Norman Antivirus and Antispyware is a solid product that suffers from some small quirks that hold it back from being a top 5 product. The scanning features that are included with Norman Antivirus and Antispyware are great as far as detection of viruses and spyware are concerned. Unfortunately, it slowed down our test computer considerably while we were performing simple actions like surfing the web or taking screenshots.

CA Antivirus 2008 is a solid virus scanner that works well to find and eliminate viruses. Unfortunately, this is all it can do. No extra features are included with CA Antivirus beyond the bare minimums. In many cases, this could be considered an asset due to speed increases associated with many minimalist programs. CA doesn't take advantage of this in the 2008 version which still slows your computer down all around.

Norton Antivirus 2008 is a full featured antivirus and antispyware product. It includes several options that are commonly passed over by other suites while leaving many out that would be beneficial. The Norton scanning engine is one of the most complete on the market, but suffers from issues with system resource usage and overzealous integration with your computer that can cause freezing or simple hanging application.

McAfee is an industry leader in computer protection and VirusScan is their #1 defense against viruses. This software comes with a ScriptStopper, to prevent virus to propagate from one computer to another via email, and WormStopper.

Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware is a full featured and well equipped program that is geared towards keeping your home computer free of viruses and spyware. It is easy to configure for nearly any antivirus need. It causes significant computer slowdowns occasionally, but makes up for these issues with thorough scanning and frequent updates.

HGiga's ViruSherlock is a powerful anti-virus gateway system to be installed between the firewall and mail server to protect the mail server from virus attacks. All outgoing mails are to be filtered by ViruSherlock real-time before being delivered to the internal mail server or to the Internet directly. ViruSherlock is a virus scanner and spam filter. An incoming mail will be scanned by ViruSherlock to make sure it does not contain viruses. When a mail containing a virus is identified, the system will repair (or clean), isolate, or delete the attachment.

Trend Micro Network VirusWall is a family of easy-to-deploy outbreak prevention appliances that prevent or contain threats. Network VirusWall protects mission critical devices at network end points, local area networks or branch office networks, and multiple network segments from network worms.

Finjan offers the world's best and most comprehensive content security appliances for businesses of all sizes, ensuring Day-Zero defense against unknown and known threats (e.g., Spyware, Phishing, viruses, worms, and Trojans). Our Vital SecurityTM NG appliances integrate Finjan's patented Next Generation Application-Level Behavior Blocking, Vulnerability Anti.doteTM and Anti-Spyware offerings with best-of-breed third-party Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam and URL filtering engines. Reflecting our confidence in the record-breaking Internet security provided by these appliances, Finjan backs these offerings with a "Zero-Virus Infection - Guaranteed!" Policy.

eSafe's integrated content security is fast and proactive, preventing known and unknown malicious code, spam, non-productive and inappropriate content from entering your network. It addresses all layers of content security, and delivers superior protection that is easy to deploy and manage. eSafe is a comprehensive, fully-integrated content security solution that addresses all content security layers.

The gateway utilizes a robust, secure web based (utilizing SSL) Graphical User Interface (GUI), for system and email configuration accessible anywhere from any web browser.