2. Norton Internet Security 2013 -- 4.5 stars (Superior). With its great detection rate and Windows 8-ready design, Norton's suite is definitely worth a look.
3. Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2013 -- 4.5 stars (Superior). This "titanium" suite earned high marks in almost all our detection tests, and it has a nice interface.
4. Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 -- 4.5 stars (Superior). Bitdefender has a user-friendly interface that will appeal to people of all experience levels.
5. Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 -- 4 stars (Very Good). Kaspersky lets both beginners and advanced users get the most out of its suite, and scored well in our tests.
6. McAfee Internet Security 2013 -- 4 stars (Very Good). McAfee didn't earn top marks, but it's still a proficient, user-friendly antimalware program.
7. G Data InternetSecurity 2013 -- 3.5 stars (Very Good). G Data has an effective suite, but installation is a hassle, with a settings panel that's more suited to advanced users.
8. AVG Internet Security 2013 -- 3.5 stars (Very Good). AVG's security program is perfectly respectable. But perfectly respectable just doesn't cut it these days.
9. Avira Internet Security 2013 -- 3.5 stars (Very Good). This suite is competent at detecting, disabling, and cleaning up malware, but its user interface is unfriendly.
BEST OVERALL: F-Secure Internet Security 2013 F-Secure's 2013 suite kept our test system free of malware and did a great job of cleaning up infections that made it onto our PC. It's speedy and well designed, too.
