Almost ten years ago thesecurity suite industry began a pattern of releasing new editions in the fall and naming them using the coming year, just like carmakers. Trying to escape the crowd, some vendors started launching the next year's products earlier and earlier—as early as May in one case.
That trend may be reversing now. The first products with "2013" in the name didn't appear until August, and some vendors are eliminating the year or version number from product names entirely. Norton and Kaspersky in particular have dropped the numbers. (We often add the year in parentheses, so you can distinguish the current
Our Top Choices
We've identified three security suites that merit the honor of being named Editors' Choice, each for different reasons. As you can see in the chart below, Norton Internet Security 2012$28.22 at Discount Mountain excels in every area. If you're looking for a traditional security suite, with essential features like antivirus, firewall, antispam, parental control, and phishing protection, it's a great choice.
We've identified three security suites that merit the honor of being named Editors' Choice, each for different reasons. As you can see in the chart below, Norton Internet Security 2012$28.22 at Discount Mountain excels in every area. If you're looking for a traditional security suite, with essential features like antivirus, firewall, antispam, parental control, and phishing protection, it's a great choice.
Norton 360 originally looked quite different from Norton Internet Security, but that difference is less pronounced in Norton 360 Version 6.0 $38.97 at SnaggStuff. It does offer a task-oriented interface component that may suit some users better than the standard suite. The big difference between this suite and Norton Internet Security is the inclusion of online backup and tuneup capabilities. With that, you get the same high-end protection as in Norton Internet Security.
The chart below lists current suites, along with their prices and star rating for major security components. Note that in some cases the price listed for "3-pack" actually gets you more than three licenses. You'll find mini reviews of all the suites on the following pages, but click through any of them to the full review.
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