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 ...

The choice of possible guard-dogs for your PC is certainly wide ranging. Some security suites are more effective than others, some are more comprehensive, and BitDefender's effort definitely has the latter base covered. It offers the ...

If you ask about budget anti-virus protection on any message board, odds are that AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition will be recommended. It's a solid program that provides a good level of basic protection and regular updates ...

These days there's a large range of anti-virus options to choose from, not just Norton and McAfee. The Trend Micro brand has been around for a while (previously it was also known as PC-Cillin) and is ...

Thanks to the good old Internet and its wealth of potential security risks, there will never be a lack of interest in PC protection. Spyware Doctor has been one of the more successful anti-spyware tools of ...

As an alternative to VPN remote access, hosted remote control services from companies such as LogMeIn have a lot to offer, enabling you to connect to a home or office PC from anywhere with Internet access. ...

Recently we took at look at McAfee's Total Protection 2007, identifying it as a comprehensive and powerful set of tools for securing your PC. With Microsoft's Onecare also on the prowl, it was inevitable that security ...

McAfee's Total Protection is an all-in-one solution for the home user that crams an impressive amount of tools and applications into a single suite. These can either be installed as a complete collection or, unlike many ...

There's little point reiterating the proliferation of online threats in the modern online world, so instead let's look at the latest release of a popular remedy. GriSoft has, for many years, provided a free version of ...

Bullguard has for some time been a purveyor of respected and widely-used firewall software. Regularly notching up awards and gradually increasing its exposure, it might not be - thankfully - as in-your-face as a Norton product, ...

In recent years all the big names in Internet security software have added 'all-in-one' products to their ranges. Each new release sees more features being added to these packages (with some exceptions), and the latest 2007 ...

PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 is another alternative to popular suites like McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007 and ZoneAlarm. It works in a similar way to most, splitting tools into sections for each of the main elements ...

Every Autumn you can depend on a number of certainties in life. Leaves will fall. Christmas stuff will start to appear in shops and on the TV. Electronic Arts will bring out the year's crop of ...

When it comes to research, debate, news, reviews, or a million and one other functions, the Internet has become an indispensable resource to many people. But it's also a dangerous virtual realm, particularly when it comes ...

European Anti-Virus (AV) companies are looking to the UK more and more as a market. First we had Panda from Spain and now we have the German G Data, with its AntiVirusKit Internet Security 2006, marketed ...

A year ago, if you wanted to scan a computer for spyware, viruses and to prevent attacks via the Internet, you would have needed three or more pieces of software. But new products like F-Secure's Anti-Virus ...