TrustPort Internet Security 2013

The 2012 edition of TrustPort's security suite packed a ton of status information and links to security functions into its light-colored main window. TrustPort Internet Security 2013 ($54.95 direct; $74.95 for three licenses) could hardly look more different. Seven large buttons dominate its dark-colored window, with just about everything else hidden until you need it. The effort to revamp this product's look might better have been spent upgrading some of its less effective components, I'm afraid.

It is true that the new layout is easier on the eyes, and easier for the average user to manage. Five of the seven buttons simply turn security components on and off. The Firewall button lets you choose between four protection levels, and the remaining button checks for updates. If you need to configure the suite's protection at a more detailed level, just click the link to the advanced configuration dialog.

Uneven Antivirus
The antivirus protection in this suit is identical to that of TrustPort Antivirus 2013, with one minor exception. For my detailed findings, read my review of the standalone antivirus; I'll summarize my findings here.

Installation went smoothly on ten of my twelve malware-infested virtual machines. On a clean test system, I followed tech support instructions to create a bootable Windows PE-based antivirus CD. A boot-time scan cleaned up those two systems and allowed me to install the product.

TrustPort detected more of the malware samples than ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2013 did. However, better cleanup by ZoneAlarm earned it 5.3 points while TrustPort got just 4.7, the second lowest score among products tested with my current malware collection. For a full explanation of my malware removal test methodology, see How We Test Malware Removal.

Installed on a clean system, TrustPort did a much better job of fending off new malware attacks. It detected 94 percent of the samples, tying with Ad-Aware Pro Security 10.5 for best detection. With 9.4 points, Ad-Aware has the best malware blocking score among products tested with the same malware collection. TrustPort and G Data InternetSecurity 2014 are tied for second place, with 9.0 points. To learn more about how I test malware blocking, see How We Test Malware Blocking.

Only a couple of the independent antivirus testing labs that I follow include TrustPort in their tests. It received VB100 certification from Virus Bulletin in eight of the last ten tests, and it got checkmark certification from West Coast Labs for virus detection and cleanup. The chart below summarizes recent tests, and the article How We Interpret Antivirus Lab Testsgoes into more detail about the labs.

The TrustPort suite includes a Web-based malware scanner not found in the standalone antivirus, but it didn't make a lot of difference when I tried to download my malware collection again. Web-based scanning blocked 28 percent of the samples at the URL level, and another 44 got whacked during the download, for a total of 72 percent. The standalone antivirus caught 65 percent without Web-based scanning.

Application Inspector
In addition to signature-based malware detection, TrustPort includes a behavior-based Application Inspector. Any time an application attempts specific risky behaviors, the Application Inspector pops up and asks whether to block the program, allow it, or let it run but restrict its access to sensitive areas. If you choose the blocking option, TrustPort terminates the programs and prevents it from launching again.

In testing, this feature did detect a few malicious files. The problem is, it also raised an alert for quite a few perfectly valid programs. Choosing the default block option prevented these programs from installing or running.

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