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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: zephra on January 08, 2006, 07:07

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: zephra on January 08, 2006, 07:07

I use NAV 2004 antivirus/firewall.I am thinking about changing to another.

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: Simon on January 08, 2006, 11:21

Lots of people recommend Zone Alarm (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp?lang=en&ctry=GB&dc=56pus) and AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1) or Avast (http://www.avast.com/), both of which are free, and there is also now an AVG+Firewall (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/AvgPlusFw/lng/uk/tpl/tpl01) edition.  I used to recommend Sygate as a firewall, but it has now been swallowed up by Symantec (Norton), so I would probably suggest Agnitum Outpost (http://www.agnitum.co.uk/index.php?ref=37C133AF) as something to try.
 
If you want a paid for AV / Firewall suite, you could look at McAfee (http://www.mcafeestore.com/dr/sat4/ec_MAIN.Entry?CID=0&SID=39695&SP=10007&DSP=0&CUR=826&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=0), but I have never used it, and to be honest, we rarely hear of anybody who does, however, that could be a good sign.  ;)

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: sam on January 08, 2006, 11:41

On my windows machine I use Zone Alarm / AVG. However firewall wise you can't beat a nice hardware one on a router.

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: chorleydave on January 08, 2006, 11:56

Zone Alarm version 2 (circa 1999) does what I expect a firewall to do and nothing more, plus AVG.  I used to use Sygate firewall until it reached version 5.5, or something like that, and started to be problematic so I dumped it.

I avoid all-in-ones.  To me they are the washer/dryer of security software.  One part goes wrong and the whole thing breaks down leaving us unprotected on two fronts.

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: Clive on January 08, 2006, 12:08

I use NAV2002 but have to pay for annual subscriptions on two computers.   :(

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: sam on January 08, 2006, 12:51

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I avoid all-in-ones.  To me they are the washer/dryer of security software.  One part goes wrong and the whole thing breaks down leaving us unprotected on two fronts.

very good point. I'd also heavily recommend that you don't do that. All you need is one piece of software to be targetted and you may end up with no updates / fixes.

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: davy51 on January 08, 2006, 14:28

I use avast and sygate seems to do the job

Title: What Antivirus/firewall do you use?
Post by: DJ on January 08, 2006, 16:11

Quote from: "davy51"

I use avast and sygate seems to do the job

Same for me - no problems so far!

DJ