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Title: Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Tongy on August 26, 2006, 15:06:27 PM
Vote on your favourite (if I have missed some, let me know and I will add).

Cheers
Tongy
Title: Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Dave on August 26, 2006, 15:09:57 PM
Quote from: Tongy(if I have missed some, let me know and I will add).

yup - youve missed the "Im a tight git & use the free programs" option
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Tongy on August 26, 2006, 15:11:53 PM
I dont know of any "free" AV/firewall all in one products tho, care to name or do you use two different products (ZA and AVG) or something?

Cheers
Tongy
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Dave on August 26, 2006, 17:30:01 PM
yep -got AVG, Zone alarm & spybot

used to have a free trial with norton when I got my laptop but tbh.. ive never been arsed with paying for this stuff when the free software works fine for me
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: TheMallrat on August 26, 2006, 17:54:11 PM
My vote goes to other as Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security isnt on the list.
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Tongy on August 26, 2006, 18:03:53 PM
Quote from: Daveyep -got AVG, Zone alarm & spybot

used to have a free trial with norton when I got my laptop but tbh.. ive never been arsed with paying for this stuff when the free software works fine for me

I agree but I did say that this was for internet security packages, which is to say not singular packages but more firewall/AV/spam etc in one... I have put Spybot, Avast! and ZA on my missuses PC.
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: brummie on August 26, 2006, 18:57:29 PM
AVAST Anitvirus is the best freebie for winblows.

Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Serious on August 27, 2006, 00:27:37 AM
AVG, ZoneAlarm, Spybot and Adaware. Often if you pay they have facilities you dont need or just cause you more problems than they are worth, the above combination works without any problems. It might take a little longer to install but its worth it.
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Tongy on August 27, 2006, 06:29:18 AM
Thats great, and I dont want to keep harping on about it, but can we please just talk about the topics subject? I wasnt enquiring about free services, but packages alot of people use which have all the spyware/spam/av/firewall in a suite.... so please, can we dicuss the topic and vote accordingly, cheers.

Cheers
Tongy
Title: Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: bear on August 27, 2006, 09:06:46 AM
Have never tried any of those packages.
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on August 27, 2006, 09:27:13 AM
Quote from: TongyThats great, and I dont want to keep harping on about it, but can we please just talk about the topics subject? I wasnt enquiring about free services, but packages alot of people use which have all the spyware/spam/av/firewall in a suite.... so please, can we dicuss the topic and vote accordingly, cheers.

Cheers
Tongy

Avast is free includes a firewall and anti spyware (its virus scanner picks up spyware too) :)
Title: Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Tongy on August 27, 2006, 10:16:59 AM
Avast! is an antivirus program and there is not a real firewall in it. I agree about spyware though as it is quite good for that, not the best but good.

"It can be viewed as a lightweight firewall (or more precisely, an IDS (Intrusion Detection System)". Id say it would be ineffective as a firewall alone.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Cheers
Tongy
Title: Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Norphy on August 27, 2006, 14:16:29 PM
How about OneCare? (http://onecare.live.com/)

Apparently it is proving to be very popular
Title: Re:Internet Secuirty Packages - AV/Firewall combos
Post by: Badabing on August 27, 2006, 17:42:54 PM
ive never bothered with any such programs as i use Mac/Linux, but i can honestly say Norton was utterly hurrendous when i used a PC with it on, bloat and nothing more more than bloat. :(