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Published At 6th April 2009 Publisher Computer Associates License 1Year 1User Pricing $49.99

CA Antivirus plus Antispyware 2010 Overview

CA Antivirus plus Antispyware 2010 protects against a wide range of spyware threats that can expose user’s confidential information and diminish your PC’s performance.It provides comprehensive protection against a wide range of spyware, adware, keyloggers, browser hijackers and other threats.
The CA Antivirus plus Antispyware 2010 application was designed to protect against a wide range of spyware threats that can expose user’s confidential information and diminish the PC’s performance. It offers simple-to-use yet powerful features. Low System Overhead with a total install of only 35 MB and low usage of system resources.
 

Main Features

• User-Friendly Interface
• Low System Overhead
• Monitoring critical program functions and settings
• Continuous Protection
• Comprehensive Spyware Detection and Removal
• Real-time Protection
• Frequent Automatic Updates
• Detailed Scan Results
• Scheduled and On-Demand Scanning
• Custom Scans
• File Exclusion List
• Threat Outbreak Warning System

New Features

• Enhances security by enlarging the database of detecteable malware
• Virus and Spyware Protection
• Improved User Interface
• Protects up to 3 PCs
• Detects and removes spyware in real time
• Stays current via automatic updates
• Helps prevent theft of personal data
• Improves PC performance
• Quick Tips

What We found

 
Spyware can steal your credit card numbers and passwords. Switch your home page, or re-direct your web searches to unwanted sites. Display annoying ads, slow your PC to a crawl, or even control it remotely. CA Antivirus plus Antispyware 2010 installs quickly, saves hard drive space, and scans efficiently, It provides real-time content feeds from the CA Security Advisor, giving you detailed, up-to-the-minute information on the most recent and most prevalent spyware threats.
Supported by the CA Security Advisor Team our worldwide research labs work 24 x 7 to detect threats before they can damage your PC, helping ensure protection from the latest threats. Frequent Automatic Updates help ensure you’re protected against the latest threats; Real-time Protection detects and removes spyware running in memory, and helps prevent spyware from making malicious changes to the Registry; Secure Now provides proactive protection by monitoring critical program functions and settings, and reminding you to keep your security at an optimal level; Scheduled and On-Demand Scanning allow you to run a scan at any time, or schedule scans at pre-selected intervals to meet your needs Detailed Scan Results show the specific threat level of any spyware found.

Pros:

• Good Antispyware
• Good Antivirus
• Free tech support
• Average anti-virus protection
• Daily antivirus updates
• Real-time e-mail, file and web scanning

Cons:

• Poor real-time protection
• Poor user interface
• Confusing user option
• No Firewall
• Limited tech support

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