choosing an anti-virus software..?

Question

im getting a dell laptop and i wanna get an anti virus software just for about 15 months..i'll get a full one then, when i can afford it...

so the 2 options for 15 months are McAfee and Norton...BOTH $79...i've only had Norton, but my dad said he had heard McAfee MIGHT even be better...

which would you reccomend? again, theyre the same price for the same amount of time...soo...yeah. merci :)

the options are NORTON and MCAFEE...only options! (and they are the same price..)

Answer 1

I've had both Norton and McAfee software, and I prefer the latter. It's what I have on my desktop Dell right now, the full McAfee Security Center with Site Advisor. I just renewed it for two years.

Answer 2

neither
both are bloated resource pigs that will slow the system down


99% of all internet problems can be attributed to the wrong set of Web browser and Email clients in coordination of the
AV/ Spyware / Firewall software.


Get the following, all are free for a safe surfing experience, with proven track records and do not take up
system resources like Norton or McAffee.
install in SAFE mode with networking ( hit F-8 at boot time ), run them all in SAFE mode
with networking as you'll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.
Turn off RESTORE and the RECYLE BIN temporarily as virii can regenerate / reinfect even if you delete
them with both services on. After all the scanning and cleaning after a 2nd reboot and one last
scan do you turn both of them back on.

ANTI VIRAL

AVG (free) http://free.grisoft.com/


FIREWALL

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

WEB BROWSER - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

EMAIL use thunderbird. It has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird

SPYWARE

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Once you set it all up create 3 email accounts..

a hotmail or yahoo account for web "verification", this account you will not care if it get spammed

a sub account ( from the master account )to your ISP that you use for logons, this is the one you use for personal
emails only to trusted people and banking, ebay and paypal. Never use the account for anything else than that,
you find spam is low to non existant if you follow this rule, and even if it does become spam laden, then you
can delete the account and create a new sub account and do all the email updates to ebay, paypal, banks and your
freinds.

finally your master account from your ISP, this one you NEVER use, it's only kept for creating sub accounts since
changing the master account is a real pain.


and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,


1. Use WPA encryption (WPA-PSK) it's less crackable then WEP.

2. Make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack.
some like mAkE1t5eCurE0rel53 and as long as possible.

3. Use MAC access control so only you or authorized PC's can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)

4. Turn off DHCP use static addresses.

5. Turn off SSID (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)

6. Change username/password of access unit front end

7. Ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your PC.

8. Paranoia rules, turn WLAN off if your not using it :)


one last tip
control panel---administrator tools--services--messenger

right clik on it
stop the service
then disable it
save changes

Answer 3

Dont go with Norton,, Use the McAffe, its a much much better tool, Norton has flaws,,

Answer 4

My 'El-Cheapo' solution for the past 2 years

Antivirus : Avast home edition
Anti spy/adware: spyblaster+spybot+ad-aware
Wireless connection monitor: Airsnare
Firewall: Comodo (before) , hardware firewall of router (now)

Cost : zero dollars
May be free but not necessarily ineffective :P

Answer 5

McAffee is better and it must be cheaper than Norton

Answer 6

Get some of these programs listed below.All these software work very well,they are the leaders in the current market.

Kaspersky anti-virus:
http://kaspersky-anti-virus.anti-virus-download-online.com
Kaspersky internet security:
http://kaspersky-internet-security.anti-virus-download-online.com

AVG anti-virus:
http://avg-anti-virus.anti-virus-download-online.com
AVG anti-spyware:
http://avg-anti-spyware.anti-virus-download-online.com
AVG anti-malware:
http://avg-anti-malware.anti-virus-download-online.com
AVG Internet Security:
http://avg-internet-security.anti-virus-download-online.com

Norton Anti-Virus 2008:
http://norton-anti-virus.anti-virus-download-online.com
Norton 360 All in One Security
http://norton360.anti-virus-download-online.com
Norton Internet Security 2008 :
http://norton-internet-security.anti-virus-download-online.com
Good luck!