Guest nedge2k Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Having just done three fresh installs on various machines and realising that Norton was one of the reasons my lappy was crawling, i just wanted to know what you lot all use on your machines. So what are you using for: 1)Firewall (inc hardware) 2)Antivirus 3)Spy/Adware How do they perform? Are they good at what they do? Do they slow you down? Im currently using: 1)Windows & Router Firewall (windows is easy for port forwarding and router gives that bit extra (and is the most secure apparently) 2)AVG - its free and pretty damn good. doesnt bog the lappy down but you do need to manually add entries into MSN to get it to scan recieved files ("C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgw.exe" /SE %1) 3)None as yet :oops: Cheers :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SMYKUL Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I use Zone Labs security suite, That pretty much does it all.I also use Spybot Search & Destroy (the residents especially) on top of that because it gets updated more often and has been around longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vector Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I use the Microsoft AntiSpyware for spyware, windows firewall, and AVG Free :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scottishdave Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 1) Cisco Pix 506e. 2) Symantec AV Corp. 3) WebRoot Spysweeper. Cisco Pix - If you can afford one it is defintley worth it. Probably a little OTT for the average home user though. Symantec AV - Never, ever had problems with it (on my current setup) but then again the server runs the software and the PC only has the client installed. I have come accross the "Symantec grinds my machine to a halt" scenario a couple of times. Unfortunately I can't remember how I got around it. Symantecs site is a good starting point for probs like that. WebRoot - Very good bit of kit. Currently considering purchasing the Enterprise edition for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pwest13 Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I recommend Avast! it immense its like Norman except you dont have to pay, it is better then AVG IMO as it doesn't have problems updating. Its fast and i haven't had a problem with it yet for a good 3 months ! BTW i don't work for them just think its very good freeware :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cubik Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 1)Windows XP Firewall Works. Tried others, less to do with this one. 2)Grisoft AVG Free Edition It works, it's free... nuff said 3)Ad-aware, Spybot S&D and Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta Probably use Spybot the most, running with 'tea-timer' resident to protect browser. MS Anti-spyware is resident and works fine, but the beta tag prevents me from removing others. Ad-aware is run occaisionally just and sometimes picks up on items the others haven't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beersoft Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 i have e-smith/contribs linux box as my firewall i use clamAV and norton corp for virus protection and ms spyware and common sense for the other thingys later Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AngelOfRage Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 id definatly recomend the microsoft anti spyware beta software. veru good at what it does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I've been using norton 2005 for AV and the hardware nvidia activearmour firewall built into my motherboard, however i discovered today that it's the likely cause of my many random bsods i've been getting recently! So i'm back to the XPSP2 firewall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr Who Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 1) F-Secure 2) F-Secure 3) Nah, MS Antispyware (by far the best, IMHO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pd.ryder Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 XPSP2 firewall AVG Free Edition - updates itself seamlessly since it was updated to the newest version and doesn't insist you close Outlook. Spybot S&D - I wish it would update itself like AVG (without having to ask it to search for new files) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest i_oWn_u Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Kaspersky Anti virus software made from russia (somethin like that) the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psicotix Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Having just done three fresh installs on various machines and realising that Norton was one of the reasons... [snip] Cheers ;)<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Avoid Norton. I can feel it in my brainstem. I've been using McAfee at home absolutely fine for a few months, it's v. simple but the security centre does pretty much everything you'd need and updates are rapid. Having said that, an installation at work seems to have gone tits up on the privacy side of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gpcarreon (MVP) Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Agnitum Outpost FW. Symantec Antivirus Corporate 10 (I used to be a NOD32 fan) Ad-aware SE Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pisquee Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 (edited) Computer Associates here on all counts EZ Armor (Antivirus and Firewall) aswell as their Pest Control Antispyware thing on top of those the Windows XP2 firewall and Microsoft anti spyware. ... have used Norton in the past, but found it expensive, and slowed down the computers it was on so much, that running CA's offering was a nice alternative, doesn't slow the computer, is not expensive, and does the job. Regular updates too - usually every day! Edited May 11, 2005 by pisquee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Norton Internet Security 2005 (incorporates Antivirus and Personal Firewall with other tools) I've always been very pleased with Symantec/Norton Antivirus and although I used to use ZoneAlarm I've since found Personal Firewall just as effective... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest i_oWn_u Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Norton does it acuatully remove the virus for good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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