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Editors' Top Software
updated March 10, 2006
 
Robert Vamosi, Senior Editor
  Top-ranked antivirus apps will keep viruses, worms and Trojan horses away from your PC, while firewalls will keep malicious users from accessing your PC without your knowledge. Don't have time to consider individual antivirus and firewall apps? There are also security suites that have antivirus and firewall protection built-in.
-- Robert Vamosi, Senior Editor
 
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Security apps
Software Editors' rating Price Summary
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005
Released: 10/11/2004
8.3 out of 10 8.3
Excellent
 
PC-cillin Internet Security 2005 delivers speedy virus scanning and a host of other Internet protection tools--all for the price of most antivirus-only programs alone.
Specs: 1 user , License and media , Microsoft Windows 98 , Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition , Microsoft Windows XP Professional , Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later , Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition , Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition , 300 MHz , 300 MHz , 233 MHz , 300 MHz, 233 MHz, Windows
 

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6
Released: 07/18/2005
8.0 out of 10 8.0
Excellent
 
ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton and McAfee to shame with its easy-to-use triple-layer firewall, antivirus, antispam, and now antispyware features.
Specs: 1 user , Complete package , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition , Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition , Intel Pentium II or higher , 450 MHz , 450 MHz , 450 MHz , 6.0 , Internet connection , Intel Pentium II or higher , 450 MHz, Windows
 

Steganos Security Suite 7.0



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