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K7 TotalSecurity Editor's Review

Keep your data and your family safe with this important Windows-based security package.

Cybercrime is everywhere. No one is immune, you just haven't been victimized yet. Millions of computer users suffer due to fraudulent online activities. Every time you connect to the internet without the right protection, you risk being attacked by cyber criminals. Be it swindling money from your bank account, misusing your credit card, crashing your computer or even splashing your children's pictures all over internet, they can attack without reason, rhyme or warning; and the results, depending on their success, can be devastating. This is one of the reasons why Alike tools like K7 Total Security. It’s a security package for Windows systems.

K7 Total Security is one of the most comprehensive PC security suites available today. Its abilities are recognized by industry insiders all over the world, it provides complete security against hackers and other evolving cyber threats. With it, you have comprehensive device control. You can set read/write/execute access to external devices (USB drives, and other storage devices, for example). It can scan USB disks as soon as they are plugged in and prevents malicious auto runs when any external device is plugged in, effectively vaccinating your USB drive before it gets infected.

K7 Total Security has one of the best scanning engines on the market today. Its Vulnerability Scanner detects vulnerable applications and informs the user about exploits that can be used through them to infect their computer. Its Enhanced Scan Engine scans for Flash and PDF based malware. Its enhanced Real Time Scanner algorithm is designed to provide zero impact on your system; and is capable of detecting exploits in any file type on your PC.

K7 Total Security provides a Stealth mode to keep your system invisible while it is connected to internet. Its improved network connection identification monitors your LAN ports and Wi-Fi adapters while you are connected to any new network. It employs its own decision tree as it monitors traffic to and from trusted applications that make use of network communications. Its Smart IDS stop network based attacks. It's also got extensive configuration options for those that need to push the nuts and bolts.

Pros: Comprehensive antimalware solution

Cons: Subscription based protection

Conclusion: Every PC user needs to have some kind of anti-malware application installed on their computer. EVERY PC user. K7 Total Security provides the anti-malware protection, but also protects your USB ports, a real time scanning engine and a stealth mode to keep your PC safe.

This is a decent app. If you're looking for a subscription based protection solution, K7 could be the tool for you. Its active tools as well as its bootable rescue CD make this a really great solution.