best antivirus and firewalls recommendations (1 Viewer)

[neath_lad]

i need a decent antivirus and firewalls protection for my pc. i want a good package but not one that will slow down my pc considerably. i know norton, mcafee are decent but suppost to slows the computer performance and ive got panda which i was told to be effective but again kills your pc.

any advice on a good all round antivirus and firewall????????



thanks.

 

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[Snoop]

NAV 2005, it doesn't slow like 2006

 

[acedriver]

antivirus, NOD32
firewall, Sygate

 

[Joaco]

Anybody knows where I can download a good anitvirus? I'm using avast! and I don't like it

 

[Layce Erayce]

avg is nice. and zone alarm

 

[del pietro]

yeh avg is pretty good

 

[Albertmare]

Kaspersky Anti virus , it is not bad . .

 

[neath_lad]

thanks all

 

[V]

nod32 is the best you can get in anti virus. really light on system resources and damn effective. once you configure it properly you'll be a much happier person. here's a good step by step guide to configure it properly.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=37509
trust me, nod32 is really worth the money.

for firewall i use and recommend look 'n stop. it is really good and light on the system. though it's a bit more for the advanced user. so it depends if it's suited for you. here's a guide for it too if you try it out
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28

 

[mikhail]

avg is nice. and zone alarm

That's what I use too.

I tend to pay some attention to Ian Richards recommendations here.

To quote his recommendations:

Best Free Anti-Virus Software Updated May 3, 2006
There are two equal recommendations in this category. First there is AVG Antivirus 7.0 Free Edition. This product [1] has been continuously refined since it was first released in 1991 and now offers solid protection capabilities. Additionally, it's relatively small, light on resources, has regular automatic updates and handles email scanning. There is a free and a pro version, the only difference being that the free version has a few non-critical features disabled and has no direct technical support.

Equally effective is the free Avast! scanner [2] though its funky media player style interface is not to everyone's taste. Avast! also required periodic re-registration while AVG does not. However Avast! does not seem to suffer the signature file update problems that plague some AVG users.

Both AVG and Avast! are excellent free products that will meet the needs of most users. However neither of these products though can be considered to be the best in their class. That title belongs to commercial products like NOD32, Kaspersky AV and others. They are however capable packages and offers the financially challenged a real alternative to the major anti-virus suites.

However if you use these free products in conjunction with a free on-demand scanner, you can achieve a level of detection approaching that of the best commercial products. Further improvement is possible by creating a layered defense using additional free security products such as Ewido.

On-demand scans should be run regularly, at least weekly, to check for viruses that may have been missed by your main scanner. My top recommendation as on on-demand scanner is AntiVir Personal Edition Classic [3]. It offers somewhat better detection rates than either AVG or Avast! but the lack of email scanning precludes recommendation as a primary scanner. However as an on-demand scanner, it's first rate. If you use it in this role, make sure you disable its resident virus guard during installation to prevent it interfering with your main AV scanner. Note that the recently released V7 unfortunately introduces a time limited license though apparently this will be renewable.

Another good option for on-demand scanning is the free version of the commercial AV product BitDefender [4]. It's a first class product with outstanding detection rates but as the free version lacks an email scanner and a resident virus guard, it's only really suited for use as an on-demand scanner rather than your main AV product. There are some other limitations as well. First it has an annoying habit of detecting malware products that have been quarantined by other security products and you can't exclude these areas from subsequent scans. Second it is only available on a one year non-renewable license.

[1] http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (16.0MB)
[2] http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html (8.8MB)
[3] http://www.free-av.com (8.7MB)
[4] http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html (13.2MB)

Best Free Firewall Updated June 11, 2006
No other single product class seems to cause as much angst to average users in their installation and day-to-day use as Firewalls. That's why my choice for "best" goes to Kerio Personal Firewall the product that seems to cause the fewest problems for users yet manages excellent protection as well.

Kerio dropped the product in late 2005 but thankfully Sunbelt Software, the makers of the excellent CounterSpy anti-spyware scanner, picked it up and will continue making it available under the name of Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall [1] . Note that the free and paid versions of Sunbelt Kerio are the same. If you don't buy the product some advanced features are automatically turned off after 30 days.

Another product that's reasonably easy to use is the latest free version (V6) of the ZoneAlarm firewall [2] however I'm reluctant to give it my full recommendation. First, it can be a troublesome program on some PCs. Second, it's a very basic product compared to the commercial ZoneAlarm Pro version. The leak-test performance of the latest free version is in fact, quite poor while the Pro version is excellent.

If performance rather than ease-of-use is your criterion then the Comodo firewall [3] is a top contender. The firewall itself is very robust and it comes with a well designed intrusion detection system as well. The later however can be quite talkative and may unnecessarily alarm inexperienced users. For the technically initiated though, this is an outstanding free product. Note that Comodo requires Windows 2000 or XP SP2.

Also technically impressive is the Jetico Firewall [4]. It rates highest on the leak tests of all firewalls but personally I find it awkward to use. It may however, be just your cup of tea.

Another tricky product is NetVeda Safety.Net firewall [5] however its performance is quite outstanding and it offers application control and content filtering as well. This highly capable product deserves to be better known and experienced users should definitely put it on their short list.

[1] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm (7.3MB)
[2] http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp (9.0MB)
[3] http://www.personalfirewall.trustix.com/ {14.1MB)
[3] http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/jpfirewall.htm[ (2.7MB)
[5] http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm (6.3MB)

 

[Eddy]

Zone-Alarm is the way to go mate.

 

[Cronios]

Norton systemworks is a full packet,
Karpensky is better than mcfee and a fine "light" solution...

 

[/usr/bin]

any advice on a good all round antivirus and firewall????????

Yeah, Linux

No, seriously, when I used to be on the darker side, I used to rely on Zone Alarm and AVG.. both quite good

 

[ESS-Juventino]

BITDefender 9 and Kaspersky.
First one is better.

 

[Chxta]

Shouldn't this 'ere thread be in the technology forum?

 

[Marko]

If you want strong defence like JUVE, try Zone Zlarm Pro, Nod 32 and Spyware Doctor (just for back up). This is warm recommendation to all Juventinos/

 

[Chxta]

Zone Alarm alone is enough

 

[mikhail]

Shouldn't this 'ere thread be in the technology forum?

Whatever do you mean?