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Neil J. Rubenking

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I torture security products and write about their suffering.

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Emsisoft Anti-Malware Review: Effective Antivirus With Comprehensive Remote Management Emsisoft Anti-Malware handles all the expected tasks of defending against malware, including ransomware, and offers comprehensive remote management.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware Review: Effective Antivirus With Comprehensive Remote Management

Emsisoft Anti-Malware handles all the expected tasks of defending against malware, including ransomware, and offers comprehensive remote management.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/emsi...

#emsisoft #antivirus #pcmag

02.02.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESET Home Security Ultimate Review: A Comprehensive Safety Bundle With Identity Protection ESET Home Security Ultimate builds on the company's Premium security bundle, enhancing ransomware protection and adding an identity protection system for the whole family.

ESET Home Security Ultimate Review: A Comprehensive Safety Bundle With Identity Protection

ESET Home Security Ultimate builds on the company's Premium security bundle, enhancing ransomware protection and adding an identity protection system for the whole family.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/eset...

23.01.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESET Small Business Security Review: A Comprehensive Security Suite for Growing Companies While it doesn’t offer remote management, ESET Small Business Security lets you monitor the health of all company computers and even offers a version specifically configured for server protection.

While it doesn’t offer remote management, ESET Small Business Security lets you monitor the health of all company computers and even offers a version specifically configured for server protection.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/eset...

#securitysuite #businesssecurity #eset #pcmag

22.01.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESET Home Security Premium Review: Small Enhancements for a Big Price ESET Home Security Premium enhances the features in its entry-level suite with encryption and a VPN, but doesn't add enough value to fully justify the increase in price.

ESET Home Security Premium Review: Small Enhancements for a Big Price

ESET Home Security Premium enhances the features in its entry-level suite with encryption and a VPN, but doesn't add enough value to fully justify the increase in price.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/eset...

#eset #securitysuite #pcmag

16.01.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESET Home Security Essential Review: Feature-Rich Protection With Excellent Lab Results ESET Home Security Essential delivers excellent core malware protection and a broad set of features across platforms at a competitive price, making it a strong choice for users who want comprehensive ...

ESET Home Security Essential delivers excellent core malware protection and a broad set of features across platforms at a competitive price, making it a strong choice for users who want comprehensive security and can tolerate a few usability quirks.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/eset...

14.01.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESET Cyber Security for Mac Review: Lab-Certified Security That Goes Beyond Antivirus ESET Cyber Security for Mac provides reliable antivirus protection, advanced tools, and a strong lab score at a competitive price.

ESET Cyber Security for Mac Review: Lab-Certified Security That Goes Beyond Antivirus

ESET Cyber Security for Mac provides reliable antivirus protection, advanced tools, and a strong lab score at a competitive price.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/eset...

#eset #antivirus #macantivirus #pcmag

13.01.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESET NOD32 Antivirus Review: Lab-Certified Protection With High-Tech Extras ESET NOD32 Antivirus is certified by four independent labs and comes with uncommon, useful security bonuses that will delight tech-savvy users.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus Review: Lab-Certified Protection With High-Tech Extras

ESET NOD32 Antivirus is certified by four independent labs and comes with uncommon, useful security bonuses that will delight tech-savvy users.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/eset...

#ESET #NOD32 #antivirus #pcmag

12.01.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MacPaw Moonlock Review: Elegant Mac Antivirus With Room to Grow With a Mac-first attitude and an appealing interface, MacPaw Moonlock is an attractive new antivirus, but it still has some areas for improvement.

MacPaw Moonlock Review: Elegant Mac Antivirus With Room to Grow

With a Mac-first attitude and an appealing interface, MacPaw Moonlock is an attractive new antivirus, but it still has some areas for improvement.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/macp...

#antivirus #macantivirus #macpaw #moonlock #pcmag

09.01.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incogni Review: Streamlined Data Removal With Strong Automation and Transparency Incogni is an easy, effective, and trustworthy data removal serviceβ€”with strong automation, transparent reporting, and third-party auditingβ€”that makes reducing your digital footprint simpler than ever...

Incogni is an easy, effective, and trustworthy data removal serviceβ€”with strong automation, transparent reporting, and third-party auditingβ€”that makes reducing your digital footprint simpler than ever.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/inco...

#incogni #pcmag #databroker #personaldataremoval

17.11.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AVG Internet Security Business Edition Review: Essential Protection for Company Computers With Remote Management AVG Internet Security Business Edition delivers solid core protection and centralized management, though some other suites offer more comprehensive tools and flexibility for the same price.

AVG Internet Security Business Edition delivers solid core protection and centralized management, though some other suites offer more comprehensive tools and flexibility for the same price.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/avg-...

#AVG #smallbusiness #securitysuite #pcmag

10.11.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Avast Premium Business Security Review: Full Remote Security Management for Company Computers Avast Premium Business Security prioritizes the essentials to focus on what businesses need, enabling you to monitor and manage every company computer remotely and install protection as needed.

Avast Premium Business Security prioritizes the essentials to focus on what businesses need, enabling you to monitor and manage every company computer remotely and install protection as needed.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/avas...

#avast #smallbusiness #pcmag #securitysuite

10.11.2025 17:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security Review: Full-Powered Security for Your Company When your company outgrows a consumer security suite, Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security offers effective protection with enhancements such as remote management of company PCs and monitoring...

When your company outgrows a consumer security suite, Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security offers effective protection with enhancements such as remote management of company PCs and monitoring the dark web for abuse of company assets.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/bitd...

07.11.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Norton Small Business Premium Review: Robust SMB Security From a Name You Can Trust With Small Business Premium, you get Norton’s powerful device-level security along with a collection of useful features specific to protecting your business and its data.

Norton Small Business Premium Review: Robust SMB Security From a Name You Can Trust

With Small Business Premium, you get Norton’s powerful device-level security along with a collection of useful features specific to protecting your business and its data.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/nort...

03.11.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESET Small Business Security Review: A Comprehensive Security Suite for Growing Companies While it doesn’t offer full remote management, ESET Small Business Security allows you to monitor the health of all company computers, and even offers a version specifically configured for server prot...

While it doesn’t offer full remote management, ESET Small Business Security allows you to monitor the health of all company computers, and even offers a version specifically configured for server protection.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/eset...

#eset #securitysuite #smallbusiness #pcmag

15.10.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malwarebytes for Teams Review: A Minimalist Small Business Security Suite Malwarebytes for Teams combines an effective antivirus, a VPN with no bandwidth limits, and priority business-focused support, but it omits many typical suite components.

Malwarebytes for Teams Review: A Minimalist Small Business Security Suite

Malwarebytes for Teams combines an effective antivirus, a VPN with no bandwidth limits, and priority business-focused support, but it omits many typical suite components.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/malw...

08.10.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NordLocker Review: Slick, Simple, and Shareable Encryption From the makers of NordVPN, NordLocker offers easy-to-use, shareable, encrypted cloud storage.

NordLocker Review: Slick, Simple, and Shareable Encryption

From the makers of NordVPN, NordLocker offers easy-to-use, shareable, encrypted cloud storage.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/nord...

#nordlocker #nord #nordvpn #encryption #pcmag

07.10.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bitdefender Ultimate: Full-Powered Security for Your Small Business When your company outgrows a consumer security suite, Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security offers effective protection with enhancements such as remote management of company PCs and monitoring...

When your company outgrows a consumer security suite, Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security offers effective protection with enhancements such as remote management of company PCs and monitoring the dark web for abuse of company assets.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/bitd...

29.09.2025 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Xecrets Ez: Painless File Encryption for Pennies (or Less) You don’t have to pay a cent to encrypt, decrypt, or share files with Xecrets Ez, but upgrading to the affordable Premium edition makes it even easier to use.

Xecrets Ez: Painless File Encryption for Pennies (or Less)

You don’t have to pay a cent to encrypt, decrypt, or share files with Xecrets Ez, but upgrading to the affordable Premium edition makes it even easier to use.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/xecr...

#xecrets #axantum #encryption #pcmag

29.09.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McAfee+: One Suite to Protect All Your Devices and Your Identity With McAfee+, the company's top-tier security suite, you get protection for all your devices, guaranteed expert help for identity theft remediation, and innovative options to reduce your online exposu...

McAfee+: One Suite to Protect All Your Devices and Your Identity

With McAfee+, the company's top-tier security suite, you get protection for all your devices, guaranteed expert help for identity theft, and innovative options to reduce your online exposure.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/mcaf...

22.09.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McAfee Total Protection: Competent Cross-Platform Security McAfee Total Protection offers security, VPN, and password management on all popular platforms, but unlimited device licensing and a variety of expected features are excluded.

McAfee Total Protection: Competent Cross-Platform Security

McAfee Total Protection offers security, VPN, and password management on all popular platforms, but unlimited device licensing and a variety of expected features are excluded.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/mcaf...

#mcafee #securitysuite #pcmag

17.09.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

McAfee Total Protection: Antivirus Protection for Macs and More

A McAfee Total Protection subscription defends your Macs and other devices. However, the macOS edition doesn't have all the features of the Windows version, and the independent labs haven't rated it.

#mcafee #macantivirus #pcmag

12.09.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McAfee AntiVirus: Powerful Antivirus Protection for a Single PC McAfee AntiVirus gets near-perfect lab scores and does well in our tests, but it only protects one PC.

McAfee AntiVirus: Powerful Antivirus Protection for a Single PC

McAfee AntiVirus gets near-perfect lab scores and does well in our tests, but it only protects one PC.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/mcaf...

#mcafee #antivirus #pcmag

10.09.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Malwarebytes Ultimate is a handy bundle that combines an effective antivirus, a VPN with no bandwidth limits, and a familiar identity protection service, though it doesn't include some other expected security suite components.

#malwarebytes #antivirus #securitysuite #identitytheft #pcmag

03.09.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malwarebytes Premium Security: Multi-Layered Detection That Eradicates Most Malware Unlike its popular free edition, which lacks real-time protection, Malwarebytes Premium Security is a full-fledged antivirus utility that captures malware on demand, on schedule, and on launch.

Unlike its popular free edition, which lacks real-time protection, Malwarebytes Premium Security is a full-fledged antivirus utility that captures malware on demand, on schedule, and on launch.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/malw...

#malwarebytes #antivirus #premium #pcmag

27.08.2025 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malwarebytes Free: A Free Removal Tool for Most Malware Malwarebytes Free has a reputation as the go-to solution for persistent malware infections, though it isn't intended to be your only line of defense.

Malwarebytes Free has a reputation as the go-to solution for persistent malware infections, though it isn't intended to be your only line of defense.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/malw...

#Malwarebytes #antivirus #free #pcmag

26.08.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malwarebytes Premium Security for Mac: Reputable Antivirus Protection for macOS Malwarebytes Premium Security scans for active malware and uses real-time detection to prevent infestation on your Mac. It has a good reputation, though hard data showing its effectiveness is scarce.

Malwarebytes Premium Security scans for active malware and uses real-time detection to prevent infestation on your Mac. It has a good reputation, though hard data showing its effectiveness is scarce.

www.pcmag.com/reviews/malw...

#malwarebytes #pcmag #antivirus #macantivirus

20.08.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incogni vs. Optery: Which Data Removal Service Comes Out on Top? If your info appears on a people-search site, you can request its removalβ€”but chances are, that's just the tip of the iceberg. For broader data removal, services like Incogni or Optery can help. I com...

If your info appears on a people-search site, you can request its removalβ€”but chances are, that's just the tip of the iceberg. For broader data removal, services like Incogni or Optery can help. I compare both to determine which is best.

www.pcmag.com/comparisons/...

#incogni #vs #optery #pcmag

14.08.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DeleteMe vs. Optery: Which Cleans Up Your Digital Footprint Better? If you want to reclaim your privacy from data brokers, you’ll need expert help from a data removal service. DeleteMe is a long-standing leader in the field, while Optery is a rising competitor gaining...

If you want to reclaim your privacy from data brokers, you need expert help from a data removal service. DeleteMe is a long-standing leader in the field, while Optery is a rising competitor gaining momentum. I’ve reviewed both to help you pick which is right for you.

www.pcmag.com/comparisons/...

14.08.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is That a Legit Zoom Call or Are You Getting Hacked? Hackers could bypass network security by exploiting popular video-chat platforms. At Black Hat, a security expert says Zoom and Teams are most vulnerable; only one has released a patch.

Is That a Legit Zoom Call or Are You Getting Hacked?

Hackers could bypass network security by exploiting popular video-chat platforms. At Black Hat, a security expert says Zoom and Teams are most vulnerable; only one has released a patch.

www.pcmag.com/news/is-that...

#pcmag #bhusa2025 #blackhat

07.08.2025 15:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Black Hat!

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06.08.2025 22:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0