What Security do you use?

Lord_Gardener

I recommend that you go and have a look at http://www.pcworld.com/
(It's not the UK PC World but a USA technology Advice site!!!). Scroll down to Spyware Help Center and select. Lots of info on most antivirus, firewalls, anti spam, etc. software available including free versions! Comparative tests and weaknesses are shown for each product. For info - Antivir, Avast and AVG are all in top 10 performers for antivirus and Zone Alarm pro is rated well for firewall.

Hope this helps answer some of those questions!

LG

judderman62

Dave_T_UK wrote:

A few weeks ago Aldi were selling AV/anti spam/firewall software for £6.99, I bought a copy and intend to use it when my Norton Internet Securities expires in a few months. It's called "Select eScan" and produced by Focus Multimedia Ltd.
I am curious as to if anyone else has bought and used this software, and what thier opinons are, if any.
Cheers Dave T

Never Heard of it.

I always want free software ... EXCEPT when it comes to anti virus - where I only want the best (waaay too important an area to skimp)- luckily the best isn't that expensive - and it's Called ....NOD32 - but don't take my word for it - do some searching online (google etc) and look for av reviews - it really is the best by a mile and quite reasonably priced. It's also not too heavy on system resources and runs scans very, very fast.

Oh and it has a 100% record on "in the wild" viruses (i.e. real viruses out there in the real world as opposed to created in an IT room somewhere) and has had for a very long time (allegedly the only AV product to have this 100% record)

judderman62

charlieheard wrote:

I'm always wary of lone reviews on reviewcentre.com. You're trusting to one stranger's view: these are often likely to be "wonderful"
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Good advice - one review and it gives 10/10 oh what a huge surprise - if one was a cynic (thank god i'm not ) one could think it was someone from the company had written the review.

Also it claims it runs on the Kapersky Engine and states this is German ...hmmmm really I always thought it was Russian check for yourself here:

http://www.kaspersky.com/contacts

Hmmm Moscow in germany now is it - anyone tell the world's cartographers ? :rolleyes:

davey210

Can some one give me any tips on how to rid hackers from this site?

leesmithg

Trollydolly wrote:

Thanks for that link but do you have one for the free download as i cant find it on that website???.

Also once i have put AVG on does that mean i can delete McAfee???
Is that all i need?
Cheers xx

Download your software you wish to use in the future for antivirus and as a firewall, uninstall your current firewall and anti virus, reboot and then install your new software.

Follows it's set up program routine and if it asks you to reboot when installed just do it.

Why do you think having blonde hair makes you thick?

davey210 wrote:

Can some one give me any tips on how to rid hackers from this site?

Define a hacker please.

smudger1964

A lot of people recommend the free zonealarm firewall I currently use the windows one that comes with XP and avg free antivirus is the zonealarm firewall better than the windows one should i turn off the windows one and get the zonealarm one .Can i run both of them advice please

leesmithg

smudger1964 wrote:

A lot of people recommend the free zonealarm firewall I currently use the windows one that comes with XP and avg free antivirus is the zonealarm firewall better than the windows one should i turn off the windows one and get the zonealarm one .Can i run both of them advice please

Not a zone alarm fan myself, however there is a new release today.

Here

judderman62

smudger1964 wrote:

A lot of people recommend the free zonealarm firewall I currently use the windows one that comes with XP and avg free antivirus is the zonealarm firewall better than the windows one should i turn off the windows one and get the zonealarm one .Can i run both of them advice please

the windows one only works in one direction so you should definitely use another one.

Zone alarm is certainly highly rated - I use sygate which is also a frontrunner

smudger1964

judderman62 wrote:

the windows one only works in one direction so you should definitely use another one.

Zone alarm is certainly highly rated - I use sygate which is also a frontrunner

Thank you
Can i use zone alarm as well as the windows one or should i disable the windows one

judderman62

smudger1964 wrote:

Thank you
Can i use zone alarm as well as the windows one or should i disable the windows one

I'm not sure on that one .I think you can safely disable the windows one but not sure.

anyone else on here able to give a more confident answer on this ?