If you use a computer in the home that's shared by more than one person, be they children, flat-mates or lodgers, you may well be concerned about how it is being used. So Protect Me Blocker ...

There's a fairly substantive list of boasts on the box of BitDefender GameSafe Antivirus Defence, and it's a wonder Focus Multimedia could squeeze them on, given the length of the product's name. But for £12.99, this ...

When ZoneAlarm released its first personal firewall it was a wildly popular security solution for home users. Since then it has been constantly refining and updating its software to stay abreast of new threats. Internet Security ...

McAfee is an old hand in the system security and anti-virus game, with its Total Protection 2009 suite the most comprehensive collection of tools the company has available to safeguard you against threats and help take ...

The yearly updates to Norton Internet Security are generally fairly minor and incremental by nature. However, 2009 is a bit different as the boffins over at Symantec have opened the package up and given its innards ...

Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 6 combines spyware and malware scanning tools with the PCTools IntelliGuard engine to offer you peace of mind when browsing the Internet. If you're happy to use the Windows firewall, a hardware ...

BitDefender Total Security 2009 improves on an already impressive array of features to bring it into line with the most comprehensive security suites on the market. The tidy all-in-one package offers worthy competition to household names ...

Kaspersky sounds like it should be some sort of computer chess program, but as anyone familiar with the anti-virus world knows, the company is a long-standing bastion of the battle against malware. The 2009 version of ...

Agnitum's Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 is the latest version of a suite of security tools designed to protect you against Internet threats, and scan your computer for viruses or malware. Unlike rivals such as McAfee ...

When it comes to computer security you can protect yourself fairly well for free. True enough, the full version of Ad-Aware (priced at $26) has features that this gratis package lacks, such as real-time monitoring and ...

Most Internet users are aware of the importance of coming up with unique passwords when registering for sites or services, but in practice this isn't particularly easy to do. Such is the wide range of sites ...

Taking steps to ensure that your PC is sufficiently protected against threats is a must these days, and there's a range of suites and tools around to help. What's frustrating is when you hear of a ...

Treading similar ground to higher profile tools such as Steganos Safe, PrivateDisk is an application that creates a secure drive space on your computer and allows you to lock your data away from prying eyes. For ...

The latest tool to claim to add a bit of welcome privacy to the standard PC, Folder Castle is a small download but packs in enough to satisfy some basic security needs. On installation you're asked ...

AVG Internet Security 8.0 is the latest version of the complete home security package from the company that made a name for itself by offering powerful, free antivirus software to the masses. It's a pretty comprehensive ...

Virtualisation has been the buzzword of the last 12 months, but many people still think it's a technique only applicable to servers in large, corporate data centres. Here's an everyday application of the technique that can ...

With all the malware floating around the Internet, it's important to protect your PC against the worst excesses. Although the focus of protection has shifted from anti-virus to anti-spyware applications, the best approach is still a ...

It may sound a like a new toothpaste, but Total Protection 2008 is designed to keep a bit more than your molars in check. This latest version of McAfee's flagship Internet security suite offers no fewer ...

Budget programs are all well and good; let's face it, everyone's up for a bargain. But entrusting the safety of your PC to a cut-price security solution is a matter that will probably make some people ...

It was by pure coincidence that our review copy of the annual update of Steganos' Safe software was installed onto the same test machine that still housed last year's edition. And it was interesting to see ...