AVG Internet Security 2012 review

AVG Internet Security 2012 (£40 for one year and one PC) does a very good job of keeping a PC safe, but unfortunately some of the other 2012 internet security products do an astounding job. AVG’s suite fully blocked 92.3% of attacks in our real-world test – which helps determine…

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G Data InternetSecurity 2012 review

G Data InternetSecurity 2012 (£34.95 for a one-year, single-PC licence) is the best of the 2012 crop of security suites. Although its interface isn’t terribly friendly to beginners, G Data’s suite put up some of the best malware detection and blocking scores in the history of our testing. G Data…

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Avira Internet Security Suite 2012 review

We couldn’t find anything truly wrong with Avira Internet Security Suite 2012 (£34.99 for one year, one PC) which protects against malware adequately, and although the interface isn’t perfect, it’s certainly usable. But in a year when so many suites are excellent performers, being adequate isn’t enough to keep pace….

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Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 review

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 (£49.99 for one year and three PCs) placed fourth in a recent survey of 2012 security suites. Although it finished outside the top three, it’s a solid all-around suite that will do an effective job at keeping you safe. In our real-world malware blocking tests, Kaspersky’s…

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McAfee Internet Security 2012 review

McAfee Internet Security 2012 (£27.50 for one year, three PCs including a 50% discount) performed worse than all its rivals in a recent roundup of 2012 internet security suites. Despite its low ranking, it performed well in some areas; its overall uneven showing, however, proved to be its undoing compared…

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McAfee Internet Security 2012 review

McAfee Internet Security 2012 (£27.50 for one year, three PCs including a 50% discount) performed worse than all its rivals in a recent roundup of 2012 internet security suites. Despite its low ranking, it performed well in some areas; its overall uneven showing, however, proved to be its undoing compared…

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F-Secure Internet Security 2012 review

If you can tolerate some sluggishness, F-Secure Internet Security 2012 (£39.95 for one year and three PCs) will protect your PC pretty well. F-Secure’s suite put up decent all-around scores for malware detection compared to its rivals, although it fell somewhat short of the top contenders. With a 96.2% blocking…

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Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 review

Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 (£39.99 on three PCs for a year) captured the highest rating in our malware detection, blocking, and removal tests compared to its rivals. Those fantastic results, combined with the software’s excellent interface, make it a great product. The Bitdefender suite found and blocked 96% of samples…

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