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Images: Security battle for the desktop

By Bill Detwiler September 19, 2006, 7:08 AM PDT on Twitter billdetwiler

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Windows Security Center in Vista
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Images: Security battle for the desktop

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This is a screenshot of Windows Security Center in Vista, the beefed-up successor to Windows XP, which Microsoft refers to it as “The voice of security for Windows Vista.”

rnrnIn Vista, Windows Security Center reports on firewall, antivirus, spyware protection, Internet security settings, and Windows security technology called User Account Control. The feature sits in the Windows Control Panel and pops up any time there is a security alert, such as when antivirus protection is disabled or the firewall is turned off.

rnrnWindows Security Center also can be used to manage security tools in Vista. For example, a user could update antivirus definitions or disable a firewall directly from the Windows Security Center, according to a recently published Microsoft document on the feature. In Windows XP Service Pack 2, which first included the Windows Security Center, the feature only displays the status of the firewall, antivirus and automatic updates.

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Images: Security battle for the desktop

Images: Security battle for the desktop

Symantec’s Norton Protection Center includes the basics on firewall, virus and spyware shield status, but also tells the user that they need to do a full system security scan and gives options to learn about other security topics such as Web and online transaction security.

Images: Security battle for the desktop

Trend Micro’s PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 has separate buttons for different components of the suite. The overview page shows a very general “protection status” and can tell a user if they need to, for example, run a security scan.

Images: Security battle for the desktop

McAfee’s SecurityCenter is elaborate. It includes status indicators on e-mail and instant messaging protection, for example, which Microsoft does not offer in Windows Security Center. It also lets users drill deep into the security settings of their PC and fix problems.

Images: Security battle for the desktop

The management console in ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite displays more detailed and in-depth security information than the Windows Security Center and includes tabs to drill deeper. The overview screen shows details about the firewall settings and the user is told about e-mail and instant messaging protections, indicators Windows Security does not have.

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