Thread: G DATA Internet Security 2009

G DATA is a German company and their latest product - InternetSecurity 2009 is one of the latest security suites to hit the Indian shores.

At first glimpse, everything expected in a good security suite is present in the main menu itself. The antivirus component has two virus detection engines. You can choose to use both the engines or just one. Instant messenger integration is one of the other features. It even includes all-in-one messengers such as Trillian. Similar integration is available for Outlook and the spam filter can be customized by adding keywords that could indicate spam mail. A tag is also added to the mail indicating suspicious mail that could be spam. The suite even checks up with some of the online spam tracking sites that updates list from them. Parental control is the other feature and it lets users monitor internet access and even block times of the day. Categories of content can be block away through a simple checkbox list. This list of categories can also be updated like the virus database.

The settings for each of the components is changed by clicking an Options link on the top of the window. It's not a common Option window though, which means that to change the firewall settings, you first have to enter the firewall menu and then go to Options. The antivirus disk also acts like a backup disk when your system cannot be cleaned with the OS running. The bootable disk runs a Linux distribution that allows you to access your drives, downloads updates and lets you scan your drive for viruses. G DATA runs three processes in the background and some 40 to 50 MB of memory is consumed in all. Overall, it's a very good package, and all you'll need. It's very simple to use and has a few useful and unique features. At Rs. 1,500, the price isn't too steep either, and it's a good solution to 0 t for.