A NEW DAY. A new virus. A new threat. So ... What's new? Your poor computer has always been in the eye of the storm, with new and ingenious mal ware trying to penetrate your system and do harm in any way they can. Trying to find a perfect answer to keep up with these dangers and fending them off has always been a headache. A convenient solution would be to have all the tools to fight these malicious programs in one compact app. This is where Quick Heal Total Security 2008 comes into the scene. It has all the protection you can think of - AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, Firewall, Anti-Phising, Anti-Rootkit, AntiS¬pam, Data Theft Protection, and Privacy Protection. It even has a tool, PC2Mobile Scan, to scan and clean mal¬ware from your mobile phone using your computer.

During the installation pro¬cess, a pre-install system virus scan on system memory, MBR, and system files will be performed and will clean it if any is found. After that, you will be given various options to choose from- the protec¬tion you want for your sys¬tem, different configurations for Firewall Pro (if you have chosen to install it), rules creation (define the action to be executed during network access), and an option for set-ting the system security level. Selecting all the options dur¬ing the installation will save you the trouble of manually changing it after the installa¬tion is done. Select the Regis¬tration option in the Finish dialog box for getting the full protection and automatic update feature (you need to have an Internet connection).

The interface is simple and unobtrusive and you can start scanning in a jiffy from the scan option. It has fea¬tures for a native boot scan (scan and clean all drives at next boot) and even lets you scan an individual file for infection, with all the nor¬mal scan options. Here you can also scan and clean your mobile phone for viruses when connected to your Pc.

Scheduling a scan is easily done through the Tools section where various options like Virus List, Quarantine, Messenger (provides important information about latest threats and updates), Anti Rootkit, etc are available. The System Information tool allows you to send reports about your system to the Quick Heal support team for detection of new and unknown malware in your system. Another important feature provided here is the emergency CD tool that assist you in a situation where your system is infect¬ed with a virus that need to be cured from the boot shell itself.

The Hijack Restore option is a nifty utility for restoring Internet Explorer settings modified by malware to the default settings. It can also restore registry editor and task manager settings. An important tool for diagnos¬ing the system is the Advanced System Explorer which trace the existence of new malware by giving you information about running process, IE settings, active network connection, start¬up programs, installed ActiveX, etc. The Reports section gives you almost everything you will need to know about your system state and what process has been performed by QHTS to keep it safer

For your privacy settings, the Track Cleaner feature deletes all the tracks of applications which may cause your system privacy to be compromised. Quick Heal Total Security even provides a tool called Win¬dows Spy for situations where an application pro¬cesses can be monitored for obtaining critical informa¬tion about the application.

For more advanced protection, the Options tool pro¬vides you with many added features like advanced scan options, DNA scan (detect and eliminate new and unknown malicious threats in the sys¬tem), Registry scan, e-mail protection, data protection (blocking access to removable drives) and many more. Auto¬matic updates can also be set according to your liking.

With almost everything that you will need packed in for a complete secure system, this might be the solution you have been looking for. So without any further ado, install it to experience peace of mind.