This section has details of some of the multi functional products that are available.

Bitdefender Professional

On-access and scheduled scan facilities with additional protection for Internet downloads email and instant messaging. Features heuristics technology to protect against unknown viruses based on malicious file behaviour. Personal firewall capabilities alert you to unauthorised access and gives you the ability to allow or deny your applications access to the Internet. The Internet filter blocks specified addresses and ports keeping your family away from inappropriate content. Cookies are filtered to ensure your privacy is maintained.  Active code can be blocked to further maintain your security. Infected files can be saved in a quarantine folder from where they can be sent to Bitdefender support. Automated Internet update options also available. More information, including an evaluation version, can be found at http://www.bitdefender.com.  

Checkit Speed & Security

This suite includes F-Prot Antivirus technology and provides anti-virus, personal firewall, ad blocking, speed enhancement and diagnostics utilities. The personal firewall controls you communications ports and adjusts your connection when suspicious activity is detected  to prevent further attacks. all events are logged for analysis and a tracing facility is available to identify the origin of attacks. For further information go to http://www.smithmicro.com.

eSafe Desktop

This suite includes a proactive anti-virus component, offering additional protection to signature only products.  A personal firewall with content security features allows you to block offensive content and keeps confidential information confidential and users can be given access to specified web sites only.   Configuration can be locked so that no unauthorised changes can be made, reducing the time and cost of reconfiguring it. eSafe Enterprise, a corporate version of this suite, is also available. More information can be found at http://www.esafedesktop.com or http://www.esafedesktop.co.uk.

eTrust EZ Armour

Anti-virus, personal firewall and system monitor in a single box. The anti-virus software provides on access scanning of documents and boot sectors. Heuristic capabilities to detect viruses not yet added to the virus signature database. catches viruses on disks, Internet downloads and email. Updates are available via the Internet.

The personal firewall prompts you to you allow or deny local applications or services access to the Internet as well as remote connection requests to your PC. The results are remembered for the next time. There are pre-set rules and you can fully customise them for your own needs as well as download configuration updates from the web. Online reports and analysis of attacks are available.

The system monitor checks for unusual system behaviour such as an email attachment attempting to access your personal address book (which could be an indication of email aware worm activity). The system can quarantine suspicious files.

The products within the suite can also be bought separately. More information, including a trial download, can be found at http://www.my-etrust.com. 

Freedom Security & Privacy Suite

This comprehensive set of tools includes a personal firewall with intrusion detection capabilities and incident alerting / logging; on-access virus checking facilities; privacy tools to securely store and encrypt your passwords; monitor and alert you about personal information being sent over the Internet; manage cookies; parental control facilities to let you decide what type of site your children access and advert blocking to speed up your browsing.  Automated form completion is also included. The suite components are also available separately. For more information, and to purchase the product go to  http://www.freedom.net. 

McAfee Internet Security

Includes McAfee Firewall,   and VirusScan. Includes enhanced intrusion detection and protection against key loggers and hacking programs. Can also detect certain Spyware components and block irritating adverts. An encryption module is also included, as is the facility to securely delete files. Inappropriate content can be filtered out in Instant Messaging applications and when web browsing. Cookies can be managed, ensuring that you keep only the ones you want. Recently used files list can be deleted to maintain privacy. Files, folders and drives can be locked. Different rules can be set up for different users. Alerts are colour coded and audible alarms can be configured. Can work with home networks. Further information can be found at http://www.mcafee-at-home.com.

Norton Internet Security

This suite contains Norton Antivirus, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Privacy Control and Norton Parental Control.

Removes banner adverts that can clutter your screen when browsing the Internet. The Privacy Control module filters information being sent to unsecured web sites and via Instant Messaging solutions (MSN, Windows and AOL) to make sure that the confidentiality of sensitive information is maintained. The Parental Control module blocks access to unacceptable web sites using a list based method. Different family members can have their own lists and they can also be linked to Windows profiles. The AntiVirus and Personal  Firewall modules provide protection against viruses and malicious code as well as protection against hacking attempts and data loss. One year of updates is included with the licence. An enhanced professional version of this suite is also available. Further information can be found at http://www.symantec.com.  

Norton Internet Security Professional Edition

This is an enhanced version of  Norton Internet Security 2002 and has a Productivity Control module instead of Parental Control and includes an Intrusion Detection module in support of the personal firewall. as well as virus protection for Portable Digital Assistants running the Palm OS. The productivity Control module lets you restrict access to web sites and newsgroups. Different Web site access can be set up for different users.  One year of updates is included with the licence. Further information can be found at http://www.symantec.com.

Ontrack SystemSuite

This suite has been designed to enhance system performance and maintain security.  The utilities are all accessible from on interface making the whole suite easier to manage. Maintenance tools help keep you system running at top performance and the system can interrupt application crashes allowing you to save data before it is lost. VirusScanner Pro  has on-demand and on-access function ensure that email and files are virus free. Updates are over the Internet. The NetDefense personal firewall lets you keep your personal information safe when you're surfing. Crisis Center lets your recover corrupt files and Data Eraser Personal Edition permanently deletes your personal information making sure that it can't be recovered. Many more utilities are also included. Further information can be found at http://www.ontrack.co.uk/systemsuite/.