favorite anti virus program/firewall

[webgirl]

I've spent hours researching and reading reviews on various antivirus programs and firewalls. Based on my current research, I would definitely choose McAfee over Norton, but does anyone have thoughts on any of the other antivirus programs... Trend Micro, Hauri, Sophos, Kaspersky, etc. and their effectiveness and ease of use?

Thanks!

 

[onajourney87]

Myself, I'd choose anything over Norton or McAfee. Both are rather bloated programs.

Kaspersky is midly popular amongst server admins. Myself, I prefer AVG Anti-Virus(freeware!) or PC-Cillin(which cost $20 last time I checked). All three are nice and small, and are fairly frequently updated.

As for firewalls, again, I'd choose just about anything over McAfee or Norton. ZoneAlarm is very good, and free. Kerio is very good also and is free, but not as easy to use.

osm

 

[SirKenin]

I would never use a software firewall again.

As for antivirus, definitely Norton. I hate McAfee.

 

[Jet Black]

I use my brain. I have scanned my machine on very rare occasions and I have never had a virus yet. virus scanners tend to stuff up the system.

 

[Foundthelight]

Most viruses enter through e-mail. Norton is very effective at stopping them if you have real-time protection turned on.

 

[epiclesis]

AVG Anti-virus..

www.grisoft.com

it's free too!

 

[Ken]

have any of you tried Avast! as a virus protector... it is free and seems to do a good job, also has email scanning and resident always on functionality, and updates regularly...

 

[cheezit]

AVG Antivirus.

Sygate Personal Firewall.

Both work well.

Both are free.

Free is the best price.

 

[fadyonline]

Norton antivirus + Personal firewall
or
Norton Av + Zone alarm pro
bith are good combinations

 

[fadyonline]

mcafee is the worst

 

[doofus125]

I will only use Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security on my systems, I won't even go near Mcafee because it's just garbage........Zone Alarm is a pretty good firewall though for those who don't like Norton......

 

[SirKenin]

If you have a high speed connection, there is only one solution, and that is a good router.

If you are on dial up, you don't need a firewall at all.

Software firewalls are a waste of time and create many problems.

 

[onajourney87]

If you are on dial up, you don't need a firewall at all.

Generally true, but I've fixed one computer so far that was hacked into... and it had a modem.

That was enough to convince me.

osm

 

[fadyonline]

If you have a high speed connection, there is only one solution, and that is a good router.

If you are on dial up, you don't need a firewall at all.

Software firewalls are a waste of time and create many problems.

well I don't get the point why on dial up you wont need a firewall, I am on a dial up and I can stay chatting and online for hours, and that would be a great risk if there is no firewall

 

[Fungal Growth]

i use router for hardware firewall and use http://www.antivirus.com to scan my comp, but usually im very careful with what i DL and ive only ever had 1 scan that found viruses in the 4 yrs ive owned comps

 

[JOYfulbeliever]

I have issues with Norton. It does bad things to my computer.

I use McAfee...never had any problems though.

 

[PuppyforChrist]

I use Norton, Zone Alarm, and I have a rouder.

Triple protection. Never had a problem.

 

[doofus125]

Generally true, but I've fixed one computer so far that was hacked into... and it had a modem.

That was enough to convince me.

osm

The whole reason I got Norton Internet Security was because I was being hit constantly on my dial up connection and that was when I was only online for maybe 2 hours a day at most......now I won't have any of my computers online without one......I have been using Norton Internet Security and I have not had any problems with it at all and when I was building systems it was one of the things that automatically went onto them and no one has ever had any complaints with it, actually they all tell me that they have less problems now then they did before.

 

[jko]

Macafee sucks from experience. I use Norton Anti-Virus Pro, and software firewalls are junk too. My hardware firewall is awesome.

 

[datan]

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