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Anti-Spam round up
Product reviews > Software > Anti-Spam

Viruses can kill your computer and hackers can make it do things you don't want it to, but for day-to-day annoyance there's nothing more irritating than spam. For most people, opening their email is as much fun as hearing the morning mail flop onto the doormat. But finding nothing but spam in your electronic mailbox is worse than the postman delivering a handful of bills.

Thankfully, because the situation is so widespread, there's a large number of companies promoting ways to stop spam. Whether it's by using a special email address or installing software to stop it arriving in your Inbox, we've taken a look at some of the key spam-killing options available to you.

Product Price Reviewed Rating
Symantec Norton 360 Version 2.0 £60 per year Apr 2008

Symantec Norton 360 Version 2.0 A year after releasing Norton 360, Symantec has added some useful, new features in Version 2.0, to make your computer even more resilient to attack. more..

SPAMfighter Basic version free, Pro version £17/year Mar 2008

SPAMfighter SPAMfighter is a small program that only takes a moment to download and a couple of minutes to install. For your first 30 days you get the full Pro version... more..

Spam Bully $29.95 (about £15) Mar 2008

Spam Bully Our Silver Award winner installs quickly and gives Outlook Express (or Windows Mail) a number of new control buttons, along with three new folders: Challenge, Unsure and Spam. more..

ClearMyMail £2.50/month or £18/year Mar 2008

ClearMyMail ClearMyMail is a web-based spam-buster. To use it, you sign up for a new account online and provide your email login details. more..

BullGuard Spamfilter Free Mar 2008

BullGuard Spamfilter BullGuard is entirely free to use and integrates with Outlook, Outlook Express and Thunderbird. more..

MailWasher Pro $37 (about £19) Mar 2008

MailWasher Pro MailWasher is a clever program that will work with any email software you have. more..

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008 £55 inc VAT for one year’s protection; £75 inc VAT for two years Jan 2008

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008 Security companies are increasingly bundling their products into a single package these days, offering protection against all threats rather than targeting individual issues. more..

Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro £27 inc VAT for one user - £55 inc VAT for five users Jan 2008

Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro With a robust firewall already under its belt, Web User examines Agnitum's entry into the competitive world of the security suite... more..

ESET Smart Security Home £44.99 inc VAT Dec 2007

ESET Smart Security Home ESET's NOD tool has a superb reputation for anti-virus protection. Web User checks out its elevation to a suite... more..

BullGuard Internet Security 8.0 £45.95 inc VAT for one year Dec 2007

BullGuard Internet Security 8.0 If you want the security of 24-hour technical support, we'd recommend a security suite that covers the majority of your safety requirements... more..

McAfee Total Protection 2008 £59.99 inc VAT Dec 2007

McAfee Total Protection 2008 Web User looks at software to ensure your PC stays safe on the net with a minimum of fuss. more..

BullGuard BackUp £19.99 inc VAT for one year Feb 2007

BullGuard BackUp Everyone needs to back up their data as often as possible. We examine the latest service to offer online storage and handy automated software... more..

BopSpam £30 (lite) £50 (std) per year May 2006

BopSpam Unlike most anti-spam tools, BopSpam lets you control the flow of your mail via the web, with no need to install any software. more..

Norton AntiSpam 2005 £12 per year May 2006

Norton AntiSpam 2005 With its clean interface and seamless integration with your email program, Norton AntiSpam provides one of the simplest and smartest ways to tackle junk mail. more..

McAfee Spamkiller 2006 £25 per year May 2006

McAfee Spamkiller 2006 Included with McAfee Internet Security Suite, SpamKiller seems over-priced when purchased individually. more..

BitDefender SpamDeny 8 £11 per year May 2006

BitDefender SpamDeny 8 An all-in-one anti-spam and anti-virus tool, BitDefender SpamDeny starts working from the off, even scouring your system for threats during installation. more..

Norton Internet Security 2006 £49.99 inc VAT Feb 2006

Norton Internet Security 2006 Symantec's Norton Internet Security is one of the best-selling security suites – is the latest version worthy of its reputation? more..

Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security £45 inc VAT Dec 2005

Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security The latest security suite to join the rush of updated products is Panda's Platinum 2006 Internet Security more..

F-Secure Internet Security 2006 £38.95 inc VAT Oct 2005

F-Secure Internet Security 2005 F-Secure lines itself up against Norton and McAfee to provide an all-in-one security suite more..

Webroot Internet Essentials £49.99 inc VAT Apr 2005

Webroot Internet Essentials Webroot has combined four of its top internet security programs into one pack at a discount price. Although you'll still need the usual firewall and anti-virus software in place... more..

ZoneAlarm Security Suite £49.95 inc VAT Feb 2005

ZoneAlarm Security Suite ZoneLabs will be familiar to most web users as the creator of ZoneAlarm – the free firewall that millions of internet users have downloaded and installed to protect their computers from hackers. more..

McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005 £50 inc VAT (£80 for three licences) Jan 2005

McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005 You can now buy McAfee's 2005-branded security software as a single suite, offering a complete set of security features in one package at an attractive price. more..

Norton Antispam £30 Jul 2004

Norton AntiSpam This is less sophisticated than software that can learn from the mail you reply to, but it's ideal if you're only expecting mail from friends. more..

Avecho £25 per year Jul 2004

Avecho AntiSpam This is a powerful contender, but in present company its ease of use is slightly compromised because most people will have to go through the rigmarole of informing friends and family of the new email addess. more..

Aladdin Systems SpamCatcher £20 Jul 2004

Aladdin Systems SpanCatchet more..

BitDefender AntiSpam 7 £45 Jul 2004

BitDefender AntiSpam more..

Email Systems £45 per year Jul 2004

Email Systems AntiSpam more..

SpamStopUp £9 Jul 2004

SpamStopUp more..



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