Total Internet Security Packages
Which Threat Protection Is The Best?
A wide selection of Anti-Virus software is available today. Yet, which of those offers protection from all those threats? What good is the best Anti-Virus when it does not protect you from Phishing attacks, i.e.? Below, we have provided and easy overview and rating system to help you select the best Total Internet Security Suite for your needs.
Total Internet Security Protection Suites Comparison
The following chart offers you a compact overview of the most widely used Internet Security Suites available. These protect your computer from a wide variety of threats.
| Product | Rating | User Ratings | Trial Version | Price | Provider Home |
| Norton 360 5.0 | 94 / 100 | Rating: 2 1 Comments |
30 Day Trial Version | 79,99 | |
| McAfee Total Protection 2012 | 83 / 100 | Rating: 0 0 Comments |
30 Day Trial Version | 79,95 | |
| BitDefender Total Security 2012 | 81 / 100 | Rating: 0 0 Comments |
30 Day Trial Version | 58,78 | |
| ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Suite 2012 | 79 / 100 | Rating: 0 0 Comments |
15 Day Trial Version | 79,95 |
Anti-Virus Security Comparison
The most important part of an Internet Security Suites is its Anti-Virus. The most important question, in selecting the right protection, you must ask yourself: How good is the Anti-Virus in detecting Viruses and Spyware? If and Anti-Virus cannot reliably detect and remove all viruses you are better off not purchasing it.
Another important factor is: How fast is their automatic virus database update? This is a significant consideration in respect to your computer security. Of course, a reliable Anti-Virus should only detect and remove real virus and spyware threats and not trigger too many false alarms (false/positive).
| Product | Virus Recognition | Spyware Recognition | Database Updates | False Positive | Provider Home |
| Norton 360 5.0 | 14 / 15 | 14 / 15 | 9 / 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| McAfee Total Protection 2012 | 14 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 | |
| BitDefender Total Security 2012 | 14 / 15 | 12 / 15 | 9 / 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Suite 2012 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
Virus Scanner Performance Comparison
The best Anti-Virus does you little good when it hinders the performance of your computer by slowing it down, thus becoming a system hog. Good Anti-Virus software uses as few system resources as possible to enable your pc to work as fast as it does when your Anti-Virus does not run.
In addition, when using your Anti-Virus, the scanning speed and boot speed should be as fast as possible to reduce wait time.
| Product | Resource Usage | Scanning Speed | Boot Speed | Provider Home |
| Norton 360 5.0 | 14 / 15 | 10 / 10 | 5 / 5 | |
| McAfee Total Protection 2012 | 12 / 15 | 8 / 10 | 4 / 5 | |
| BitDefender Total Security 2012 | 10 / 15 | 8 / 10 | 4 / 5 | |
| ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Suite 2012 | 12 / 15 | 6 / 10 | 4 / 5 |
Antivirus Ease of Use Comparison
Any good software should have an easy to use, intuitive user interface without you having to read the user manual. The same holds true when it comes to your Anti-Virus software.
| Product | User Interface | Intuitive Operation | Configuration | Provider Home |
| Norton 360 5.0 | 10 / 10 | 4 / 5 | 4 / 5 | |
| McAfee Total Protection 2012 | 8 / 10 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 | |
| BitDefender Total Security 2012 | 8 / 10 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 5 | |
| ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Suite 2012 | 7 / 10 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 |
