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A look at PC Tools Internet Security

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Overview

Just a few short years ago, an antivirus program was all that was needed for protecting computers from vicious attacks. Those days are gone. Today, computers are under constant attack from a variety of attacks including spyware, spam, phishing scams, hackers, worms, and more. In fact, even visiting a legitimate-looking Web site can lead to a driveby download. PC Tools Internet Security is an all-in-one security solution that protects computers from viruses, spyware, hackers, spammers, hackers, and more.

Features

• Integrated user interface - PC Tools Internet Security features an integrated user interface containing all of the bundled tools for easy access and seamless integration.
• Protection from viruses and spyware - This all-in-one security solution protects you from viruses, spyware, adware, malware, root kits, Trojans, keyloggers, dialers, worms, tracking cookies, and other threats.
• Real-time protection - Active, real-time protection stops threats before they can sneak into your computer and carry out their missions.
• E-mail and Web site guards - These guards protect against threats that arrive via e-mail or on malicious Web sites.
• Anti-spam - Tired of spam? Not only is spam annoying, it can also be dangerous. PC Tools Internet Security filters out the spam and protects you from phishing scams.
• Built-in firewall - The built-in firewall allows you to control how traffic flows in and out of your computer, protecting your computer from unauthorized access.
• Automatic updates - PC Tools Internet Security automatically updates itself with the latest protections and enhancements.

Benefits

Instead of managing multiple security applications, you only need to deal with one. In fact, once installed, your job is over for the most part. PC Tools Internet Security will automatically download the latest updates and periodically scan your system according to a preset schedule. With real-time blocking and Web site guards, you can surf the Internet fully protected from viruses and malware.

How it works

PC Tools offers a free, limited functionality, trial download so that you can try before you buy. As with most security suites, a yearly subscription is required. The base subscription covers three computers with additional licenses available for five, ten, or fifteen computers.

Recommendations

With so many threats coming at your computer including viruses, spyware, driveby downloads, keyloggers, root kits, and downloading Trojans, a single antivirus program isn’t sufficient. Instead, consider an Internet security Suite such as PC Tools Internet Security. Try Free!

PCtools Products

• Spyware Doctor - A standalone spyware prevention application
• Spyware Doctor with Antivirus - This product adds anti-virus protection
• PC Tools Antivirus - A standalone program that protects against computer viruses
• PC Tools Internet Security - An entire suite of tools to protect against online threats including viruses and spyware
• Registry Mechanic - A registry cleaner for cleaning, repairing, and optimizing the computer
• Privacy Guardian - Software that clears the computer of online histories, habits, and program activities
• PC Tools Disk Suite - A suite of tools for maintaining computers including data backups, disk partitioning, disk defragging, and disk optimization. 

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PC Tools Registry Mechanic (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)

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Overview

The Windows registry contains information, values, and instructions related to just about everything on your computer. However, the registry is susceptible to becoming bloated with irrelevant information, corrupt entries, and other problems. When this happens, the computer’s performance suffers in general and computer errors occur. Registry Mechanic is a tool from PC Tools that optimizes the registry and cleans it up.

Features

• Fast and easy - Registry Mechanic is fast and easy to use. You don’t need advanced computer knowledge in order to clean out your computer’s registry and repair computer errors.
• Safely repairs the Windows registry - Registry Mechanic safely cleans the registry and makes the necessary repairs with minimal risk to your computer.
• Searches for invalid entries, orphaned startup programs, and invalid shortcuts - This utility scans the registry in search of invalid, missing, and obsolete registry entries, all of which adversely affect the stability and performance of your computer.
• Automatically backs up the registry beforehand - Automatic registry backups ensure that should the cleaning deliver undesirable results, you can selectively restore it after the fact.
• Registry monitoring - Registry Mechanic monitors changes to the registry and alerts you when it is time for a cleaning.
• Registry compaction - Registry compaction keeps your registry from becoming bloated with wasted space and corrupt entries.
• Performance optimization - A “optimize” button applies a set of pre-defined performance enhancements and patches to the registry, boosting and optimizing your computer’s performance.
• Links to popular Windows management tools - Links to related Windows management tools are provided directly within the Registry Mechanic, making it easy to take care of computer maintenance tasks in one location.

Benefits

Many computer errors can trace their cause directly to entries in the Windows registry. By finding and repairing these incorrect, corrupt, empty, or missing entries, you will also repair the undesirable results such as sluggish performance, blue screen errors, system crashes, computer stop errors, and Dr. Watson errors.

As a result of a thorough registry cleaning, your computer’s performance will also improve. After all, instead of committing resources to following invalid instructions, your computer’s resources will be available for more important tasks such as running your favorite software.

How it works

Registry Mechanic scans the registry in search of incorrect entries. It uses an advanced algorithm to find invalid results. From there, the results are listed where you can selectively choose which ones to correct. You can also allow Registry Mechanic to automatically remove them all.

A free trial version is offered with limited functionality. The full featured version of Registry Mechanic covers three computers with additional licenses also available.

Recommendations

If your computer is slower than normal or generating errors, corruption within the registry is possible. Try the Free Download to see if Registry Mechanic finds repairable registry errors before buying the full featured version.

PCtools Products

• Spyware Doctor - A standalone spyware prevention application
• Spyware Doctor with Antivirus - This product adds anti-virus protection
• PC Tools Antivirus - A standalone program that protects against computer viruses
• PC Tools Internet Security - An entire suite of tools to protect against online threats including viruses and spyware
• Registry Mechanic - A registry cleaner for cleaning, repairing, and optimizing the computer
• Privacy Guardian - Software that clears the computer of online histories, habits, and program activities
• PC Tools Disk Suite - A suite of tools for maintaining computers including data backups, disk partitioning, disk defragging, and disk optimization. 

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A look at PC Tools Spyware Doctor

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Overview

PC Tools Spyware Doctor offers both a cure and preventative medicine for treating one of the Internet’s nastiest infections: spyware.

Features

PC Tools Spyware Doctor is an anti-spyware application that has a loyal following thanks to its comprehensive spyware protections including:

• Malware protections - Spyware Doctor protects against notorious spyware and malware including adware, hijackers, keyloggers, ActiveX controls, tracking cookies, Trojans, dialers, and more.
• Real-time spyware protection - All of these protections take place in real time, thus blocking malicious programs from ever landing on your computer in the first place.
• Behavior-based threat detections - Spyware Doctor monitors behaviors in search of suspicious activities that may be malware. When detected, the Spyware Doctor kicks in and blocks potentially dangers applications.
• Protection from rootkits - Rootkits are defenseless against Spyware Doctor which is capable of detecting and removing hidden files and processes.
• Automatic updates - Updates are frequent and automatic, further ensuring complete protection from the latest threats.
• Fast cleanup for sluggish, heavily infected computers - Because heavily infected computers barely run, it’s often difficult and time-consuming to remove the threats using security tools. When used in Safe Mode, Spyware Doctor uses technology that forces your computer to prioritize its resources, moving them away from other applications and to the Spyware Doctor scan engine. This allows for faster detection and removal of threats.
• Hacker defense systems - For computers running Windows Vista, the hacker defenses of Spyware Doctor have been improved to take advantage of Vista’s Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature.

Benefits

Spyware is getting trickier and trickier as it attempts to overcome security defenses. Prevention through real-time protection is the best medicine and Spyware Doctor actively prevents malware infections. The other features further protect PCs and clean up existing spyware infestations. By actively protecting your PC and removing threats, your personal identity is better protected from fraud and identity theft while your computer performs as it was meant to run.

How it Works

PC Tools offers a free trial version with limited functionality. The full-featured version of Spyware Doctor covers three computers and requires a yearly subscription. Additional licenses are also available for protecting even more computers.

Recommendations

If you’re in the market for a standalone anti-spyware program, try Free Download version of Spyware Doctor and give it a test drive.

If you like Spyware Doctor, you can even add optional add-ons such as virus protection, e-mail protection, and browsing protection.

PCtools Products

• Spyware Doctor - A standalone spyware prevention application
• Spyware Doctor with Antivirus - This product adds anti-virus protection
• PC Tools Antivirus - A standalone program that protects against computer viruses
• PC Tools Internet Security - An entire suite of tools to protect against online threats including viruses and spyware
• Registry Mechanic - A registry cleaner for cleaning, repairing, and optimizing the computer
• Privacy Guardian - Software that clears the computer of online histories, habits, and program activities
• PC Tools Disk Suite - A suite of tools for maintaining computers including data backups, disk partitioning, disk defragging, and disk optimization. 

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