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Advice required please
Jodybhoy
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in Techie Stuff
Hello,
I currently use avg & zone alarm but was thinking of changing the zone alarm & installing bit defender in place of it, or is there another program out there better than these two.
Any help on this matter would be appreciated.
I currently use avg & zone alarm but was thinking of changing the zone alarm & installing bit defender in place of it, or is there another program out there better than these two.
Any help on this matter would be appreciated.
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It's all about personal preference, checking cnet.com, it isn't that bad a product.
AVG and zonealarm are good as a combo. I use agnitum outpost firewall and AVG. I heard Kerio Personal Firewall is also good.
As far as AV software goes, if you're willign to pay, NOD32 is the best.0 -
Is there any particular reason as to why you are looking to change?
I have the setup you are currently using and it seems pretty good to me....
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I was curious as i noticed on a chart containing heuristics tests & malware that bitdefender 9 standard came out top.0
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Any charts especially charts for AV are very dubious don't always show real-life situations especially heuristic tests.
Steve is correct, AVG and ZA are one of the most popular combos because it is a good combo! Software that does everyone isn't always good.
Anti-Spyware software to use along side these are: Spybot, Ad-Aware and my fave Spyware Doctor.0 -
AVG and ZA have done me proud up until now, I would stick with them unless there is definitely something you don't like about them. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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Ok I'm always going to be biased on this one sorry But this is what I do for a living... There are perfectly good AV sofware out there that is free but I really would urge you to be very careful about risking you computers and data and personal and financial details for the sake of £20-30....
I don't know if I should be recommending the best AV software as it's not free but if people want help with AV software I am happy to help Unfortunately this is ONE point where I will never try to save by getting free software that itsn't regularly updated and has no dedicated support when things go wrong...
Apart from that - off to find more good offers
DFW Nerd #025DFW no more! Officially debt free 2017 - now joining the MFW's!
My DFW Diary - blah- mildly funny stuff about my journey0 -
Baring in mind the software is only as good as the user.
Forget to have autoupdates on then problems arise, well it sure aint the softwares fault.0 -
Thanx to all who have replied, the advice has helped.
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