OT ANTI-VIRUS

G'day Brew,

yeah been using AVG myself since i gave Norton the flick. I use the free ZoneAlarm for the firewall.

you will get 29023094823049823098 opinions..
Ive used Nortons for years, never had a problem. others have a MAYDAY MAYDAY story with it.
Others use Mcafee - others have a MAYDAY MAYDAY story with it.
Others use Trend Micro - others have a MAYDAY MAYDAY story with it.
Others use ....others have a MAYDAY MAYDAY story with it.

AVG with Zone Alarm firewall. Both have free versions.

AVG with Zone alarm is great & free.......

Brew69

Another for the AVG !!

Have had no problems since using it about 2 years ago. Norton tended to slow everything down, as it wanted to check for viruses on almost every action.

AVG is FREE, works well, is easy to use. My Interest Provider has a firewall, and I think Microsoft XP has one as well - both of which seem to work.

Can definately recommend AVG, but listen to others for the firewall.

RD

I have used many and have settled on a few (I have many computers I own and look after).
On my internet system (a throw away with no personal data) I use AVG-free with ZoneAlarm Pro. I have never had an issue with these other than when downloading files that were suspect to begin with.

On my personal work related system I use a hardware firewall (on my router) with tight security (a real pain) and TM PC-Cillin. PC-C is very effective although it slows things down a bit whilst updating (but much better than Norton which has a large overhead). It also has an effective firewall with intrusion detection.

Your choice but the theme on this thread is AVG and ZA. I agree if the budget is tight!
Don't forget however to include the usual spybot etc if going the free route.
PC-C internet suite has these (as do most suites you purchase).

I miss the old VET as it was very effective. The new system for VET isn't as good as it was. Hence why I went PC-C.

Check the renewal offer for Norton as it may or may not be the cheapest route. If it is and you have the norton suite, it may be the better way for you.
I wouldn't go out and buy it myself and when a system I buy has it I do not keep it, but that is mainly from years of previous experience and it's problems it used to cause. I can't say it still is that way.

Look also at Symantec suite. It works well. Not sure of cost though.

Sorry for the options but if it just internet and you don't really have private data, then go the free route suggested. They do work well together and ZA out of the "box" is easy to configure.

Cam

Computer Associates E-Trust.

Vet.....have had it for some 9 years and hasnt missed a beat...except when comp bleep e itself....as i have said before vet wont even let one following the prompts back to the "Tell us your password and Bank Details" spam

Honestly, i have heard too many complaints from others about the others.

E Trust/Vet.... same thing...just a different way of saying it

Changed from Norton 2 years ago, to trend Micro, Found it fantastic compared to norton.

Cheers Pesty

Mcafee Amoxycillin

Another vote for VET here!!

;-))

Have a look at www.toptenreviews.com to help in your choice.

I like Bitdefender personally, like everyone else in IT I've had horror episodes with all the biggies like Norton, McAFee, VET, Trend

In my opinion, the ones that update hourly are the best. Those that update once a week are not good enough in 2006, as it leaves a week for the gremlins to get in.

Make sure you get something with Firewall nad Spyware and Antivirus.

I am in the business but to be honest you can have problems with Nortons or Trend, I use Trend and it's ok but I don't pay for it. I think the AVG free product seems to be ok. Viruses aren't the problem nowdays, it's Spyware. The freebies like Spybot and Adaware don't work, try Spyware Doctor from PC Tools and it's an Aussie product. You can do a free scan to see what you have, how serious etc, but you will need to buy the product to remove the nasties.

Trend Micro PC cillin.
And I use mailwasher to check all of my emails on the pop server, deleting those I don't want before down loading. Less likely to get an email virus that way.

G'day Stuart,

Like most of the others I can recommend AVG Anti-Virus and Zone Alarm if you are looking for free protection that works.

I use the above on the Notebook while E-Trust Anti-Virus and CA Personal Firewall products are used on the Desktop.

All products provide a good screen from the baddies. (at present anyway)

There appears to be a bit of a "poetic licence" going on to my way of thinking because when I look at the free Zone Alarm GUI and the way it works, it appears virtually identical to the bought CA Personal Firewall product. The only difference is that the CA product can be customised more, as no doubt Zone Alarm Pro would be.

Hi All,
Have been using Norton since going online but will not be renewing when it comes up. Too slow!
My computer guru suggested using AVG in conjunction with Microsoft Windows Defender, (currently a free download from Microsoft.com).

Seems to work pretty well for me.

Disco

Am I the only one using AVG and the free Kerio firewall?
Wazza

I use NOD32 for antivirus and sygate as a firewall. Both work well. AVG is also quite effective and cheap.

Another vote for AVG combined with Kerio. Kerio goves the advantage you can actually see what is going on if you need to or suspect something is wrong.

Peter

Just renewed for a 2 year 3 user licence with Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security 2007 for $129.95 downloaded and installed off the web site. Works good for me!

Had I known you were in the market i would have gotten a 4 user licence for not much more. Something to thnk of down the track to save cash.

Cheers

Just switched from Norton (free corporate version I can use) to AVG. To early to comment, but Norton slows the system & has large update downloads. Otherwise Ok, except that the other week realtime protection turned off & I couldn't get it back or access updates.

With this I use Kerio Personal Firewall (essential), Spybot, Adaware and Cookie Wall.

All free.

Good luck.

Try Kaspersky Anti-Virus - It is an extremely good program. I have tried the others mentioned in this post and prefer Kaspersky.

Throw Nortons in the bin. Thats all its good for.

AVG is free for a reason.

Shame about Norton, went right downhill after acquisition by Symantec.
'nother vote for NOD32, low on resource drag, high on effectiveness.
Firewall via Billion ADSL Router.