I currently use windows firewall, avg free antivirus, spybot search and destry anti spyware and lavasoft ad aware se personal anti spyware. Would i be better off using a security suite and if so which is the best one?
2007-02-09 00:07:18 · 6 answers · asked by leejrobinson 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If you buy a security suite you might not be any better of with the choice you already have, for I have used Norton and in the past found that the software was alright, until the subscription run out, I then installed Norton Internet Security 2007 and found that some of the updates could not be installed and caused my computer to loose connection with the Internet. I now have PCguard from Virgin Media which is doing a good job and because I am a customer with them I get the software free. the company used to be known as NTL. good luck
2007-02-09 00:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are using is pretty much the same as I am using except I also use AVG Anti-spyware. I am also using a router which has a hardware firewall. I cannot see the point in paying out for a security suite when what I am using protects my PC - I have used security suites in the past (Norton, Zone Alarm, Macafee) but they all tend to be resource hungry and you have pay subscriptions. The only thing I would advise is that every so often you use one of the online scanners to make sure your PC is virus free - I would recommend this if you had a paid for product anyway. Links below for some online scanners.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
2007-02-09 00:23:46 · answer #2 · answered by ragingmk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a paranoids full boat of protection except you left one out.
This Internet Freedom Disk.
Locks your hard drive in a virtual vault while you surf. This way you can't get infected, and you can't get spied upon.
It's free you can download from the Internet.
watch the video!
2007-02-09 01:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by fwiiw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zone alarm, in my opinion. It gets on with the job without you being involved, no prompting of...... updates, scanning, etc. hardly ever interferes. That is why you pay £34. It's cheaper in the States than here. I had free McAfee from my ISP before.... what a pain that was..... updates and restarts every time I logged on.... 3 a day sometimes, slow scanning........ rubbish, I got rid of it after one week.
2007-02-09 00:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kaspersky internet security is the best hands down
2007-02-09 00:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by Clarky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use LInux- There aren't many viruses and those there are can't do much because of the way linux works.
2007-02-09 03:38:31 · answer #6 · answered by richard e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋