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McAfee Internet Security 2009 : As Good The Many Others

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McAfee Internet Security 2009

McAfee Internet Security 2009

With security being such a big concern these days, there have been many new developers coming up with antivirus software and then evolving into complete security suites. Some of the older well-know security suites have been overshadowed by them. The installation is simple and you are first prompted to uninstall and disable any previous security suites or components that you have installed.

The interface is traditional as compared to Norton’s recent security suites. To keep the abundant features from confusing users, the suite lets you toggle between a basic and Advanced menu. Each of the features in the suite have very detailed customization windows that allow you to tweak each component.

McAcfee Internet Security 2009 comes with pretty much everything required to safeguard your system from everything from virus and worms to hacker attacks. Parental control is also part of the suite. keywords and wildcards can be used to block sites. The McAfee Data Backup feature is that lets you archive data from your drive to either a optical disc, a different location on your drive, or one on the network. Spams in mails are also taken care of, as well as files sent through instant messengers.

There are additional features like the password vault, which allows you to securely store your passwords. there are other interesting bits like the shredder feature that permanently deletes files or even an entire partition or drive. The system cleanup feature allows you to delete all unnecessary items such as temporary files from installers, cache from browsers, undeleted registry keys and so on. with all its features, it is a little bloated and slow at times.
McAfee Internet Security 2009 is at per with the security software we’ve seen. though not as poised or as simplistic. The price of $39.99 is fine as you can use this to protect up to three PCs. as a security solution, it’s not miles ahead of other suites.

Popularity: 23% [?]

Norton Internet Security 2009

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The Norton Internet Security Suite comprises all the features of Norton Antivirus with more features to protect users from threats on the internet like phishing websites, Key Loggers, etc.

The look of the Norton Internet Security sports a very modern simplistic look. There are three quick access menus for Computer, Internet and Identity which are displayed when you open the program. There are also usage meters displayed on the main screen; One for CPU usage and the other for the usage of Norton Internet Security application.

Norton Internet Security integrates into your browser as a toolbar. Firefox and Internet Explorer have toolbars, but opera isn’t supported. The toolbar gives quick access notifications for anti-phishing and also keeps security information like logins and passwords as profiles. Norton Internet Security allows users to securely store usernames and passwords as well as create identity cards which help users in quick filling of online forms.

The earlier versions of Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security used to use up a lot of resources which causing the PC to slow down when idle as well as during a system scan. But the Norton Internet Security 2009 has stepped up and is quite efficient when it come to resources. It used maximum of 20MB of RAM when we first installed it and while running a system scan it used about 10MB of RAM. This is definitely an improvement, as in the past the major problem with Norton was of users complaining of the amount of resources used when the antivirus was running.

Considering the All-In-One package that the Norton Internet Security offers – Antivirus, Antispyware, Phishing Filters for Internet Safety and even good performance, its a bit on the expensive side at $49 for Oner Year Single User and hence we would not recommend it as there are others out there that are cheaper. Even so, if you are a Norton user and trust no other antivirus software then this is a great bundle for you.

Requirements:
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista
300 MHz or Faster Processor
256 MB of RAM
200 MB of Available Hard Disk Space
Standard Web Browser (Firefox or Internet Explorer)

Popularity: 19% [?]

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 : The Big Daddy of Internet Security Suites

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Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0Kaspersky is another one of the many antivirus makers that’s gone the complete Internet Security system way – not a bad thing. It’s known to be a resources hog, so we checked if anything had improved with this edition.
The suite takes care of all your security worries.. files, mail, system network security etc. All the basic controls for the components can be accessed from the main two-pane layout window. Modifying settings means you to go to another window which houses all the settings for the components, and there are plenty of them.
The core antivirus feature is standard and allows you to scan files and folders along with boot sectors, Registry, Memory, startup programs, etc. The Anti-Spam has a nifty training feature that learns by looking at mails in your mailbox through a wizard to provide more accurate spam protection. The firewall monitors for incoming and outgoing threats and notifies you immediately. Any attacks targeted at your computer can be set to have the attacker’s machine blocked for a set period of time.
The firewall also takes care of the blocking of ad banners and pop-ups from websites as well. The parental control is useful is not only stopping access to inappropriate sites, but also in setting limitations on time spent at the computer and on the internet. User accounts on Windows can be set to parent, teenager, Child and by default, all user are set to Child.
Strictness of all the features can be adjusted using a slider. At the same manual changes can be made. This is especially useful for spam filtering, parental control and the firewall. Heuristic scanning is available in most of the modules, but not enabled in all of them by default.
The help file doesn’t carry any screenshots, but the explanation is adequate and easy to understand.
Kaspersky’s Internet Security Suite is a pretty good choice for anyone looking for a complete security solution, its right up there with the best security suite money can buy at the price of $79.95/Year of license. There are no missing features, and everything is implemented well. New users might be a little confused by all the terms and huge list of options, though.

Popularity: 14% [?]