The latest freeware tool from Norton Labs offers to do Vista users a favor by turning off many of those annoying User Access Control prompts. If you're wondering what Symantec wants in return...so were we.

Though User Access Control may have struck a measurable blow against malicious programs' ability to gain elevated rights in Windows Vista, it has actually become one of users' least liked features because of how annoying it can become. For everything that could possibly have a negative impact on the system if it's done unintentionally, UAC can suspend Vista's normal operation momentarily, while it asks the user to Continue the operation that's about to be performed, even if it's the user himself who requested it.

Norton AntiVirus 2009 provides fast, responsive defense against all types of malicious software including viruses, spyware, worms, and other software threats. It protects your system without slowing it down. Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes help to ensure that you're protected from the latest threats.

Working quickly and quietly in the background, Norton AntiVirus requires little memory and system resources. The new Norton Insight relies on extensive online intelligence to target only those processes at risk, resulting in faster, shorter, fewer scans. And the new Norton Protection System employs a multilayered set of security technologies that work in concert to detect, identify, and block attacks. Version 2009 improves on product performance.

Panda Software's Platinum Internet Security 2005 offers a full range of protection: Antivirus, AntiSpyware, Spam, and firewall. Daily updates combined with their TruPrevent technology help ensure even new threats don't go unnoticed. But all this protection won't tax your system - in our tests Panda had virtually no impact on system performance. At $50, which includes a year of updates and support, Platinum Internet Security is also one of the least expensive suites we've reviewed.

• Excellent spyware detection and removal
• TruPrevent technology stops most new viruses
• New virus signatures provided at least daily
• Specific protection to help prevent digital fraud

• 24/7 tech support via Internet and email only
• All-in-one suite lacks flexibility of a la carte solutions

Description

• Full suite of protection provides virus, spyware, and spam protection and firewall.
• TruPrevent technology blocks even previously unseen viruses and worms.
• Daily automatic updates ensure protection is kept current.

Guide Review - Platinum Internet Security 2005

Despite all this, some antivirus products still offer only weekly detection updates.

Panda updates Platinum Internet Security at least daily - and more often than that if needed. So you know that when you logon to the Internet, you have the most current protection possible against today's worms, viruses and Trojans and not simply last week's threats. And Panda's TruPrevent technology helps stop malware that hasn't even been discovered yet - tests from both ICSA Labs and AV-Test.org confirm TruPrevent's effectiveness.

During the Zotob Internet worm outbreak, Panda was one of only a small handful of vendors capable of heuristically detecting the worm - even without signature updates.

Panda excels at spyware detection and removal. In tests we conducted in July 2005, Panda's Platinum Internet Security 2005 stopped 92% of the active adware/spyware processes and removed 100% of all BHOs and Toolbars installed by the adware and spyware.

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