Best Internet Security Product Reviews

These are the best reviews of personal firewall, wireless routers, anti-spyware, internet security suites, anti-virus, spam stoppers, and parental controls / content filters that we have been able to find online. For current prices of top products, visit our Security Shop.

Personal Firewalls (for more reviews, see our Firewall page)

• Firewalls, Consumer Search, January 2008, a summary of 27 reviews of 29 products -- Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0, Online Armor Personal Firewall v2, and Outpost Firewall Pro 6.0.
• Leak-tests winners, new tests and the future, Matousec, November 2, 2007 -- Online Armor Personal Firewall Free and Outpost Firewall Pro 2008 passed all tests.

Wireless Routers (for more reviews, see our Wireless page)

• Wireless Router Reviews, Consumer Search, updated December 2007, a summary of 27 reviews of 37 products -- D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router best wireless router; Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster best wireless 802.11g router; and TRENDnet TEW-631BRP 300Mbps Wireless N-Draft Router best budget wireless gaming router.
• Review: 6 New 802.11n Wi-Fi Routers -- Is It Time To Switch From 802.11g? Don Reisinger, Information Week, October 2, 2007
• It's now safe to splurge on faster Wi-Fi equipment, Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, May 15, 2007 -- Netgear RangeMax Nex Wireless-N Router & Apple AirPort Extreme Wireless Base Station

Anti-Spyware (for more reviews, see our Anti-Spyware page)

• Nine Ways to Wipe Out Spyware, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, February 5, 2008 -- Ad-Aware 2007 Pro, CounterSpy V2, GarbageClean 3.0, Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 5.5 [editor's choice], Spyware Terminator 2.0, STOPZilla 5.0, SUPERAntiSpyware, SpyEraser 2, Webroot Antivirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall.
• Anti-Spyware Reviews, Consumer Search, January 2008, comprehensive summary of 17 reviews for 45 products -- Webroot Software Spy Sweeper...
• Die, Spyware Die! and Best Vista Antispyware [chart], Ryan Naraine, PC World, August 21, 2007 -- PC Tools Spyware Doctor, Grisoft AVG Anti-Spyware, Webroot SpySweeper, Microsoft Windows Defender, Safer Networking Spybot Search & Destroy & Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 Plus

Security Suites (for more reviews, see our Security Suites page)

• Internet Security Software Reviews, Consumer Search, January 2008, summary of 24 reviews of 35 products -- BitDefender, Norton & Panda
• Security Suites 2008, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, December 12, 2007: See comparison chart on first page -- BitDefender, BullGuard, CA, ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Norton (2), Outpost, Panda, Trend Micro, MS Live OneCare & ZoneAlarm.
• All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested, Erik Larkin, PC World, November 29, 2007 -- Norton, Kaspersky, McAfee, BitDefender, Trend Micro, CA, Avira & ZoneAlarm
• Review: Five Security Suites That You May Not Know About, Serdar Yegulalp, Information Week, November 7, 2007 -- Dr. Web Antivirus, ESET Smart Security, MS Live OneCare, Trustport Workstation & ZoneAlarm Security Suite

Anti-Virus (for more reviews, see our Anti-Virus page)

• Antivirus Software Reviews, Consumer Search, January 2008, comprehensive summary of 30 reviews of 28 products -- Kaspersky, ESET NOD32, AVG Free, Panda & Norton
• Untangle Weaves Controversial Web With AV Test, Brian Prince, eWeek, August 13, 2007
• Virus Stoppers, Ryan Naraine, PC World, April 23, 2007 -- Alwil's Avast 4 Antivirus Professional Edition, BitDefender's Antivirus 10, Eset's NOD32, Grisoft's AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Professional Edition, Kaspersky's Anti-Virus 6, Panda's Antivirus 2007, Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2007, and Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2007.
• Labs: Anti-virus software, Simon Edwards, Computer Shopper UK, February 2007 -- F-Secure, Kaspersky, Steganos, Bullguard, Eset, Grisoft, McAfee, Panda, Softwin, Symantec, Alwil & Trend Micro

Spam Stoppers (for more reviews, see our Spam Stoppers page)

• Spam Filter Reviews, Consumer Search, January 2008, a summary of 33 reviews of 37 products -- MailWasher Pro, OnlyMyEmail, Cloudmark Desktop, CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector 2008 & POPFile.

Parental Controls & Content Filters (for more reviews, see our Kid Safe page)

• Parental Control Software Reviews, Consumer Search, March 2007, a summary of 25 reviews of 15 products
• Buying Guide: Parental Controls, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, July 11, 2006 -- PC Moderator, Safe Eyes 2006, Content Watch, Content Protect 2.0, iShield & Chaperone Professional 5.0