Avast Free Antivirus CNET EDITORS’ REVIEW Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on February 23, 2011 The bottom line: After the last version’s radical new interface that brought this security stalwart into a visual comparison with its competitors, Avast looks to the future with version 6′s edgy improvements. Review: Avast made great strides in its previous update. Version 5 set[...]
Ad-Aware Free Internet Security Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on August 29, 2011 The bottom line: One of the first applications built to find and remove malware and spyware, Ad-Aware’s reputation has been well-justified. The latest version adroitly addresses some user concerns, yet performance-based annoyances remain. Review: Ad-Aware 9.5 continues the development progress that publisher Lavasoft began in version[...]
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on August 31, 2011 The bottom line: AVG Free 2012′s renewed focus on performance keeps scans zippy, but struggles with slowing down your boot time and too many false positives. Review: The never-ending mantra chanted by security suite vendors sounds a lot like “faster scans, easier to use, better performance,” and AVG has released[...]
