Internet Security Software

If you have a computer, chances are you spend time on the internet as most of us do. If you have access to the internet, then you also have access to all the viruses, worms, spyware, ad ware and other negatives that the internet brings. We can't totally eliminate these risks, but we can protect our computer from them as much as possible with the help of internet security software. There are many brands of internet security software available on the market today, so you may not know which one is the best internet security software. One way to find out is to check out internet security software reviews that are online or in Consumer Reports.

In a recent internet security software review, the 2007 internet security software recommendation was Security Shield. Security Shield was the top rated internet security software with it many excellent features such as anti virus protection, spyware and adware protection, rootkit and spam protection, protection from hackers, automatic updates and its ability to multifunction as parental control software.

Norton internet security software is always in the running when you want to compare internet security software. Norton has anti virus protection, spyware and rootkit protection and comes with a firewall. In an internet security software comparison, Norton did not fare as high as it used to. It's lack of spam protection and parental control were two negatives and it wasn't as user friendly as some of the other top internet security software. There are sites online where you can download internet security software such as Norton. This is one way to get free internet security software. You may also get free internet security software with the purchase of a new computer.

McAfee internet security software was rated on the top 10 (although on the bottom half) with some of its features being protection from virus, spyware, hackers, phishing and spammers, automatic daily updates, singer user and three-party license and anti-phishing toolbar and many more.

In a comparison of internet security software, they ranked as follows:

• Security Shield
  
• CA Security Suite
  
• BitDefender
  
• Trend Micro
  
• Kaspersky 6.0
  
• Panda
  
• Norton
  
• McAfee Suite
  
• BullGuard 6.0