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FortiClient™ standard edition offers one of the most comprehensive security suites for your PC available – including a full range of Fortinet threat protections for PCs and laptops, even when used on insecure public networks. This free download provides SSL and IPSec VPN, a personal firewall, antivirus/antispyware scanning, Intrusion Prevention and web filtering. FortiGate™ users complete their network security framework with Endpoint Control, Application Detection and WAN Optimization. Automatic updates from the FortiGuard™ subscription service ensure protection against the latest threats.

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Check Point Power-1 appliances enable organizations to maximize security in high-performance environments such as large campuses or data centers. They combine Check Point firewall, IPsec VPN, and intrusion prevention Software Blades with advanced acceleration and networking technologies that deliver a high-performance security platform for multi-Gbps environments.

Key Benefits

- Ensures availability of business-critical applications with up to 25 Gbps of firewall throughput and total system performance (Firewall + IPS) of up to 15 Gbps

- Field upgradeable for maximum performance flexibility (Power-1 11000 Series)

-Provides a comprehensive set of security Software Blades that is extensible on demand to include Web security, antivirus, anti-spyware, and anti-spam

- Simplifies administration with a single management console for all sites

- Protects against emerging threats with Software Blade update services

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The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance is a modular platform that provides the next generation of security and VPN services for small and medium-sized business and enterprise applications. The comprehensive portfolio of services within the Cisco ASA 5500 Series enables customization for location-specific needs through its four tailored package product editions: the Firewall, VPN, IPS, and Content Security Editions.

These packages enable superior protection by providing the right services for the right location. At the same time, they enable standardization on the Cisco ASA 5500 Series platform to reduce costs in management, training, and sparing. Finally, each Edition simplifies design and deployment by providing pre-packaged location-specific security solutions.

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Cisco IronPort S-Series web security appliances provide a comprehensive and easy-to-use perimeter defense against a broad range of spyware and web-based malware. Robust management and reporting tools deliver ease of administration and complete visibility into threat-related activity. It’s a proxy appliance built on Ironport’s web caching platform based on AsyncOS operating System. It can be configured via command line or graphical UI.

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Active Virus Shield is a free service from AOL that protects your pc from viruses and spywares. It uses Kaspersky Advanced detection technology to help stop known and new viruses, spyware and other malware before they attack you. It has all the features of a commercial anti-virus; always-on, automatically checks for updates every hour- providing real-time scanning and protection against virus threats. Easy-to-install, works with most Windows® operating systems. (Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP & Vista).

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Trend Micro OS Protection is a security enhancement package for Windows Vista users running Trend Micro Internet Security. This package provides two enhancements: Firewall Booster and Pre-Startup Scan. Firewall Booster allows Trend Micro Internet Security to take advantage of the capabilities of the Windows Vista firewall. It enhances your protection against Web threats and unauthorized access. Most security threats, like many programs, run on Windows. Pre-Startup Scan finds and eliminates viruses and spyware before Windows starts – before these threats can affect your computer and thwart attempts to remove them.

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Symantec has released the public beta of a new security application called Norton AntiBot, which protects your PC from being hijacked. Some of the features of Norton AntiBot include: Actively and continuously monitors your PC’s applications and processes 24 X 7 so you’re always protected; Thoroughly removes detected bots and malware and their related components, custom installation files and registry settings; Strengthens any security product by providing an additional layer of protection against bots and other emerging threats.

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Ad-Aware Personal is one of the most popular anti-spyware product for windows pc. It’s a free anti-spyware version which provides you with advanced protection against spyware that secretly attaches and takes control of your computer, resulting in aggressive advertising pop-ups, sluggish computer activity, even identity theft through stolen bank details, passwords, and credit card account numbers. Some of the key features of Ad-ware Personal are user-controlled spyware removal, customizable scans, code sequence identification (CSI) technology, extensive Lavasoft Detection Database, ADS scan, blocks browser hijackers and quarantine manager.

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Sophos Anti-Virus is a complete anti-virus solution with network functionality at its core. It’s proactive protection delivers a complete defense against viruses, spyware, adware and potentially unwanted applications across the widest range of platforms of any vendor. It was designed specifically for the corporate network and offers an easily updated, flexible business solution for managing the complexity of networks from small local area networks to large multi-server, multi-platform WANs. Updates are constantly available and technical support, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is included in all licences. Sophos Anti-Virus is available for all popular desktop and network operating systems (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux/Unix and Netware), protecting laptops, workstations and servers.

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SurfControl solutions provide continuous protection against the Web, e-mail and desktop-based threats, from viruses and phishing attacks to inappropriate use of system resources to regulatory non-compliance. In providing this protection, it offers you the choice of where in your network environment you want to deploy these solutions: on the desktop, on the network (as software or an appliance), or in the Internet cloud. By implementing solutions through layered deployments, you yield tremendous savings in network resources, bandwidth and overall administration, while ensuring that your unique security and compliance requirements are most efficiently met. Websense is another popular solutions that provides similar service except the email filtering.

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