Outpost Firewall Pro 2009 scored an astonishing 99 per cent in Matousec's independent test, making it the most secure firewall of the four reviewed for Issue 195. more..

With a 98 per cent overall score from Matousec, the commercial version of Online Armor is a highly efficient firewall, offering excellent security. more..

Comodo Firewall Pro offers an astonishing degree of protection for a free application, scoring an impressive 95 per cent in Matousec's tests. more..

The free version of Online Armor Personal Firewall is difficult to distinguish from its commercial sibling in terms of looks. more..

Microsoft is often criticised for the security of its operating systems – can this safety software make amends? Web User finds out... more..

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

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

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..

The Yoggie Pico cuts out the need to install security software on your PC by running everything you need direct from a USB device. more..

For the purposes of this test we got our hands on the very latest version of Comodo, which was still undergoing tweaking but should just be ready by the time you read this. more..

Ashampoo is a fairly new kid on the free firewall block but it performed reasonably well. However, it fell down on one element of the Shields Up test by responding to a ping. more..

PC Tools's free firewall was one of the first to work with Windows Vista and, for that reason, has won a lot of new fans. It blocked two out of the 10 Atelier Web tests... more..

Microsoft's all-in-one entry into the home security business is here – Web User puts it to the test... more..

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

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

Possibly the best known of the free firewalls, ZoneAlarm has plenty to be said for it. In addition to being free for personal use, it is easy to operate and very effective in action. more..

Kerio Personal Firewall 4 is completely free for home users. Detecting intrusions, controlling which software is allowed access to the internet and updating itself automatically. more..

Already proving popular (if only by default) is the Windows Firewall that became available to owners of Windows XP upon installation of the security-tightening SP2 update. more..

Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6 boasts protocol driver-level detection, which prevents malicious programs and Trojans accessing the network... more..

With its unfriendly and complicated interface, it's easy to make mistakes with Outpost. more..

BT already has fingers and thumbs in all sorts of corners of the internet pie, from broadband to modems, so it was probably only a matter of time before the telecommunications giant decided to offer a security suite. more..

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..