PC Tools Internet Security Suite is an all-in-one security solution that includes virus protection, antispyware, identity protection, antispam, website ratings and file transfer protection. PC Tools Internet Security installs easily enough and doesn’t complain about other installed software, such as Spybot – Search & Destroy, as do products from Kaspersky and McAfee.
PC Tools Internet Security is not as well known in Europe or America as other Anti-Virus Software. However, they managed the jump over the big pond in recent years and is now available in Europe or America as well.
A single license purchase can protect up to three PCs or laptops for one year. However, we researched their most recent third-party test results and did not see the kind of scores we were looking to find in a top internet security product.
The main reason for its rising popularity is probably the user friendliness of the software and that it is not a system hog, using few resources. While this is paired with reliable protection from all kinds of threats from the web you will be well served and protected with this PC-Tools Internet Security Suite.
Features
AntiMalware
PC Tools Internet Security 2012 protects you from cyber-crimes, viruses, spyware, and all the other malware.
IntelliGuard (real-time protection)
PC Tools Internet Security comes with IntelliGuard which is PC Tool’s name for real-time protection. IntelliGuard consists of a set of components called “Guards” which are responsible for handling different aspects of the real-time protection.
The IntelliGuard components are:
Behavior Guard: examines files and running processes for behaviour that exhibits suspicious or malicious patterns, and then prevents it from damaging your computer.
Browser Guard: protects your web browser from malicious threats.
Cookie Guard: finds and removes advertising cookies and malicious tracking cookies.
Download Guard: protects you from downloading software that contains Trojans, viruses and other malicious code. It also utilizes cloud based technology to verify if a download is a threat.
E-mail Guard: checks e-mail attachments and messages that are incoming for malware.
File Guard: stops you from accessing malicious files.
Network Guard: protects your network and its settings.
Rootkit Guard: finds, fixes and prevents rootkits and other hidden applications from running on your computer.
Site Guard: protects you from malicious web pages.
Advantages
- • Great price and performance
- • Easy to use for novices
- • Offers comprehensive security
- • Works unobtrusive in the background
- • User friendly Interface
Disadvantages
- • unknown
Detects, removes and blocks Spyware and Viruses.
Did you know that numerous anti-malware products tested against Spyware Doctor only detected a small fraction of spyware threats and were only able to completely remove an even smaller amount? Furthermore, most of these anti-malware products were unable to effectively block spyware threats in real-time from being installed on users’ PCs in the first place.
PC Tools Internet Security includes both anti-spyware and anti-virus protection. It also features an automatic self-updating feature to keep your protection up to date at all times, ensuring the best spyware and virus fighting capabilities. As threats are becoming more complex to avoid detection, PC Tools Internet Security responds with new technology to stay one step ahead.
Conclusion
In our opinion PC Tools Internet Security is the best computer protection on the market to date .PC Tools Internet Security is simple to use and has all the necessary technical support options, We did not see tests results within the last year from VB100, West Coast Labs or ICSA Labs. In addition, their most recent AV-Test and AV-Comparatives test scores proved noncompetitive. For now, we recommend you consider one of our higher-ranked products that are supported by numerous high test scores and a proven protection history.