacts, calendar, signatures, news folders, e-mail rules and user settings with just a few mouse clicks!

Restore all the settings for Microsoft Office, iTunes, Windows Media Player and dozens of popular applications!

Acronis True Image 11 Home combines simplicity with flexibility to ensure that you are fully protected and can recover from unforeseen events such as viruses, unstable software downloads, and hard drive failures. And when you want to delete data or repurpose an old hard drive, Acronis True Image 11 Home privacy protection applications can ensure that your old data will never be retrieved and your identity fully protected.

What's new?

File Shredder Wipe private or confidential data in individual files using latest multi-pass algorithms

Backup Your System State Protect Registry, boot files, as well as important system files from system crashes

Acronis Drive Cleanser™ Protect your sensitive data when you are discarding a hard drive or returning leased system by securely easing the whole hard drive

Try&Decide Create a safe portion of your hard disk where you can install new software, open questionable emails, surf the web, or do other tasks without putting your computer at risk; save what you want, delete what you don't want

Set and Forget Configure it once and you don't have to care about your backups as long as traffic light indicator shows green

Preserve files and folders during restore Make sure your newly entered important data would not be overwritten by recovering from older backup

Message-level Outlook and Outlook Express restore Quickly locate and recover your important messages from mail backup

Search and Explore archives Easily search for and recover particular files from all your known backup images

And many more... Back up directly to FTP; continue to use your system during live backups; incremental and differential backups; Backup Scheduler; Acronis Recovery Manager; PC cloning; adding a new hard disk, etc.

PC Tools announces the launch of the latest release of multi-award winning Spyware Doctor, Version 5.5.

2008-02-07T18:04:00.000+02:00

PC Tools announces the launch of the latest release of multi-award winning PC Tools Spyware Doctor®, Version 5.5.

Building on the success of PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5, version 5.5 has been upgraded to provide minimal impact to computer performance and user friendly functionality.

New features include enhanced rootkit detection and removal, enhanced real-time protection at the kernel level, reduced memory usage, network guard enhancements and automated threat evaluation.

“PC Tools has recognised the inability of most anti-spyware products to provide consumers with an advanced, yet user friendly offering that provides superior protection and reduces both user interaction and memory usage,” said Simon Clausen, Chief Executive Officer, PC Tools. “We are confident that the latest release of PC Tools Spyware Doctor meets these objectives and continues to be the most advanced product on the market” said Clausen.

Consistently awarded Editor’s Choice awards by leading PC Magazines and testing laboratories worldwide and downloaded by over a hundred million users globally, PC Tools Spyware Doctor continues to detect, remove and block all types of malware including spyware, adware, spyware Trojans, rootkits, keyloggers and a variety of other security related risks. OnGuard real-time protection also protects the user from malicious phishing websites.

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.5 provides

Enhanced Rootkit Removal - PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.5 now has upgraded rootkit removal techniques that reduce the number of system reboots previously required to remove some of the most difficult rootkits.

Improved Real - time Kernel Level Protection - unlike previous versions, the OnGuard real-time protection in PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.5 can now make decisions on threats earlier, at the kernel level, to help improve performance.

Reduced Memory Usage - the overall memory usage and footprint for PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.5 has been reduced to ensure minimal impact to computer performance.

Network Guard Enhancement - Network Guard has been upgraded to include additional protection against new threats that attack network registry settings, thus preventing them from interfering with your Internet connection.

Intelli-risk Rating - in previous versions of PC Tools Spyware Doctor unnecessary warnings may have occurred with inactive traces of threats rated as high risk. Now in PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.5, the intelli-risk rating system ranks threats by rating inactive traces of threats detected according to the actual risk posed.

Automated Threat Evaluation – PC Tools Spyware Doctor 5.5 now incorporates automatic threat evaluation, providing standardised descriptions that allow easy differentiation and understand detected threats.

PC Tools Software products

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Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007

2008-01-29T15:26:00.000+02:00

Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007

Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007 came in dead last in our "Virus Stoppers" antivirus roundup test of eight products. Its disappointing finish was primarily due to its lackluster performance at detecting malware samples: The program missed almost one in five samples, for a poor catch rate of 82 percent.

Trend Micro did somewhat better at proactively detecting unknown malware using one-month-old signature files, but even here, its 43 percent detection rate was the third-worst showing. Coupled with a relatively expensive $40 price tag and no renewal discount, Trend Micro's performance leaves much to be desired.
On the plus side, the program installed smoothly, was easy to use, and includes good default settings for the average person, such as an automatically scheduled full-system scan. The software provides a user-configurable scheduled scan and checks for definition updates every 3 hours. These defaults are a snap to change via an intuitive and smooth interface that will appeal to even the most nontechnical user.

One particularly useful feature scans for known Microsoft product vulnerabilities. If a machine is missing an important security patch, for example, the application guides the user to Microsoft's Windows Update site to download and apply the appropriate updates and patches.

Trend Micro's AntiVirus scans e-mail traffic over the POP3 and SMTP protocols, but unlike almost every other program we tested (except for Grisoft AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Professional Edition), it does not scan HTML traffic. Also, Trend Micro's product stands alone in being unable to launch a manual file scan through a right-click within Windows Explorer, a weakness that the company says it will remedy in future updates. And the application's antispyware protection has an annoying habit of labeling tracking cookies as dangerous spyware.

We tested the Vista version of TrendMicro AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007 for our "Virus Stoppers" roundup. An XP version of the software is also available.

-- Ryan Naraine

by http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130912/article.html

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BitDefender Total Security 2008

2008-01-29T15:23:00.000+02:00

BitDefender Total Security 2008

The time of the year has arrived when the online security manufacturers swoop on mass to release their latest wares and so it is with BitDefender Total Security 2008, which from the look of the new interface has been designed to go head-to-head with Symantec Norton 360. It’s a slim 41MB download, so even if you’re on dial-up you won’t find it too much of a taxing download.

The interface has been simplified and is built around four keys functions, Security, Parental Control, Tuneup and Backup. To keep things simple, the program checks the status and if thing are fine you should see a row of four ticks across the screen. When an issue arises you’ll find an exclamation mark. To emphasis status, the program uses a traffic light style colour coding. If a problem arises, click Fix It button and the problem will usually be resolved. For the average user this is about as complicated as it gets.

When it comes to checking for viruses, this latest version has grouped antivirus and anti-spyware together, which not only makes more sense but also speeds up the scanning process considerably. BitDefender has always been a powerful package but the 2008 version is even better than we expected. As with similar tools, you can choose to run manually or setup a schedule to best suit you. Updates are automatic and when we were testing it out, seemed to arrive almost daily.

It’s not only the speed of scanning that has been optimised, as the scanning now also handles malware far more effectively and even supports the clearing out of rootkits, something previous packages didn’t. This means even if you’ve installed the program on a PC that is already infected, it will find it and eliminate it. Malware is isolated as it’s found and when found won’t even allow you to open the offending email let alone the file attached.

There is now a Games mode, which will automatically disable updates and popups when you’re playing online. This may not sound like much but if you’ve ever experienced these when gaming online, then you’ll know how infuriating they can be.

An internet security suite wouldn’t be complete these days without adding a little more and just as with Symantec with Norton 360, it’s a range of clean-up tools that add to Total Security. So, you’ll find utilities to clean up your registry entries, clear out duplicate files and generally clean up the system. There is even a defrag tool that works faster and better than the one shipping with Windows, so you’ll find this package really does live up to its name.

VERDICT

BitDefender Total Security 2008 has a lot to live up to, not only in terms of its name but also the rival competition on the market.

In both instances, we found it more than capable. So much so, that this may well our new favourite security product and it doesn’t cost the earth to protect your PC.

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System requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11

2008-01-29T15:22:00.000+02:00

System requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11

Question/Issue:

The following are the minimum system requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Solution:

Symantec Endpoint Protection

The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	400 MHz Intel Pentium III (1 GHz for Windows Vista)	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Home/Professional/Tablet PC Editions Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions Windows Vista (x86)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista x64 Edition Note: The Symantec Endpoint Protection installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory	256 MB of RAM	256 MB of RAM
Hard disk	600 MB	700 MB
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements: Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Console, and embedded database
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install the Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console, and the embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	900 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management components are 32-bit applications.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management server, console, and embedded database are 32-bit applications.
Memory	1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)	1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)
Hard disk	4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database	4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console without the embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Memory	512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)	512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk	500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space	500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Console without the Manager or embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management console is a 32-bit application.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management console is a 32-bit application
Memory	512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)	512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk	40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space	40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Quarantine Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Quarantine Console.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	Not supported
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Not supported
Memory	64 MB of RAM	Not supported
Hard disk	35 MB	Not supported
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Not supported
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 1.2 or later If MMC is not already installed, you need 3 MB free disk space (10 MB during installation).	Not supported

Central Quarantine Server
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Central Quarantine Server.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	Not supported
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Not supported
Memory	128 MB of RAM	Not supported
Hard disk	40 MB, 500 MB to 4 GB recommended for quarantined items, and a 250 MB swap file	Not supported
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Not supported
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later	Not supported

Symantec Network Access Control 11.
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	550 MHz Intel Pentium II (1 GHz for Windows Vista)	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Home/Professional Tablet PC Editions Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions Windows Vista (x86)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista x86 Edition Note: The Symantec Network Access Control installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory	256 MB of RAM minimum	256 MB of RAM minimum
Hard disk	300 MB	400 MB
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements: Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

VMware support
Symantec software is supported in VMware environments. The following table shows the supported VMware configurations for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Symantec software

VMware support

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Console, and database components

The management server is supported on the following versions of VMware:

VMware WS 5.0 (workstation)
VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise)
VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation)

The management server is supported on the following guest VMware operating systems:

Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later
Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition
Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition
Windows XP Home/Professional Edition
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control clients

The client components are supported on the following versions of VMware:

VMware WS 5.0 (workstation)
VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise)
VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation)

The client components are supported on the following guest VMware operating systems:

Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server
Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition
Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition
Windows XP Home/Professional Edition
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007

2008-01-24T16:03:00.000+02:00

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007

from: reviews.cnet.com

The good: Spyware Doctor's interface is intuitive and easy to use.

The bad: Spyware Doctor 5 suffers from software glitches; failed to identify or remove a test Trojan horse; returned a high number of false positive or extremely low-risk results; doesn't include telephone support.

The bottom line: Until this recent release, Spyware Doctor was one of the better antispyware choices. Nettlesome glitches and a low rate of spyware removal, however, keep us from recommending Spyware Doctor 5 for now

Reviewed on 3/22/07

Updated on: 4/23/07

Release date: 3/15/07

PCTools Spyware Doctor is one of the last independent antispyware apps on the market, and, until this recent release, was one of the better choices. Version 5 introduces new under-the-hood protection--and a number of nettlesome software glitches. In testing done by CNET Labs, Spyware Doctor did shield us from and identify already installed spyware in six out of eight test cases, but it failed to remove the load points for more than half the spyware samples within our test group.

Last year, we liked Spyware Doctor 3.2, praising its "sleek and easy-to-use interface" and noting that it "packs a lot of protection under the hood and is backed up by one of the most aggressive spyware identification programs in the business." What a difference a year makes. PC Tools appears to be heading somewhere significant with the changes introduced in Spyware Doctor 5; it's just not there yet.

Setup
From the start, we found the Spyware Doctor download process to be confusing. The Start Spyware Scan Now button on the PCTools site is the button to start the file download, but that could be made more clear. Once downloaded, Spyware Doctors launches an installation wizard that walks you through the process. We like that the Spyware Doctor Smart Update is automatic, and this is accomplished before first use. But the download files themselves are a la carte, with the option not to download and install any one piece, and you have to hit Next to continue the process. Dial-up users may be tempted to download only a few of the recommended updates, which would be a mistake.

Note: The free trial copy of Spyware Doctor will not remove any spyware found until you purchase the full product. You can also download the free Spyware Doctor Starter Edition via Google Pack, however you'll also be downloading a fair number of other apps that you may or may not want.

Should you want to remove Spyware Doctor 5, there's a handy uninstall icon provided in the All Programs list. After uninstall, however, we found several traces of Spyware Doctor still in the system registry. This surprised us, since most of the antispyware apps we tested had totally clean uninstalls.

Interface
In general, we found Spyware Doctor 5 to be buggy. On different machines, the Spyware Doctor 5 sometimes crashed upon launch, or froze while finalizing a scan; in a few cases, we had to use the Windows Task Manager to kill the executable and start over. Once running, the Spyware Doctor's interface is intuitive and easy to use.

All of its features are clearly labeled and accessible. In addition to the expected spyware scanning, there's a host of system immunization and real-time monitoring features available in the OnGuard section. Spyware Doctor includes a powerful scheduler that allows you to automate full system scans, quick scans, and even live program updates.

But for every action--if we initiated a scan, or wanted to enable a feature, for instance--we noticed several personal firewall alerts; Spyware Doctor appears to call home for every detail. Even so, after a full system scan, our attempt to learn more about an item that Spyware Doctor had labeled as a high-risk cookie went unsatisfied.

The link for "more information" opened our default browser and took us to a PC Tools page, but it was a page that talked generally about phishing threats and not specifically about what Spyware Doctor found on our machine.
FeaturesOther than antispyware protection, Spyware Doctor 5 doesn't offer a lot of additional features; the improvements, we're told, are internal.

The enhanced antirootkit protection within Spyware Doctor 5 is disabled by default. There's a warning on the configuration screen that enabling this feature requires vigilance, as the PCTools antirootkit heuristic findings may include false positives.

Real-time protection can be enabled or disabled, a curious distinction. One might disable real-time protection, for example, to lessen the impact on system resources, relying upon a thorough scan of the system to root out any spyware that had recently installed.

But we found during various scans that Spyware Doctor never consumed more than 20 percent of our system resources.

PerformanceOverall, Spyware Doctor earned a slightly below average rating among the 10 antispyware apps we tested.

Spyware Doctor 5.0 did find more cookies than any other product we tested, although in a number of cases we were unable to confirm the severity of the specific cookies on independent antispyware sites, leaving us to wonder whether these suspicious cookies were truly dangerous.

In exclusive testing by CNET Labs, Spyware Doctor's active shields identified and blocked six out of eight spyware samples we attempted to install, missing only Compare-prices.zip and Marketscore. When scanning and removing existing spyware samples, Spyware Doctor also caught six out of eight, missing Compare-prices.zip and Clickpix.

But when it comes to spyware removal, in a majority of the cases-- five out of eight--Spyware Doctor didn't completely remove the registry load-point entries even on spyware it identified, lowering the product's overall score. In our tests, Spyware Doctor left traces of Compare-Prices.zip, ClickPix, JustFindIt toolbar, MarketScore, NewDotNet/eZula.

Support
Upon installation, PcTools offers Spyware Doctor users a Quick Start guide, a general one-page guide to the program's basic features. Online, we found the Spyware Doctor FAQ to be adequate. After viewing the FAQ, you can answer whether the questions and answers were helpful. Saying "No" moves you to an e-mail feedback page. PCTools offers 24-7 telephone technical support at 1-800-764-5783.

Conclusion
Within a year, Spyware Doctor went from version 3 to version 5, and along the way it appears to have encountered many problems, including some software glitches. We assume the software will be fixed soon enough, and we look forward to seeing future enhancements of this Spyware Doctor--including antivirus protection--in next year's review.

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Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008

2008-01-24T15:53:00.000+02:00

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008
from: www.pcworld.com

Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2008 suite offers solid security protection and features, including the best behavior-based defense against unknown threats.
Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2008 security suite ($70 for up to three PCs) is easy to use and comes with a host of extra security features, such as a separate Security Inspector scan that warns about unsafe browser settings and other potential security holes. It was the only suite in our testing for "All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested" that didn't cry wolf by reporting at least one false positive.
It detected an above-average 91 percent of AV-Test.org's 674,589 malware samples. This results put the Norton suite close behind the Avira Premium Security Suite, BitDefender Internet Security 2008 , Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Internet SecuritySuite 7.1, and Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 packages, each of which detected 95 percent or more of the malware samples. Nevertheless. a 4 percent difference in detection rates represents a difference of 26,983 undetected samples. Symantec's suite produced the second-worst showing on AV-Test's heuristic tests, catching only 10 percent of samples when required to use one-month-old signature files to detect unknown malware based on similarities to existing code.
The Symantec suite did outperform the other programs at getting rid of infections. It cleaned up 80 percent of all files and Registry entries added by malware. In particular, Norton was a champ at fighting rootkits--malware designed to hide other malware. It detected every active and inactive rootkit sample, and successfully neutralized those infections. Symantec's suite was one of only two programs (Checkpoint was the other) to detect and block unidentified malware based solely on the way it behaved, but even so it caught just one sample out of five.
In our tests, on-demand (user-initiated) scans were more than 50 percent faster with Norton than with the next-fastest suite (Avira Premium), yielding an impressive data-analysis rate of 16.07 megabytes per second. And those on-demand scans look inside file archives, where crooks frequently hide malicious payloads. (On the other hand, Norton's automatic scans, which check files as your system saves them to the hard drive, won't check file archives unless you change the default settings).
Symantec's firewall is polished. It successfully blocked attempts from outside to scan a protected PC for information, and it did better than most competing suites at refraining from issuing unnecessary warnings about benign apps such as Firefox and Internet Explorer.
In addition, Norton Internet Security displayed an apt warning when it detected an unencrypted wireless connection, and it incorporates various safe-browsing features. For example, its Norton Confidential toolbar, designed for Firefox and Internet Explorer, blocks phishing sites; and its Browser Defender checks for known vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6 and 7. Though the suite's Identity Safe feature protects sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, from inadvertently leaving your PC, you'll must manually tell it what information to protect--a standard but laborious process. It has no antispam or parental controls, but those features are freely downloadable from Symantec's site.
The interface is well laid-out, and the software's pop-up detection alerts are generally understandable, though they provide little information, such as where a threat was found. Its impressive log entries simplify the task of finding out what the program has been up to--but again they lack information about where a given threat was discovered.
Our one major criticism of the suite is that when we uninstalled it, it left behind the separate LiveUpdate component. You have to know to go back and remove LiveUpdate as well.
Norton Internet Security 2008 has a good design and an appealing feature set. It could be better at blocking malware, but it's the best choice of the eight we looked at.
-- Erik Larkin

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Webroot Child Safe - parental control tools

2008-01-24T15:52:00.000+02:00

Webroot Child Safe - parental control tools

Child Safe, by Webroot Software, is similar to a parental control program.

With Child Safe parents can set time limits, including when and how long a user may utilize specific programs or access the Internet. This program can also create comprehensive reports of computer activity, so parents can know what sites their children visited and when, as well as what programs they used.

These reports can be emailed to parents daily, weekly or monthly.This program can also restrict kids from changing Windows system settings; it can block children from the control panel, network controls, taskbar and start menu properties and more. This software will work with the Vista operating system as well as XP.

The program runs quietly in the background and is inaccessible to anyone without the right passwords.Though this program works well as a parental control program, it does not have as many filtering features as some of the higher ranked programs. This software filters by URL, category and keyword, which may not be enough to block everything. This service is far more suitable as a parental control program since it excels with time restrictions and monitoring.

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Webroot Spy Sweeper

2008-01-24T15:50:00.000+02:00

Webroot Spy Sweeper

Keep Your PC Safe from Spyware

Spyware grows more sophisticated every day. There's more of it, and it's more malicious than ever before. Experts agree: Webroot Spy Sweeper delivers the most advanced spyware detection, blocking and removal available to beat dangerous spyware programs.

Browse Where You Want, When You Want

Dangerous and annoying spyware can infect your system in many different ways when you use the Internet. Webroot Spy Sweeper gives you 360 degrees of protection. Powerful Smart Shields offer real-time protection by blocking known and emerging spyware threats as you browse - before they ever reach your computer and personal information. If your PC is already infected, Webroot Spy Sweeper's advanced discovery methods locate and completely destroy malicious spyware that hides within your PC - even spyware that hides using rootkit technology.

Download Your Favorite Music, Pictures and Videos Without Spyware Intruders

File sharing programs and swapping music, photos or other files are notorious avenues for spyware infection. Webroot Spy Sweeper can effectively identify slight changes in new spyware threats or variants to prevent spyware threats from ever installing on your PC.

Stay Ahead of New Spyware Threats with FREE Defense Updates

To ensure you have the most advanced spyware detection available, we constantly expand Webroot Spy Sweeper's definition database. As a Spy Sweeper subscriber, we pass this powerful spyware detection arsenal on to you through regular automatic updates.

More Time Computing, Less Time Solving Computer Problems

Spyware infection can slow you down while online, or even prevent you from using your PC. Webroot Spy Sweeper quickly provides maximum protection with minimal interaction. Completely upgraded user interface makes it easier than ever for users of all abilities to stay protected. With an easy-to-use console and customizable options, Webroot Spy Sweeper makes scanning for spyware a breeze.

Rest Easy with Continuous Customer Support

All Webroot products are backed by knowledgeable and friendly support experts who will help you through even the toughest spyware problems. Unlike many of our competitors, offer online and phone support absolutely FREE.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows 2000, Vista (32 bit versions of Home Basic, Premium, Business, or Ultimate), or XP (32 bit versions of Professional, Home, Media Center, or XP Tablet)

300 Mhz processor

100 MB hard drive space

256 MB RAM

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Download Size: 12.4 MB

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CA Antivirus 2007

2008-01-24T15:45:00.000+02:00

CA Antivirus 2007

The good: Provides adequate antivirus protection; offers a three-user license; runs on Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP.

The bad: No anti-spyware protection; doesn't specifically protect against root kits; can be fooled into thinking your system is protected when it is not; technical support underwhelming.

The bottom line: CA Antivirus 2007 provides a good antivirus engine, adequately protecting your desktop from basic malicious viruses and worms. But the application has a few interface glitches and provides less-than-optimal technical support.
Reviewed by:
Robert Vamosi, review.zdnet.com

Review date: 11/15/06

In the past, CA antivirus products have gone under various names, such as eTrust, eTrust EZ, Vet, and InoculateIT; now, under the name CA Antivirus 2007, the company hopes to eliminate brand confusion. Whatever you call it, the CA antivirus engine is good, winning honors from several independent testing labs over the years and providing the AV component to several Internet Security suites from other vendors. But despite its antiviral pedigree and a company cash guarantee to keep your system virus-free, CA Antivirus 2007 still suffers from program interface glitches and poor technical support, details which tempered our overall enthusiasm for the product.

Setup
We downloaded CA Antivirus 2007 in a matter of minutes. We like that during installation, the CA privacy policy won't allow you to accept or deny the EULA until you actually scroll through the text (even if you don't read it, at least you are aware of it). Unlike Norton Antivirus 2007, which only runs on Windows XP, CA Antivirus 2007 runs on Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP. And unlike other $39.95 single-license antivirus programs we've seen this year, the $49.95 CA Antivirus 2007 comes with a three-user license.

What's more, CA has decided to offer their CA Anti-spyware 2007 application as a separate $29.95 purchase--while Norton and McAfee VirusScan Plus both include anti-spyware along with antivirus protection.

Do note: should you purchase CA Antivirus 2007 online and use a credit card, CA will automatically renew your annual subscription. You will receive an e-mail before renewal explaining the automatic billing. If you do not want CA to automatically renew your subscription, you need to discontinue the Continue Protection program (details on disabling the program are contained with your online order receipt). Boxed retail versions are also available.

Should you decide to uninstall CA Antivirus 2007, there is unfortunately no uninstall icon in the All Programs directory,. You'll need to use the Control Panel's Add or Remove Program function. Fortunately, unlike Norton and McAfee which both leave unnecessary files and registry keys behind, CA Antivirus 2007 uninstalls completely.

Interface
The CA Antivirus 2007 interface is clean and straightforward. The left-hand navigation icons offer a choice of Overview, Quarantine, Options, and Reports. The Overview screen contains Main Tasks (Scan my Computer, Select files, and Folders to Scan), Status, Top 5 Virus Threats, and Latest Threats (which includes phishing and non-viral threats). Like McAfee and Norton, CA offers a one-button Secure Now, designed to bring your security status up to speed quickly.

In the course of our testing, we sometimes needed to stop a complete system scan. In doing so, we witnessed our security status change from a yellow triangle with exclamation point, warning us that we had not completed a system scan, to green, indicating that we had completed a full scan and that our system was clean. We were able to replicate this error several times. We also discovered that CA Antivirus 2007 will run up to seven days before it will flag you that it's missing the latest antivirus update. We suspect these are minor interface glitches; however, this problem could expose users to unchecked dangers.

Features
CA offers a guarantee that a system protected with CA Antivirus 2007 will be free of damage from computer viruses and worms--or it will pay up to $1,500 for technical service and hardware replacements (see the CA site for specific rules). Frankly, we see this as a marketing ploy and do not expect other antivirus vendors to match CA's offer.

As for technical features, CA Antivirus 2007 offers the same basic features found in competing applications. However, unlike most other antivirus applications hitting the market for 2007, we could find no mention of root kit protection within CA Antivirus 2007--a notable omission, we think.

Performance
CA Antivirus 2007 scored well, although the program placed consistently within the middle of the pack in our CNET Labs real-world application testing. While performing a CA Antivirus scan, the iTunes application took 206 seconds to open, and Sorenson video compression took 335 seconds to open--both scores about average. On single-file scans, CA Antivirus 2007 took 102 seconds (fast), and the program influenced system boot time by 63 seconds (above average). To see how CA Antivirus 2007 stacks up against the competition, see our complete CNET 2007 antivirus performance test scores page.

In terms of protecting your PC, we refer readers to two leading independent antivirus testing organizations. In the latest test results from CheckVir.com, eTrust Antivirus v7.1 (the predecessor to CA Antivirus) was one of four products to earn their Advanced rating. Our second source of independent antivirus testing, AV-Comparatives.org, did not test eTrust Antivirus v7.1.

Support
Overall, we expected better support from a major antivirus vendor like CA. The built-in Help feature within CA Antivirus 2007 opens not within the program but within your default Internet browser, and uses a series of arrows to advance within an expandable list of topics. In general, we found the information cursory--adequate for most needs, but lacking in detail. Also, if you don't have an Internet connection, you won't be able to access Help files. CA's online technical support failed to impress us. Like McAfee, CA isn't consistent with its own naming convention. For example, when we looked at the Top 10 FAQs for CA Antivirus 2007, we found FAQ solutions for eTrust Antivirus 2005 instead.

Also, as you drill down the FAQ, the support page opens new windows/tabs within your browser for each layer, creating several useless open windows/tabs. Web support requires you to enter a first and last name, a telephone number, and an e-mail address, as does a request for the online chat service. Live telephone support is available 24/7, but it costs $29.95 per incident.

Conclusion
While CA Antivirus 2007 is an improvement over the previous iterations of eTrust Antivirus, CA still has a ways to go. Designed to work within the larger suite of security applications from CA, CA Internet Security 2007, the CA Antivirus 2007 standalone application unfortunately suffers from minor interface glitches and poor technical support.

Note: This product is part of the CA Security 2007 series.

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Webroot AntiVirus

2008-01-24T15:43:00.000+02:00

Webroot AntiVirus

Most Award-winning and Effective Combined AntiVirus and AntiSpyware Product

Webroot antivirus detection is powered by Sophos®, known globally as a pioneer and industry leader in the fight against viruses. This leading technology has been awarded the Virus Bulletin 100 Award 38 times. No other major antivirus provider has done better! Webroot Spy Sweeper is the industry leader in antispyware protection and the most award winning. The technology has been proven by independent testing to find and remove 40% more spies than any other antispyware software.

Multi-layer protection against malicious software threats and intrusions

Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall provides comprehensive protection against a broad range of security threats such as viruses, spyware, adware, worms, trojans, key loggers, and rootkits. In addition, Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall monitors all traffic to and from your computer to block unauthorized access attempts.

Take back the Internet

When you install Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall software on your PC, you can surf the web with confidence. Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall gives you complete protection. Powerful Smart Shields block threats as you browse - before they ever reach your computer. If your PC is already infected, Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall software uses advanced discovery methods to find and completely destroy malicious programs hiding on your PC.

Stay Ahead of New Threats with FREE Defense Updates

To ensure you have the most advanced protection available, constantly expand our definition database and pass this powerful threat detection arsenal to you through automatic updates.

Save Time with One Easy-to-Use Solution

Virus and spyware attacks can cripple your computer - making it impossible to use. Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall quickly and effectively provides maximum protection with minimal interaction. The software makes it easy for users of all abilities to stay protected. With an easy-to-use console and customizable options, Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall makes maximum protection a breeze.

Rest Easy with FREE Customer Support

All Webroot products are backed by knowledgeable and friendly support experts who will help you through even the toughest virus and spyware problems. Unlike many of competitors, offer US based online and phone support absolutely FREE.

Minimum System Requirements

Vista (32 bit versions of Home Basic, Premium, Business, or Ultimate), or XP (32 bit versions of Professional, Home, Media Center, or XP Tablet)

300 MHz processor

100 MB hard drive space

256 MB RAM

Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or FireFox 2.0 or higher for connecting to the Webroot web site.

Download Size: 24.4 MB

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Webroot Window Washer

2008-01-24T15:42:00.000+02:00

Webroot Window Washer

Windows Vista™ Compatible

Webroot Window Washer now supports Microsoft's Windows Vista Operating System. For more information see http://www.webroot.com/vista.

Extensive Wash Areas

Webroot Window Washer scrubs hundreds of areas on your PC to remove unnecessary files to ensure your privacy and free up valuable disk space.

Browser Activity Eraser

Webroot Window Washer cleans all aspects of your browser activity, including Internet history, address bar, cache, cookies, and more. Firefox users now enjoy the same online privacy protection that users of Internet Explorer, AOL and Netscape already enjoy.

Permanent Bleaching

Bleach, an encryption feature, completely overwrites files with random characters to make them unrecoverable. This feature is so powerful it exceeds the tough standards of the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency.

Free Space Cleaner

Free space on your computer contains portions of old and previously deleted files and documents. Webroot Window Washer now cleans this area making the files you deleted earlier permanently unrecoverable.

One-click Shredder

Webroot Window Washer lets you simply and conveniently shred a folder and all of its contents, or just a single file, in one step. Just a simple right-click will permanently overwrites these files, making them unrecoverable.

Critical File Protection

Webroot Window Washer includes built-in safety features to help prevent you from accidentally removing important files. Alerts prompt you to confirm your request to delete special folders, like system folders, My Documents, My Photos, and others, so they remain safe from unintentional deletions.

Smart Cookie Saver

Webroot Window Washer deletes the cookies you don't want and lets you keep and save those you do. That way you maintain your preferred Internet settings and log-ins for all your favorite sites.

Flexible Washes

During a wash, Webroot Window Washer automatically cleans the latest versions of your favorite programs such as Microsoft Office, Google Search Toolbar, iTunes, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat and hundreds more, to keep these programs running smoothly.

Automatic Wash Cycles

You can set Webroot Window Washer to automatically clean your system at specified intervals, like at shut down or start up. For added security, recommended setting Webroot Window Washer to wash when you close your Internet browser.

Total System Erase

Webroot Window Washer can be set to fully erase your hard drive, files, programs and operating system for easy re-formatting. Consider using this feature if you're donating or selling your PC and you don't want your files to be seen by strangers.

Expert Customer Support

Webroot Window Washer is backed by knowledgeable and friendly customer support technicians to help you through any issues you encounter. Unlike many of our competitors, we offer online and phone support absolutely FREE.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows Vista, 2000, or XP
266 Mhz processor
5 MB hard drive space
64 MB RAM
Supports Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox and AOL

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Webroot Desktop Firewall

2008-01-24T15:39:00.000+02:00

Webroot Desktop Firewall

Critical Online Security

In this day and age, sophisticated PC security is required, including antivirus, antispyware and firewall protection. Webroot Desktop Firewall provides the critical protection you need to keep your PC safe from unauthorized access.

Webroot Desktop Firewall is an integrated desktop firewall and multi-layer intrusion prevention software solution which helps protect against identity and data theft, hackers, and other types of unauthorized access to your PC. Its multiple layers of security include desktop firewall, port manager, URL filter, process monitor, and application/system anomaly detection. This layered approach to firewall defense and intrusion prevention addresses the Windows vulnerabilities that hackers exploit to gain unauthorized system access and steal private information. Combined with Webroot's intuitive interface, Webroot Desktop Firewall delivers powerful protection that is easy to use.

Makes your computer invisible on the Internet

Hackers won't see you because Webroot Desktop Firewall cloaks your computer's identity or IP address on the Internet, making it invisible to others and reducing the risk of intrusion or attack.

Monitors and protects all Internet traffic to and from your computer

Monitor all Internet traffic to and from your PC and blocks harmful or suspicious activity. It even prevents trusted applications from being "hijacked" to steal personal files. Windows Firewall only monitors traffic into your PC leaving you exposed if a Trojan or BOT is already operating on your machine.

Learning Firewall means fewer interruptions during PC use

Webroot Desktop Firewall doesn't bother you with a lot of pop up screens during configuration. It "learns" what normal application or connection activity occurs on your PC and alerts you to unusual or suspicious behavior. You can define additional rules for specific applications or connection types if you choose.

Powerful security that's easy to use

Most users won't need to interact with the program very much because Webroot Desktop Firewall works silently in the background and only alerts you when attention is needed. If action is required, you don't have to be a security expert to respond. Webroot Desktop Firewall's intuitive interface is easy to understand and provides instant access to important information.

Windows Vista compatible

Webroot Desktop Firewall is fully compatible with the Windows Vista operating system. It provides superior protection to the basic firewall features found in Windows XP and Vista, and will not cause conflicts with those features. In addition, Webroot Desktop Firewall technology is fully integrated with the Windows Security Center for added convenience.

Convenient and knowledgeable online support

Webroot products are very easy to set up and use. But if you do need assistance, our convenient online support provides the resources you need to get you back up and running quickly.

Satisfaction Guarantee

Webroot always stands behind its products, which is why all of our products are backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.

Key Product Features

Stealth Mode Feature

Webroot Desktop Firewall lets you operate your computer operate in Stealth Mode, making your online presence invisible to Internet scammers looking for easy targets.

Email Protection

Mitigates the impact of attacks targeting your email client by tracking the normal volume and frequency of outbound emails. Webroot Desktop Firewall alerts you or blocks unacceptable deviations from normal email activity.

Advanced Packet Filtering

Features a layer-3 firewall which uses unique stateful packet inspection technology to detect and block unauthorized access to your system.

Malicious Process Blocking

Tracks all trusted processes and provides alerts when a potentially malicious process attempts to run. This makes Webroot Desktop Firewall a perfect compliment to the antivirus and antispyware protection found in Webroot Spy Sweeper and Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware for added protection.

System Anomaly Intelligence

Automatically develops a baseline profile of your normal PC usage based on system variables such as CPU utilization, thread count, and others. Normal application and system use patterns are monitored and alerts are generated as unusual activity is detected.

Port Monitoring and Blocking

Monitors all ports to prohibit unauthorized port scanning or any other type of system intrusion.

Custom Protection Profiles

Easily define and set different levels of protection depending on whether you are connected at home or on the road.

Lock down your PC

Experiencing unexplained computer activity? Use the Stop Traffic feature to immediately stop all traffic in and out of your PC, and protect your data until you can determine the cause.

File and Printer Sharing

Webroot Desktop Firewall lets you easily share your files and printers with other computers on your local area network without unnecessarily exposing your PC to online threats.

Comprehensive Internet Activity Log

If you think someone has attempted to access your PC, simply review the Internet activity log. You'll know if a hacker or unknown programs has cracked your PC.

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Webroot Child Safe

2008-01-24T15:34:00.000+02:00

Webroot Child Safe

Gain Complete Content Control
With Webroot Child Safe Internet monitoring software, you have complete control over the websites your children can access based on any combination of over 60 content categories, specific website addresses or keywords. Control settings on Webroot Child Safe can be the same for all users, or independently specified for each child.

Schedule or Limits Kids' Computer Time

Webroot Child Safe enables you to allocate the amount of time each day that your children spend on the computer accessing the Internet or playing games. You can schedule times and durations independently for each child.

Learn What Sites your Kids Visit

Webroot Child Safe Usage Reports help you keep track of the websites your child visited, the programs they used, and when they were active on the computer. You decide what type of activities you want to know about, and Webroot Child Safe reports it to you.

Kids Can't Bypass Webroot Child Safe !

Webroot Child Safe prohibits any attempt to change the clock, rename or reinstall the program, or tamper with the product in any way. Webroot Child Safe know because we've tested our Internet monitoring software on teenagers!

Child Safe Integrates with Windows & Restricts Access to Settings

Webroot Child Safe integrates tightly with Windows, adding layered protection to your existing user accounts so there are no confusing log in routines or additional passwords to remember. Webroot Child Safe also restricts access to many Windows components and settings to prevent configuration changes. Webroot Child Safe is Vista compatible.

Child Safe Works with your Complete Network

Webroot Child Safe can be installed on up to three computers and supports an unlimited number of users on each PC. Any PC on the network can control Webroot Child Safe settings on all other PCs.

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CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008

2008-01-17T14:48:00.000+02:00

CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008

by zdnet.com :

The good: CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 combines antivirus and antispyware protection, and it's faster than last year's offering.

The bad: CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 lacks adequate technical support. It also attempts to download the Yahoo toolbar during installation.

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

CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 holds the middle ground, neither improving nor declining with this year's offering. The code is leaner, resulting in faster scans; however, there are too few features here to warrant much excitement. Also, this is the only antivirus product we tested that attempted to download a third-party toolbar during installation. And we are puzzled why a major security company like CA doesn't provide more technical support for its consumer products. If you're looking for economy, choose BitDefender Anivirus 2008. If you're looking the best antivirus product for 2008, we recommend Kaspersky Ani-Virus 2008, our Editors' Choice.

Setup
CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 includes three PC licenses at $49.95. By comparison, BitDefender Antivirus offers its three-user license for $29.95. Kaspersky offers its single license at $49.95, and charges $59.95 for its three-user license. CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 runs on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, while Norton AntiVirus 2008 only works on XP and Vista.

There is a very good reason not to blow through the installation of CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 without reading each screen carefully. One thing we always hate to find is the Yahoo toolbar hiding within any installation, and it's lurking here. By all means, uncheck the box asking you to install it along with CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008. Worse, Yahoo also asks permission to make it your search engine by default. We prefer the freedom to choose our own search engines, thank you. CA is the only antivirus vendor we reviewed that included third-party piggyback applications within its install.

Also, we were unable to continue with our CA installation without registering. Other antivirus vendors allow you to skip registration or, in the case with Symantec, click Next three times to continue. Not with CA. Although the information collected is negligible, given the Yahoo toolbar lurking in the installer package, we didn't like handing over any additional information.

Should you want to remove CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008, there is no All Programs option to uninstall. You will need to use Windows Add/Remove Software. In doing so, a CA uninstall wizard will then ask if you want to remove the antivirus, the antispyware, or both from your machine. After reboot, we found no traces of CA products on our machine.

However, if you installed the Yahoo toolbar or made it your default search engine, you'll need to remove these separately. Removing CA alone will not change the status of these Yahoo applications.

The CA interface is consistent among all its products, but also serves to remind you of other products offered by the company.

Interface
CA uses a consistent interface for all its offerings. While we like this, we don't like the confusing up-sell that goes along with this implementation. For example, after finding out that you don't have a firewall, instead of offering to turn on the free Windows Firewall, CA takes you to a Web page that talks about why you should upgrade and install the CA Firewall. The page is dry, no graphics, no sales pitch, but might cause people to think that it's an FAQ page. It's not.

Features
With CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008, that's what you get; no firewall, no antiphishing tools, no extras.

Within the antivirus protection, the scans are faster than last year. The features touted in marketing materials--real-time scanning, advanced heuristic scanning, and automatic e-mail scanning--are standard and do not stand out from the competition.

Same with the antispyware protection. CA, which bought PestPatrol many years ago, now includes more information about the specific spyware found on your machine rather than requiring you to click to a Web site for more information. Again, none of the features--real-time protection, automatic updates, and custom scans--are standard and do not stand out from the competition.

Performance
CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 stays in the middle of the pack, sometimes trending toward the lower, faster end of the middle in our test results. On our iTunes test, CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 took the longest, at 273 seconds to complete. In our Microsoft Office test, CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 completed the fastest, at 1,191 seconds. In a test scanning a single folder with compressed and media files, CA scored 187 seconds, again, toward the faster end of our middle group. And in terms of boot speed, CA was in the middle at 36 seconds. To find out how we test antivirus software, see CNET Labs' How we test: Anivirus software page.

In terms of whether or not CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 will protect your PC, CNET uses results from two leading independent antivirus testing organizations. CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 was not included in the latest test results from AV-Comparatives.org, for on-demand scans and retrospective/proactive tests. CA Ani-Virus Plus CA Ani-Spyware 2008 was included in the latest test results from CheckVir.com and earned a Standard rating, which means it was tested on finding but not removing viruses.

For antispyware protection, check back in November for these results.

Support
Once again, we were disappointed by CA's lack of technical support shown for its products. The built-in help file is light on details, and there is no manual. There is no online chat service nor online forums. In fact, finding the online technical support for this product is not easy (the CA Web site is primarily designed for corporate customers, not consumers). The online FAQ (once found) contains information for the 2007 version, not the current 2008 edition. And if you want to talk to someone about the product, that costs $19.95 per incident, although live telephone tech support is available 24-7.

Conclusion
Call us crabby, but CA still isn't up to speed with the competition on its consumer antivirus and antispyware offerings and thus not yet up to our standards. CA is known for its enterprise security and has over the years tried to break into the consumer market with limited success. This year's offering is a solid base, but that's it. In the future, we'd really like to see CA challenge Trend Micro, McAfee, and Symantec. We know CA has the corporate security tools, so how about bringing some of them down to the consumer level?

from http://review.zdnet.com/internet-security-firewall/ca-anti-virus-plus/4505-3667_16-32653564.html

CA Products:

CA Internet Securty Suite 2008 - includes CA Ani-Spyware and CA Ani-Virus, CA Resource Center for Free Downloads, Free Scans from CA: PC Pitstop Optimize, CA DNA Desktop Migrator 2008,CA Personal Firewall 2008, CA FREE Spyware Removal, CA FREE PC Optimize Scan,CA Anti-Virus 2008, CA Ani-Spam 2008, CA Ani-Spyware, CA PC MacLan, CA PC PitStop

Kaspersky labs Products:

Kaspersky Personal Network Security Package for Linux and Windows, Kaspersky Internet Securty 7.0, Kaspersky Open Space Securty, Kaspersky business products, Kaspersky Ani-Virus Mobile, Kaspersky Free Trial Page, Kaspersky Lab Free Trials, Kaspersky Lab E-Store, Kaspersky Ani-Virus 7.0

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BitDefender Free Edition

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BitDefender Free Edition

BitDefender Free Edition is your chance to use one of the world's most effective antivirus engines for free!
BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all.
BitDefender Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery or forensics role. If you are on an "always-on" Internet connection, we strongly advise you to consider using a more complex antivirus solution.

Features

Virus scanning and removal

On demand scanning - Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it.

Scheduled scanning - The Scheduler lets you plan ahead, and schedule full system/drive scans in the off hours, when you won't be using your computer.

Immediate scanning -With just a right click you can check your files and folders.

Skinable interface -You can express yourself, designing new interfaces, or you can use those drawn by others.

Quarantine - By isolating the infected files in quarantine, the risk of getting infected diminishes. You also have the possibility to send these files for further analysis to BitDefender Labs.

ReportsWhen launching a scan you may choose to create a report file where you can see statistics about the scan process.

System requirements:
Pentium MMX 200 Mhz or higher processor
Minimum 64MB of RAM Memory (128MB recommended)
Minimum 40MB available hard disk space
Operating platform:
Windows 98/NT-SP6/Me/2000/XP IE 4.0(+)

Other Products:
BitDefender Mobile Security v2 , BitDefender Total Security 2008 , BitDefender Internet Security 2008 , BitDefender Antivirus 2008 , BitDefender Mobile Security v2

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