G Data CloudSecurity offers free protection from Web malware

You may not have heard of G Data, but the German security software developer consistently posts top marks in antivirus tests. Now, we know many of you don't like toolbars, but G Data CloudSecurity for Firefox and Internet Explorer is one that might be good enough to recommend to your friends and family who need help avoiding malware on the Web.

CloudSecurity offers functionality much like the browser components offered by many antivirus and anti-malware apps (including AVG, Avast, and Norton). Once installed, CloudSecurity checks Web pages for all kinds of malicious activity -- from phishing to malware-infested code and downloads. It's also worth noting that the G Data toolbar doesn't noticeably delay the opening of new tabs in Internet Explorer -- IE9's add-on manager reports a total time of about half a second.

If you know people who have trouble resisting the allure of fakeAV pop-ups and Facebook scam links, you may just want to install CloudSecurity for them to provide a little extra protection.

G Data CloudSecurity offers free protection from Web malware originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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