68 APRIL2020|COMPUTER SHOPPER|ISSUE386
KASPERSKYTOTAL
SECURITY 2020 isapowerful
suiteofmalware-hunting,
anti-hackerwebsafetytools.
Asthenamesuggests,
thisisthecompletepackage.
There’santivirus,browsing
protection,afirewall,exploit
protection,avulnerability
scanner,parentalcontrols,
webcam and audio
protection, online transaction
protection andeven more
toolsdesigned to keep both
your privacy andpersonal
information safe.
These featureshave
real value,too.Independent
testinglabs such as
AV-Comparatives typically
rateKasperskyasoffering
some of thebest protection
around;it’s consistently beenone of the
highest-scoringanti-malwareprovidersfor several
years now,and is quick to updateits protections
whennew threats arise.
The Software Updater checksfor updates to
commonapplications (including Adobe Reader,
Flash,Java,Chromeand Firefox, among others),
and canoptionallyinstallthemwithout you having
to see or do anything at all.
In addition, theSecure Connection featureis
essentially aprivacy-oriented virtual privatenetwork
(VPN), automatically kicking in to protect you when
usingWi-Fi hotspots, internet bankingsites and
otherpotentially sensitive services.
The Installation Assistancetool also looks out
foradware and otherpests that can get silently
installedwithcertain freesoftware,while the
Software Cleaner helps youdecidewhattoremove.
REQUIREMENTSWindowsXP, Vista, 7, 8, 10;
100MBhard disk space
WEBSITEwww.genie9.com
NOTESGetyourregistration code at
genie10home.disc.computershopper.co.uk
GENIEEETIMELINE10Home is avery easy-to-use
backuuuptoolthatworksalmostentirelyautomatically.
WWWhenyoufirstlaunchit,yousimplyselectthe
destinnnationdriveforyourbackups,thentickboxes
toconnnfirm the typeoffile you’d like to back up
(Officccefiles, pictures, emails,music, documents and
so on).Ifyou want to define specificfiles or folders
to baccckup,thenyoucandothat,too.
Onnncethisisallsetup,there’snoneedtodo
anythhhingelse. The program runswhen yourfiles
GGGenie Timeline 10 Home
have changed and your PC is idle;ifit’sinterrupted,
such as if yourPCcloses down or reboots, then the
backup process will resume later, just where it left
off.Also, if youneed to restore one or two files at
some later date, or yourentire backup, then the
Restore tool makes it easy.
Genie Timeline Home hasbeenenhanced with
lots of newfeatures. Backupspeeds are twice the
speedofthe previous version, andthe software is
generally smarter: it’s less likely to store multiple
copies of the samefile,thus
reducing backupspace
requirements. Restoring files is
now quicker and simpler,and
Explorer folder iconswillnow
have amarker to indicate which
ones arebacked up.
The Home edition allowsyou to
run yourbackups on aschedule,
and more frequently–uptoevery
30 minutes, as opposed to every
eight hours forthe Free edition. It
also supports Disaster Recovery, so
youcan restore your PC even if
Windowswon’t boot. As well as all
that, backups can be compressed
to reduce space, aGame/Movie
mode reduces alerts, and you’re
allowed to use it commercially.
KasperskyTotal Security 2020
REQUIREMENTSWindows 7 ,8or10;
25 0MBharddiskspace
WEBSITEwww.kaspersky.co.uk
NOTESNoneedtoactivate.Includesa
three-monthlicence
