Do you use any of them? how is it?
2006-12-22 01:28:23 · 15 answers · asked by jennifer g 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
IMO McAfee is a computer bloater, meaning that it uses up too many resources that are needed for your computer to run smoothly.
I have used Zone Alarm in the past and find it to be a fairly good firewall, but it to bloats my computer with unnecessary crap.
I have been using http://www.comodogroup.com/products/free_products.html comodo firewall and have found it to be the best free firewall available
As far as virus protection, I recommend http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
You also need antispyware
Free Antispyware
http://www.safer-networking.org/microsoft.en.html
http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware/spycatcher-express.php
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
2006-12-22 01:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 06:26:38 · answer #2 · answered by Gilberto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the old saying goes you only get what you pay for. Look at it this way. Zone Alarm offeres a free program. Ask yourself why? McAfee only offers a free scan. If something sounds to good to be true, then it most likely is not. FREE!
McAffee is better than Zone Alarm 100%
2006-12-22 01:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by TEX 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Zone Alarm! Zone Alarm!
2016-05-23 15:29:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really care for neither one of them. As far as firewalls are concerned, if you have Windows XP, then you already have one. It is built into the operating system. To enable it if it is not enabled, click start, control panel, then click windows firewall. Click the checkbox that says on to turn it on then click OK. Microsoft also has a good antivirus program that is free to use and update. It not only scans the system, it will also clean the infected files, quarantine them or delete them, if they can not be cleaned. The web site for this program is http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
2006-12-26 10:48:23 · answer #5 · answered by Wesley H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both were once the "darlings of the internet" as freeware choices way back when; but have more recently become bloated and buggy in my opinion...
Try Comodo Free Firewall instead
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
Here's a comprehensive review of Comodo Personal Firewall
(by PC Magazine's Lead Analyst - Neil J. Rubenking):
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1969225,00.asp
2006-12-22 03:48:15 · answer #6 · answered by Answer Here 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MaAfee is also a good antivirus software. I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2006-12-24 03:44:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
McAfee is expensive but its the best. i use it from last 4 years and no problems.
2006-12-22 01:41:13 · answer #8 · answered by Sagar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recommend against McAfee and Norton products, they take over your system and use up a lot of resources, plus they don't work that great either...plus, they are quite expensive. Try this...it's completely free:
AVG bundled with ZoneAlarm
2006-12-22 01:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
zone alarm and they have a free edition u can use and update for free u can download it from www.downloads.com and if u want the pro version . u can find a registration key for it on www.serials.ws and u can download the pro version from the same downloads site and then activate it with the key u get ;-)
2006-12-22 01:31:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋