Editors' top security apps

Robert Vamosi, Senior Editor

Updated April 04, 2008

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.

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Security apps

Product	Editors' rating	Price	Summary
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7	8.0 Excellent Review date: 01/16/2007	Download a free trial from CNET Download.com.	ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 provides the perfect balance between best-of-breed security protection and ease of use, providing the home user with superior protection that's light on system resources. Specs: Complete package, 450 MHz Intel Pentium III, 7.0, 450 MHz Intel Pentium III

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7	8.0 Excellent Review date: 09/05/2007	$34-$70 from 5 stores	Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 continues to outshine its competition with its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection. Specs: Complete package, Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP 4 and higher), Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP 2 and higher), Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP 2 and higher), 7.0, CD-ROM, Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP 4 and higher), Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP 2 and higher), Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP 2 and higher)

Sunbelt CounterSpy 2.0	8.0 Excellent Review date: 12/12/2007	Email me when this product is available	Sunbelt CounterSpy 2.0 distinguished itself in a crowded field by providing a clean, institutive interface and great test results. Specs: 1 user, License, Windows

Norton 360 2.0	7.5 Very good Review date: 03/03/2008	$42-$130 from 14 stores	A near-perfect all-in-one solution for brand new PCs, Norton 360 v2 may be hard to install and run on legacy machines. However, don't count on Symantec's time-consuming and expensive technical support for help. Specs: 3 PC in one household, Complete package, Microsoft Windows Vista Starter, Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 or later, 300 MHz, 300 MHz, 300 MHz, 300 MHz, 300 MHz, 300 MHz, 300 MHz, 300 MHz, 2.0, CD-ROM, 300 MHz, Windows, Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Windows Defender (version 1593)	7.2 Very good Review date: 12/13/2007	Email me when this product is available	Windows Defender is free and therefore should be a part of your desktop antispyware collection. Specs:

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