Keep a look at the security products which have been examined by ProtectStar in 2008. Solutions, which are labeled by an award-logo have been honoured by the "ProtectStar AWARD 2008 " or the security recommendation "ProtectStar Excellent Security 2008".

You can download the relevant test reports as PDF-file.


comparative test - Personal Firewalls 2008/2009

Date: 11th of September 2008
Product: eight personal firewall products
Manufacture: Agnitum, CA, Iolo, Jetico, Netgate, Norman, Sunbelt Software, ZoneLabs

 

test report only available in German (.pdf-file / 548KB)

StorageCraft - ShadowProtect Desktop Edition 3.2

ProtectStar Excellent Security
Date: 16th of May 2008
Product: ShadowProtect Desktop Edition 3.2
Manufacture: StorageCraft
Url / Manufacture: http://www.storagecraft.ch

 

Download: testreport only available in German (502KB /.pdf file)

Big comparative test - Internet Security Suites 2008

 
Date: 19th of March 2008
Products: 13 Internet Security Suites
Manufactures:

Agnitum, Avira, BitDefender, BullGuard, Eset, F-Secure, G DATA, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, Panda Security, Symantec, Trend Micro

The naming of the manufacturers of the products taking part in the test (in alphabetical order) are:

Agnitum              Kaspersky
Avira                     McAfee
BitDefender        Microsoft
BullGuard           Panda Security
Eset                     Symantec
F-Secure             Trend Micro
G DATA

In cooperation with AV Comparatives (www.av-comparatives.org), represented by Mr. Andreas Clementi, who is responsible for determining the malware detection rates, testers from various specialist backgrounds have taken part in the test series. A new evaluation system and the use of various test categories, such as security, user-friendliness, performance, etc. point to the transparency and traceability of the results.

download the test report in English: 785KB / .pdf file

 

Savernova Network ID - Savernova

Date: 19th December 2007
Solution: Savernova Network ID
Manufacture: Savernova
Url / Manufacture: http://www.savernova.com

The test series have clearly shown that, with its software-based security solution Savernova Network ID, Savernova possesses a large number of positive improvements compared to similar competitive products that are mainly hardware-based.
On the one hand, the Savernova solution presents no problems for the user and is simple to implement and use for the Administrator of a company network, and, on the other, Savernova Network ID stands out through its excellent price-performance ratio.

download the test report: 651KB / .pdf file