PC protection perspective

Paying for PC security is one of those necessary evils, suggests Washington Post writer Rob Pegoraro. Or worse, actually. Because “too often, the software meant to keep your computer safe does so at an unnecessary cost,” he writes. The cost he’s talking about is how two such programs (e.g., the latest version and an earlier version) active on your computer can create “serious conflicts.” Rob saves you the trouble of complicated comparison shopping by comparing the latest products – those of CA, McAfee, Panda, Symantec and Trend Micro - for you (“Microsoft and Zone Labs are between updates,” he explains). He looks at their effectiveness, cost, efficiency, consistency, and whether they educate you about PC security as well as protect your computer.