I use both Ad-aware and Spybot S&D. I believe that they are both really good programs especially when used in combination. You must remember though that no one program can get everything so it is always nessecary to use a combination. And also try to avoid getting spyware in the first place, don't download anything that looks to dodgy and don't use IE as it is much more vunerable to thesesort of threats.

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Norton also scans archived files isn't it?


I don't think there'll be any antivirus program can detect all viruses, I just think that Norton has a wider virus definition database than most other antivirus programs...
Oh well... since I'm going to buy another computer to replace my dad's old computer, I might give it a try.

 

 

 

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I use Norton and I guess it works pretty well... No more viruses so far... Wait, but if it doesn't detect it, I won't know anyway... Meh. I use McAfee for my mom's computer... Not sure if that's good either... Umm... Yeah... I'm not sure what works...

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im using mcafee right now, its pretty good but it had a lot of bugs before all the updates.

i had norton before, and i think it's the best one tho

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Hey Guys,
Have used all the AV programs listed to clean infected computers. Norton & McAfee both are system resources "hogs" (very big programs/Memory intensive etc.). AVG has a much smaller "footprint" on the HD than the others & seems to work just as well as the two above. Have seen ALL of them miss a virus that one or the other picked up easily. Have seen All of them unable to clean/disinfect/remove certain viruses. The one upside to Norton(Symantec) is that they do offer manual virus cleaning advice on their website & tools to do it with. You don't have to subscribe/buy their software to use/get most of the tools (ie.free).
Best advice: Get more Than one; make "rescue"/recovery anti-vir disks with each program; update program regularly (at least 1X-week). Final advice: If you'r not using a firewall(s)- DON'T EVEN BOTHER with the above- just leave your computer off/ in the box
Hope this helps
Cheers!
RGPHNX
PS-HAVE OTHER POSTS RE: THIS SUBJECT -just use "Search" on the forumns.

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I am using Mcafee 8.0 i version its working really nicely..simply i love it..

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I use Mcafee as well..except I got it included with AOL, so I don't pay for it. Or maybe I do and AOL is just scamming me. <.<
Anyways, having Mcafee is the only reason why I'm a bit reluctant on cancelling my AoL service, since we all know aol sucks. And I have another internet connection anyways...my dad just..apparently likes paying extra for nothing. =(

I like Mcafee cause it downloads updates automatically..and I don't have to worry about it. >_>

I heard Norton was TOO good of a virus software. Like, my friend had it and she couldn't even go to google it was that protective. I was like O_O. But it's all good.

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Um? I use Norton but I don't have any problem visiting google's site.

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BITDEFENDER....try it...
BITDEFENDER.COM

It's firewall, trojan and dialer remover, and many more

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I guess my first post here is going to put me in the fire

All the 'firewalls' mentioned are sofware based (as far as I could see reading the posts) If you are serious about the firewall you use get a hardware firewall or at least a reputeable company combination firewall/router.

I use Cisco PIX 515 (base) and PIX 501 with VPN capability (remote users)
The firewall logs are monitored on my computer. Portscan and suspicious activity are logged and reported to Dshield.

One inherent problem with software firewalls is you need them on all computers you network, unless you dedicate one computer as a firewall appliance. If you don't keep the firewall up to date then it's just as good as no firewall. M$ sp2 firewall... what a joke, it only protects you from the outside, not against something already running on your computer. And if it's on the net and it uses a M$ 'safe' marked script then it will bypass the fw and run.

What good is a firewall that don't protect you from programs that try to connect to the internet from your computer. There are a few sites out there that you can use to test your fw and see if your ports are open / closed / or stealth. What is the difference, a closed port will reply closed and a stealth port is like a black hole... no reply. Why is that important? if a portscanner get a closed reply from one of your ports then it have a starting point (Your IP) from where a serious portscan can start.

On top of the HW firewall I use ZA Pro to control what programs get internet access. It's nice to know when a new program installed tries to broadcast home to let them know that you installed it. Have you ever trapped a license broadcast? I have, that is how they see how many times the same key is used. And this is used by some major, reputable companies.

Take your firewall to Steve Gibsons site GRC dot Com and see what data you are leaking to the internet. Do a portscan and see if you have any open ports. Download the little utility that is used to see if your firewall blocks unauthorized programs from accessing the internet.

Nils

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