ding Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 What's the best security suite for MS Vista? My Zonelabs doesn't seem to have an upgrade yet, so I've lost the remainder of my paid service term I guess. Macafee seems disgustingly agressive with its free trial that came with the new laptop. Any hot tips? firewall anti virus spyware/malware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 The free Zonealarm firewall is great, less bulky than the pro. Just make sure the windows firewall is off. If you want, just use the Windows firewall. Antiviruses I highly recommend: nod32 or Kaspersky (paid) / Avira Antivir. (free) Antiviruses I strongly suggest you avoid: AVG, MS One Care, Panda, Norton Antispyware I highly recommend: Windows defender running all the time, AdAwareSE scanning once a week. I avoid suites like the plage because they use too many resources and layered protection against malware is less vulnerable than all-in-ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ding Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 Thanks for yet another solid reply cdnvic. I almost went for the AVG anti virus from recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ding Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 Avira antivir has compatibility issues with MS Vista, as does zonelabs zone alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 (edited) If you dont mind paying then T.M. Internet security 2007 is about the only one on the Microsoft approved list (certified for Vista) . Bt 1,990 here and good for 3 PC's. Naka. Edited March 18, 2007 by naka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 The Vista version will be released on April 10. Get the 30day trial of nod32 till then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy in Bangkok Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Nice post cdnvic! I wouldn't use anything else other than the above mentioned already. I'm a big fan of both Kaspersky and NOD32 but Kaspersky edges out the winner for my tastes but both really good. Cheers Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) All of the free versions are crippled, which is why All of the companies supplying free versions also sell proper (paid for) versions. These folks ain't angels, nor are they thick. Free antivirus/firewall programs are best viewed as 'teasers/trials' and you should not do mission critical work or online banking using these freebies. Naka. Edited March 19, 2007 by naka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) Some of the free ones are quite good. We audited every machine on our network (about 20 computers) for viruses, state of their firewalls and antivirus software in January using a range of tools to make sure we got everything. Machines that were running Avast home edition + the free version of Zone Alarm were all clean (with the exception of a recent flash-card transferred bug). Machines that had expired antivirus software, disabled or badly configured firewalls were a complete mess. The worst had about 450 viruses on it. Personally, I've have very few problems over the last 2-3 years using nothing but free tools. Edited March 19, 2007 by Crushdepth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 All of the free versions are crippled, which is why All of the companies supplying free versions also sell proper (paid for) versions. These folks ain't angels, nor are they thick. Free antivirus/firewall programs are best viewed as 'teasers/trials' and you should not do mission critical work or online banking using these freebies. Naka. That's a very inaccurate statement. Tests have shown that price does not buy you security. Give me a free version of Antivir over the paid version of AVG, Panda or MS OneCare any day. Too many people get lulled into a sense of security by throwing money at it and thinking they can buy security. While it's true that some of the best all around (nod32, Kaspersky) are paid AVs, the free Antivir has the same high detection rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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