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Review: Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 security software

Paul Monckton — 2008-08-26T10:15:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 10:15:00

Comprehensive Internet security for the PC

Agnitum’s Outpost Security Suite Pro includes a firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, anti-spam features as well as a host of other sophisticated defences against internet threats....

Review: PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 6 security software

Paul Lester — 2008-08-25T10:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Computeract!ve, Monday 25 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Kill off viruses and spyware

Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 6 is the latest in a series of security applications from PC Tools designed to protect your PC from a range of spyware and virus threats....

Review: Microsoft Windows Live Onecare security software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-07-17T17:55:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 17 July 2008 at 17:55:00

Protect your PC from everything

As the name suggests, Onecare is one of the growing breed of software products that offer what they call 'total' protection for your computer....

Review: Steganos Password Manager 2009 security software

Paul Lester — 2008-06-30T14:26:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Computeract!ve, Monday 30 June 2008 at 14:26:00

Store and access internet passwords

In today's online world of logins, passwords, registrations and online banking, it's more important than ever to guard passwords and login details to prevent fraud....

Review: Webroot Parental Controls security software

Paul Monckton — 2008-06-13T11:07:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Computeract!ve, Friday 13 June 2008 at 11:07:00

Protect up to three family computers online

The sheer variety and amount of sites on the internet – along with the addictive quality of modern games – make monitoring your children's computer use a demanding job....

Review: Norton 360 Version 2 security software

Andrew Zarkesh — 2008-05-14T17:15:00.000Z

Andrew Zarkesh, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 14 May 2008 at 17:15:00

The return of the all-round security software

In recent years, some users have found that Norton's security products take a considerable toll on PC performance. The new edition of Norton 360, Symantec's all-round security software, attempts to...

Review: System Suite 8 utility software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-05-08T15:53:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 8 May 2008 at 15:53:00

Cover all the PC protection bases

System Suite 8 aims to cover all the bases when it comes to protecting your PC, whether that's from online threats and criminal activity or from old-fashioned malfunctions and breakdowns....

Review: AVG Internet Security 8.0

Paul Lester — 2008-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Computeract!ve, Monday 14 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Can AVG offer enough to out-protect the opposition?

AVG has made a bit of a name for itself by becoming one of the most popular free virus checkers on the internet....

Review: Panda Internet Security 2008 security software

Andrew Zarkesh — 2008-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Andrew Zarkesh, Computeract!ve, Friday 4 April 2008 at 00:00:00

This Panda is just too slow

Panda Internet Security 2008 says it offers protection from viruses, spyware and spam in one suite. We weren't impressed, though, when it refused to install on our test PC (running Vista)...

Review: F-Secure Internet Security 2008 security software

Andrew Zarkesh — 2008-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Andrew Zarkesh, Computeract!ve, Thursday 13 March 2008 at 00:00:00

A no-nonsense internet security suite

Internet security programs should be simple to set up. In use, though, they can be the source of confusion. Problems can range from convoluted update procedures and endless unnecessary alerts,...

Review: Avanquest Fix-it Utilities 8 Professional utility software

Andrew Zarkesh — 2008-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Andrew Zarkesh, Computeract!ve, Thursday 7 February 2008 at 00:00:00

A selection of tools to cure computer ailments

It's said that prevention is better than cure, but that’s no comfort if your PC won’t start because of a virus or a piece of problem software....

Review: Trend Micro Internet Security 2008

Cliff Joseph — 2008-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Cliff Joseph, Computeract!ve, Saturday 2 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Powerful and comprehensive computer security

This package from Trend Micro offers comprehensive protection against a wide variety of Internet threats. As well as protecting against viruses and spam it can filter dodgy websites and protect...

Review: Bitdefender Total Security 2008

Cliff Joseph — 2008-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Cliff Joseph, Computeract!ve, Friday 1 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Comprehensive, affordable computer protection

Bitdefender Total Security 2008 is more than just an anti-virus program. As the name suggests, it provides protection against all of these different threats around these days (viruses, spyware, bots,...

Review: Bullguard Internet Security 8

Simon Williams — 2008-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Friday 1 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Computer security with an online bonus

The easiest way to keep a healthy computer is to install an internet security suite that covers all the bases....

Review: Uniblue Spyeraser 2 security software

Paul Lester — 2008-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 16 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Protect your PC from spyware, malware and other threats

Spyeraser is part of a collection of tools from software maker Uniblue. As the name suggests, it scans the computer for spyware and can clean away any offending infection....