Review by David Stapleton

I have reviewed a number of products over the years for virus protection and general security. My major concerns tend to be in order: does it work (is it actually catching anything?), system resource usage (when active and in background), memory footprint (how much of my system memory does it use) - both of the last bear directly on the impact on other program performance - and lastly ease of customization.

On all counts this product has been a success in my opinion, it has reported numerous cookie and Trojans discovered over the past 6 months (highlighting risky websites before I traveled to them). It does tend to be a little more resource intensive while scanning than some other products I have used (both during active and background scans), noticeably slowing down other software. The memory footprint is small and certainly competitive with the best products I have used in the past. Customization of scan schedules, and trusted sites/senders is fairly easy, and certainly competitive.

Kapersky and Viper were past favorites for their small footprint, low impact of system performance and ease of use. I have panned McAfee and Norton for their piggish use of system resources and difficulty in customization. My overall feel for this product is that while it may not be what I would consider a best buy (mostly due to system slow down while scanning even in background mode), it is much closer to my preferred products than those I do not like and can comfortably recommend it. P-)