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  • Avira Premium Security Suite

    Avira's Premium Security Suite really boils down to a pair of products: a powerful antivirus, AntiVir, plus a firewall.

    £27 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Acronis True Image 10.0 Home

    Should your PC be hit by disaster, True Image will restore your OS, applications and data.

    £27 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • BullGuard Steel Security

    When it comes to computer games, there's no greater challenge than playing against other people. But unless you're playing on a secure LAN, online gaming has its risks.

    £30 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Norton AntiVirus 2007

    These days, antivirus protection is a necessity for any PC user and Norton has long been one of the most trusted apps.

    £40 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • XGate

    The Xgate offers a high level of internet security, protecting children by allowing their parents to monitor their chatroom use.

    £99 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Steganos Safe Professional 2007

    Safe Professional's remit is simple: to encrypt data on a number of storage media using a symmetrical key system based on 256bit AES, which is essentially uncrackable…

    £55 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Symantec Norton 360

    Prompted by Microsoft's Live OneCare and McAfee's Total Protection, Symantec has completely revamped Norton Internet Security and served it up as Norton 360.

    £60 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Alwil Avast 4 Professional Edition

    The paid-for version of Alwil's latest antivirus software, Avast 4 Professional Edition, disappointed us, despite a decent, 92 percent success rate at detecting malware.

    £25 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Professional

    Grisoft's AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Professional Edition is an inexpensive antivirus option and its 91 percent malware detection rate puts it in the middle of the pack in…

    £25 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • BitDefender Antivirus 10.0

    When we reviewed BitDefender Antivirus 10.0, it did an excellent job of detecting malware. It's also easy to use and inexpensive.

    £26 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Eset NOD32

    When it comes to proactive protection, Eset's NOD32 is the hands-down winner in the antivirus software cohort. Read our review to find out how it fared elsewhere.

    £27 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0

    Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 shines for its top-notch malware detection and disinfection performance.

    £24 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Norton Antivirus 2007

    Symantec's Norton Antivirus 2007 is a solid antivirus tool, our review shows an overall virus-detection rate of 96 percent.

    £40 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Panda Antivirus 2007

    Panda Antivirus 2007's middle-of-the-road detection results in our PC Advisor Test Centre antivirus tests, inadequate default settings and poor disinfection…

    £17 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • TrendMicro Antivirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007

    Trend Micro's low score was primarily decided by its lacklustre performance at detecting malware samples. The program missed almost one in five samples, for an…

    £30 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Stuffit Deluxe 11.0

    While utilities that compress files are now bundled with just about every application imaginable, the two classic applications still remain WinZip (now owned by…

    £30 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Corel WinZip Pro 11.1

    The classic file-compression utility for Windows PC users remains WinZip- now owned by Corel. As straightforward compression features are now built-in to Windows, the…

    £30 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007

    An old favourite utility for zapping spyware and adware, Lavasoft's Ad-Aware has just been updated. Ad-Aware now has better detection of adware and malware, a…

    Free

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Velosecure Identity Finder

    Velosecure's well-designed but expensive Identity Finder software locates sensitive information on your PC and either deletes it or shields it from data-stealing…

    £20 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Prosoft Data Backup PC backup software

    Prosoft Data Backup PC is reliable, simple backup software for your PC.

    £41 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10