System Safety Monitor

System Safety Monitor from System Safety adds a much needed extra layer of defense against today's malware attacks. The behavior and rules based controls provide critical insight into the otherwise invisible workings that - left undetected - can too often allow infection to occur. Learning mode can help clean systems stay clean and comprehensive reporting can help ferret out and block malware on already infected systems. Manufacturer's Site Pros
 
 

Antivirus for Gamers

Most everyone realizes that antivirus and firewalls are must-have protection. But when protection interferes with online gaming, it can be sorely tempting to disable that protection in favor of uninterrupted play. These antivirus scanners tackle the unique problems of gamers so you can play without sacrificing performance or protection. In addition to being game friendly, each of the scanners below has demonstrated superior detection capabilities through certification bodies such as Virus Bulletin, ICSA Labs, and Checkmark, as well as independent testing from AV-Test.org and AV-Comparatives.org.
 
 

Bots, Botnets, and Norton AntiBot

There are millions of bot-infected PCs on the Internet. In September 2006, a McAfee study placed the number of machines unwittingly joined to botnets at approximately 12 million - a population larger than the country of Greece. The FBI calls botnets a growing threat to national security and Symantec VP Rowan Trollope warns that those infected with bots risk "having their own identity or personal information stolen" and their PCs being used to carry out "large scale criminal activities." Any way you slice it, botnets are a huge problem and it's a problem that's only getting worse.
 
 

McAfee SiteAdvisor

Helps guard against exposure to sites hosting potentially intrusive programs, malware, and online scams Colored icons next to individual search results help you quickly identify potentially risky sites Automatically updates to provide guidance for newly discovered sites
 
 

Secunia Software Inspector

Secunia Software Inspector
 
 

Top 7 Gifts for Geeks and Gamers

Got a special geek or gamer on your gift list? Not only are these top picks for great gifts ideal, they will appeal even to those geeks and gamers over the age of 30.
 
 

AVG Rescue CD: Antivirus Review

AVG Rescue CD: Antivirus Review
 
 

McAfee VirusScan 2006

Detects and removes adware, spyware, and other potentially unwanted programs. Automated daily updates provide rapid protection for emerging new threats. Guards against malware in email, IM, Internet downloads and on the Web.
 
 

AVG Free Edition

AVG Free Edition provides free antivirus protection for Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98. Installing only 30Mb of files and 4 running processes, AVG Free Edition is the smallest antivirus scanner we've tested and may well be the best choice for an older PC with severely limited system resources.
 
 

AVAST 4 Home Edition

AVAST 4 Home Edition provides free antivirus protection for Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98. The scanner installed just under 40MB and 6 running processes to our Windows XP Pentium 4 test system, taking a slightly bigger toll than other free antivirus scanners, but still well suited for older PCs or those with limited system resources.
 
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