The most recent articles from Personal Computer World

Review: Bullguard Gamer's Edition security suite

Jason d'Allison — 2008-09-04T16:18:00.000Z

Jason d'Allison, Personal Computer World, Thursday 4 September 2008 at 16:18:00

Fully featured security suite targeted at hard-core gamers

An expanded version of the company’s Internet Security 8.0, Bullguard’s Gamer’s Edition includes the same core modules: Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Firewall, Spam filter, Backup and Support....

Review: Agnitum Outpost Security Suite 2009

Paul Lester — 2008-08-08T16:47:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Friday 8 August 2008 at 16:47:00

Great value for money and plenty of improvements over the previous version

Agnitum’s Outpost Security Suite 2009 is the new version of what is effectively a low-cost alternative to similar products from household names such as Norton and McAfee....

Review: AVG Internet Security 8

Will Stapley — 2008-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Thursday 3 April 2008 at 00:00:00

A revamped interface and extra web surfing protection

Companies developing security software aimed at the home market have something of a problem on their hands at present. They want their software to appear simple and easy to use,...

Review: Eset Smart Security security software

Chris Cain — 2008-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Chris Cain, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 2 January 2008 at 00:00:00

A no-nonsense security suite with a small footprint

Pitching itself directly against McAfee, Norton and Trend, Eset's Smart Security claims to offer faster and better protection from viruses, spyware and online threats....

Review: Agnitum Outpost Pro Security Suite 2008

Chris Cain — 2007-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Chris Cain, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 27 November 2007 at 00:00:00

A decent collection of tools to protect you online

While the name may be less familiar than Norton or McAfee, Russian developer Agnitum is just as revered in security circles....

Review: Gordano Vanguard email security

Alan Stevens — 2007-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Protect all your email servers with this vendor-neutral security tool

Gordano has over the years built a host of security features into the Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS), its messaging and collaboration solution....

Review: Symantec Norton Antibot security software

Will Stapley — 2007-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 26 September 2007 at 00:00:00

Heuristic scanning for malicious activity on your PC

Despite Symantec having a supposedly all-encompassing security suite in the form of Norton 360, the same company has now released an additional tool called Antibot....

Review: Crawler Spyware Terminator 2 internet security

Chris Cain — 2007-09-12T00:00:00.000Z

Chris Cain, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 12 September 2007 at 00:00:00

Protect your PC from internet spies and data theft

While most PC users now understand the importance of good anti-virus software, the threat from spyware is still largely ignored....

Review: PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 5

Tim Smith — 2007-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, Friday 15 June 2007 at 00:00:00

Keep your PC safe from virus attacks as well as spyware

With the proliferation of spyware online, the line between it and viruses is becoming increasingly blurred. With this in mind, it makes sense to combine protection for both into one...

Review: Webroot Spy Sweeper with Antivirus security suite

Tim Smith — 2007-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 20 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Webroot’s popular spyware protection now comes with Sophos antivirus

As the threat of attacks online increases, more and more combined suites are surfacing. Since managing updates using separate programs can be a pain, integrated suites are growing in popularity....

Review: Norton Internet Security 2007

Emil Larsen — 2007-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 31 January 2007 at 00:00:00

A clean interface and effective scanning, but the RRP is high

Symantec is the world's biggest anti-virus vendor and has been for many years now, and it's partly for this reason that it is occasionally targeted by virus writers....

Review: Panda Internet Security 2007 security suite

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 6 December 2006 at 00:00:00

Complete but idiosyncratic security software

Visibly, not much has changed here since the last edition, Panda Internet Security 2006. There have, however, been a few improvements that can't be seen but can be experienced....

Review: PrevX 1.0

Emil Larsen — 2006-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 29 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Effective and flexible anti-malware software

PrevX 1.0 is described as an anti-malware product. Malware is a vague term covering all manner of viruses, spyware and adware....

Review: Tesco Internet Security

Mark Wilson — 2006-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Mark Wilson, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 15 November 2006 at 00:00:00

The supermarket giant’s budget security package helps to protect against a wide range of threats

Hot on the heels of Tesco Complete Office, Tesco Internet Security is a low-priced alternative to the likes of Norton Internet Security comprising virus protection, a firewall, spam blocking and...

Review: Bitdefender Antivirus Plus v10 security suite

Paul Lester — 2006-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Thursday 9 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Straightforward but effective protection from online threats and viruses

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus v10 offers an all-in-one suite of Internet security tools, bundling a firewall, anti-spam and anti-spyware with standard virus protection....