I have been a Consumer Reports subscriber for many years, and usually trust them. However, their computer security advice I find dubious at best.

Back in 2008, I used their top-rated  (now rated #4) pay security suite for my computer, my wife's, and  recommended it to friends. It worked quite well for nearly a year, until my wife's computer got infected by a Javascript exploit on a compromised web site. Within a week or so, to my embarrassment, the same thing happened to a very good friend who was using the same security suite on my recommendation.

I tested out various (numerous!) security suites before settling on one. I chose the one that gave this message when re-visiting the infected web site:

“Norton 360 has blocked the JS.Downloader Trojan.  Your system is safe”.

And though I've now decided that NIS better serves my needs, it will take more than an article in Consumer Reports to make me leave Norton!!