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« on: May 01, 2008, 08:01:33 AM »
What do you guys recon is a good Software Firewall and Anti-Virus for Vista?  Freee or charge

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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2008, 10:20:27 AM »
I thought that the Windows Firewall that is packaged with Vista seemed to work pretty well.

You may want to check out ZoneAlarm and AVG
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2008, 02:33:01 PM »
I agree, the built in FW does work well.

I'm a big fan of Avast for AV but I have heard that AVG has recently upgraded it's free version so that may be worth a look.

What do anyone use for anti-spyware? I like spybot S&D but I havent tried many others.  I like to think that patching, careful browsing, Firefox and NoScript help alot.

Oh, and using a well patched linux system for the majority of web activity is nice too.
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2008, 03:29:23 PM »
Quote from: SynJunkie on May 15, 2008, 02:33:01 PM
What do anyone use for anti-spyware? I like spybot S&D

I also use Spybot S&D, as well as Ad-Aware.

As you previously mentioned, AVG has released a new version which now includes anti-spyware.

Also, thanks to the post from blackazarro, you may want to check out the link he provided to
 Matousec 's Firewall Ratings
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« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2008, 03:14:51 PM »
Is there better software out compared  Norton Anti Virus?
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« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2008, 03:40:00 PM »
Quote from: JobMatchNow on May 19, 2008, 03:14:51 PM
Is there better software out compared  Norton Anti Virus?

Do you actually read any of the posts that you reply to? Or bother to explore the links? Or do you just prefer to be annoying by replying to topics that haven't been posted to in months with a one-line comment?
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« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2008, 04:01:28 PM »
Regarding the firewall question, I've been reading about a firewall from Comodo.  It looks okay if your that way inclined but I must admit I haven't used it myself yet.  My suggestion is based purely on the write up from the website and from what i heard on a podcast recently.


http://www.comodo.com

I used to be a big fan of the Sygate firewall but it got brought up by Norton I think and was no longer developed.  Shame, it was quite good. Probably wouldn't work on Vista ...bastards..thank god for linux.  Sorry, i'm rambling now.





 
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« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2008, 02:15:18 PM »
counter spy is very good and offers a full version free trial for 30 days so you can clean out your machine, AVG is one of the best av out there, it doesnt bog down the system like norton or macafee, and the 8.0 version is very user friendly and does a great job. the built in email scanner is also a nice touch. as long as you surf smart you shouldnt have many problems. I have not had any luck with spybot or ad aware and i usually just take them off machines i work on and put avg on and everyone has been happy
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