I was looking at a few brands the other day, namely McAffee, Norton, and one I've never heard of, Zone Alarm. At the back cover Zone Alarm claims to have features the others don't have and it is much cheaper as well. But what do you guys think is the best?
2007-07-16 12:03:12 · 10 answers · asked by ragdefender 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
the best is free imo .. try avast or avg ....
2007-07-16 12:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a board certifed clinical psychiatrist and have a moral and legal obligation to keep my pc 100% clean.
Here are program I use that will give you 100% protection. Ofcourse you must also have all your critical updates installed from Microsoft.
I use the free zone alarm firewall for many years. Excellent with free updates and all new versions free. Protects you from rouge incoming packets and keeping your private data from leaving your pc.
http://www.zonealarm.com Download their free home for personal use.
Antivirus program I use. You only pay a one time fee of $29.99. and you get all updates and all new versions for life.
Read the webpage and if you like what you read this is the antivirus of choce I have used for over ten years and never one virus.
By culture the Chinese are very secret just about everything and that includes their software.
This antivirus program out of Beijing, China that is also used by the Government of China.
This antivirus program does not have the Govt. permission to be rated with all other known antivirus programs.
What I can assure you is that you pay only a one time fee for life that will include all auto updates, and all new versions for life. The Chinese don't believe in having to pay an annual fee for updates or new versions.
I can tell you their technology is light years ahead of any other known antivirus software out there.
If you open a webpage and there is a hidden virus it will clean in realtime. Anything that you download and has even a trace code, it will kill the download and ask you to upload the trace code for investigation. In real time the upload will tell you if it is clean or not.
Will not allow you download, Real Player, because there is a hidden file that is a trojan keylogger. The file was uploaded and traced back to the United States Army, Intelligence Services out of London, England. (Removal of the file Real Player will reject the installation).
Read for yourself at their webpage. I have never had one virus in ten plus years. Plus it will catch any progam with it's dynamic defense system, for software that you download and it does not have a publisher or lic., included.
Twister Trojan Antivirus V7
Very low on resources with scanner running in background.
http://www.filseclab.com
Minddoctor, France
2007-07-16 12:57:11 · answer #2 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several free programs such as AVG free found at http://www.free.grisoft.com
then there is Avast and Ccleaner
With Nortons, Zone Alarm, and McAffee they tend to give some computers problems
2007-07-16 12:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by Pyria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have tried AVG ect for the free versions but they allways said my computer had nothing on it but I could tell there was something wrong. for a quick fix for current problems go to www.prevx1.com you can try the full version for free for 30 days. no credit card required. if you like it you can buy a subscription. or you can down load the free version of macafee by signing up for an aol account. I know I hear complaints about aol, but Ive used them for years and have never ever had a problem.
2007-07-22 10:14:58 · answer #4 · answered by dan h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had all three of them and Zone Alarm was the best, but if you want a free one that is really good for a free AV go to free.grisoft.com and download AVG 7.5 Free, it works really well for a free virus scanner.
2007-07-16 12:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by jlattouf1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
zone alarm i belive is now using kaspersky for its anti-virus (was etrust) which is a very good pick.
you'll have a good firewall with it also.
if you want anti-virus on its own i would pick either kaspersky, norton, or mcafee
either will protect you well (much better than avg or avast that get hyped here alot)
2007-07-16 12:10:31 · answer #6 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most virus are spread through IE. IE is not a safe browser.
you should use a more secure browser to protect your PC from virus. i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar.
firefox can block any any popup and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE browser.
as you know, most of virus spread throught internet and webpage.
besides, firefox is much smaller than IE, so it run faster than IE. download firefox for free, Just have a try:
http://www.seconddoor.net/firefox/
Good Luck !
2007-07-16 16:09:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
microsoft windows live onecare it free for 90 days it a all in one anti virus spyware backs up your files does disk clean up defrag and check for updates we all know how bad p2p are and this will protect you its live so ifa spyware or virus trys to enter your computer it will nail it its about 39.00 for a year with free upgrades when they are avable and you can use it on 3 pc's go to microsoft.com downloads and trials and download a full working verison
2007-07-22 10:25:40 · answer #8 · answered by jp4u401 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avg is good
get it for 1 free month and then decide
http://www.grisoft.com/
2007-07-22 00:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.eset.com
2007-07-21 08:16:38 · answer #10 · answered by Oli-NYC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋