Internet security awards 2012

Tencent PC Manager. ThreatTrack Vipre Internet Security. Trend Micro Internet Security. File Detection Test March Panda Free Antivirus.

AhnLab V3 Internet Security. Kingsoft Internet Security. Qihoo Internet Security. Avira Internet Security. Microsoft Security Essentials.

Performance Test October AVG Anti-Virus. BullGuard Antivirus. F-Secure Anti-Virus. Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

McAfee AntiVirus Plus. Sophos Anti-Virus. Symantec Norton Anti-Virus. ThreatTrack Vipre Antivirus. Kingsoft Antivirus. Qihoo Antivirus. GFI Vipre Antivirus. Webroot SecureAnywhere AV. PC Tools Internet Security. Trustport Antivirus. K7 Total Security. For top achievements in the comprehensive tests, the corporate product is thus receiving the Best Usability Award Sufficiently protecting Android devices is becoming more and more important in the area of personal use.

Whether it is banking, online shopping or other applications: smartphones are managing more data than ever. The award for best protection of Android devices in personal use was earned by "Mobile Security" from Bitdefender and "Mobile Security" from Trend Micro, thanks to outstanding results.

Dependable protection of Android devices is and will always be essential for corporate users. Both the use of company devices and a BYOD strategy require reliable protection and effective controls. This year's award for best protection of mobile user devices used in a corporate environment goes to "Endpoint Security" from the manufacturer ESET.

With a growing rate of malware for MacOS, the threat prevention of protection solutions for Apple's operating system is increasingly gaining in relevance. Peak results in protection of corporate systems under MacOS was demonstrated during the test period of the entire year of by one product that stood out of the crowd, thanks to absolutely impressive malware protection.

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While Kaspersky offers good protection, I think all of its plans are a little bit too expensive when compared to competitors with a similar amount of features. All Kaspersky purchases come with a risk-free day free guarantee. Learn More — Kaspersky Total Security. Malwarebytes Premium is an easy-to-use internet security suite for users looking for malware and web protection… and not much else.

Malwarebytes also comes with a browser extension that prevents phishing attacks, blocks sites with malware including cryptojackers , and removes ads. Malwarebytes is a highly effective anti-malware program, but it lacks most of the additional features I want to see in an internet security suite. The company offers a generous day money-back guarantee on both plans. Learn More — Malwarebytes Premium.

Most of the products on this list are primarily intended for Windows although they all work well on Mac , so I decided to add one more that focuses on protecting Macs. Intego has excellent real-time malware protection which blocked all of the Mac-specific malware samples I threw at it — including newer spyware samples that macOS antiviruses from competitors like Panda missed.

I also really like the phishing detection feature, which blocked more suspicious sites in my tests than Safari or Chrome. Internet security is important because of the huge amount of valuable data most users keep online, and the increasing number of hackers targeting unprotected online accounts.

Without proper internet security protection , you could fall victim to one of these hacks, leaking banking info and credit card numbers, compromising social media accounts, and ultimately becoming a victim of identity theft and fraud. Antivirus software protects against computer-based malware like viruses and trojans. Internet security software protects against network-based malware like spyware and ransomware.

That said, today, many internet security suites like all on this list offer both an antivirus engine and internet security protection in the same product. Free internet security software usually comes with a couple of caveats. It either has severely limited functionality, major product flaws, notifications that prevent you from normally using your device, or a secret agenda like stealing your data. That said, not all free security software is bad.

Internet security protections from Google and Apple and Microsoft have come a long way, but none of them are even close to as good as those offered from major cybersecurity brands like Norton and Bitdefender.