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Recommended Antivirus/Firewall?

post #1 of 23
8/14/06 at 2:20am
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Looking for a good pay version firewall/antivirus combo with a low resource footprint for my notebook. I've searched through the forums, and though I like zonealarm, I've found that with my desktop I have issues rebooting into safemode with it installed on my system (apparently this is a common problem.) Looked into Kaspersky and nod32.

I'm looking for compatability, and something that won't mess with me should I decide to head into safemode to clean stuff up. I'll also be running spybot and adaware. Any suggestions? Again, I do not want something which is going to take over my system and be a resource hog, I can do without scheduled scans, I'll just run them myself on occasion.
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post #2 of 23
8/14/06 at 2:27am
AVG will do the job, you can buy it but there's a free version. For firewalls, buy a router.
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post #3 of 23
8/14/06 at 2:36am
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Originally Posted by thelostpatrol
AVG will do the job, you can buy it but there's a free version. For firewalls, buy a router.

Will be traveling alot and using wireless, so I'd like something software based as a backup. I'd use zonealarm except I'd like to be able to access safe mode, and alot of people have had issues doing so with Zonealarm installed.
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post #4 of 23
8/14/06 at 2:46am
Instead of rehashing information, I'll just point you to it:

http://www.firewallguide.com/software.htm

Personally, I'd recommend just going with the built-in one on Windows.

Unfortunately, software firewalls are inherently flawed, although I have a friend who swears by Norton.

Regards,

zakaluka2.
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post #5 of 23
8/14/06 at 1:24pm
bitdefender internet security suite includes virus protection and a firewall i think. the virus protection is rated very high, on par with nod32. the firewall works i guess. i dont know about memory usage, i am guessing it is pretty average, not too high, not astoundingly low, but the main point, it is an all inclusive virus/firewall protection program.
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post #6 of 23
8/14/06 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by NeedaGlock
.., and though I like zonealarm, I've found that with my desktop I have issues rebooting into safemode with it installed on my system (apparently this is a common problem.) ...
can u expand a bit more into the safemode boot with za? it will be interesting for me to know more about this. my using of za is going into years+ and have not yet experienced the "apparently this is a common" symptom that u described
combining with avast+avg (yes, i overkill it) i must say that personal experience has bben quite satisfactory

cheers ...
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post #7 of 23
8/14/06 at 1:39pm
Antivirus: N.O.D32 or Kaspersky
Firewall: Win XP SP2 firewall
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post #8 of 23
8/14/06 at 1:41pm
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Originally Posted by logan1
Antivirus: N.O.D32 or Kaspersky
Firewall: Win XP SP2 firewall


and to finish it off, windows defender as the antispyware
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post #9 of 23
8/15/06 at 1:11am
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Originally Posted by qhn
can u expand a bit more into the safemode boot with za? it will be interesting for me to know more about this. my using of za is going into years+ and have not yet experienced the "apparently this is a common" symptom that u described
combining with avast+avg (yes, i overkill it) i must say that personal experience has bben quite satisfactory

cheers ...

Basically, when I try to boot into safemode, my computer reboots right before it enters windows, just after you see the initial boot information roll past the screen. I can't get into it. On some searching I've found other people with the same problem, and it has something to do with Zone Alarm's True Vector. I know my system is clean, I have antivirus, spybot, adaware, and I'm careful with what I download. Perhaps it's just that the desktop is older, and has alot of stuff on it.

As for windows firewall? How would you guys rank it with zonealarm? Is it worth using, I'd rather go with the built in stuff then have to have one more program in my systray and eating up resources. I do some light mmorpging (DAOC) and mainly work when at the bar or coffee shop on their wireless. If I can, I may just leave it be with an avast, spybot, adaware, and xp firewall combo.
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post #10 of 23
8/15/06 at 2:49am
antivirus wise panda platinum is ranked quite well... as for firewall... well i think best thing dont keep any valuable information on your laptop... but ya, a router is the best way to go... alternatively, if you have another computer at home set that up as your server and connect through that pc... your laptop will be 100% unhackable...
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post #11 of 23
8/15/06 at 3:14am
The "Again" Question.

Kerio + Avast, imo.

ps.: 100% unhackable is definitely something I wouldn't say. And it's not like "OK, so it's 99%, are you satisfied?". No, beeing behind a router is not a point of security at all. If you think you're safe just because you connect through a NAT (if that's what you're talking)...

// edit

For my surprise, it's not uncommon to detect that many people with a certain amount of computer knowledge think that (not 100%, but as a huge deal of security. like beeing unvulnerable to exploits). of course, on normal situations, you won't have incoming connections, but outgoing connections are also very dangerous. And there is always the human factor, imo, the worst one.
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post #12 of 23
8/15/06 at 8:08am
i'm using PANDA PLATINUM INTERNET SECURITY .. i think its the best... it has everything u need
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post #13 of 23
8/15/06 at 10:01am
Im Partial to CA Internet security suite!

I also have a copy of mcafee on my WMCE Partition, AV and FW. Free because I got comcast, Does the job.
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post #14 of 23
8/15/06 at 10:05am
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Originally Posted by logan1
Antivirus: N.O.D32 or Kaspersky
Firewall: Win XP SP2 firewall
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post #15 of 23
8/15/06 at 11:51am
lol. win xp2 firewall is bascially useless
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post #16 of 23
8/15/06 at 12:33pm
I use AVG free and an old version of Kerio personal firewall(before it added the bells and whistles). As for SP2 firewall, uh i dont use it, i like to keep micr0$0ft out of my system.
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post #17 of 23
8/15/06 at 1:40pm
theres a new windows defender 2 on the microsoft site i wonder if any of you guys tried that yet? im using macfee virus and firewall right now and im think of getting rid of it
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post #18 of 23
8/15/06 at 2:06pm
check this out
Why popular antivirus apps 'do not work'
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The most popular antivirus applications on the market are rendered useless by around 80 percent of new malware, according to AusCERT.

At a security breakfast hosted by e-mail security firm Messagelabs in Sydney on Wednesday, the general manager of the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT), Graham Ingram, told the audience that popular desktop antivirus applications "don't work".
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post #19 of 23
8/15/06 at 4:45pm
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Originally Posted by DDDa
Kerio + Avast, imo.
I use that combo as well.
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post #20 of 23
8/15/06 at 4:59pm
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Originally Posted by Filippo
and to finish it off, windows defender as the antispyware
i heard windows defender sucks
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