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RS100
27-10-2006, 17:36
I have used mcafee in the past and it has been ok but i has the new 2007 version in the post today and it is a pain it makes the pc slow i searched the net and it seems every one is haveing problems with it,

Any one here recommend a virus scan & firewall, I have heard about zone alarm & panda are there any good

cheers

AntiSilence
27-10-2006, 17:38
I'm not sure about firewalls, but for AV you can get AVG or Avast. I've used both, and I prefer Avast. Both are free though and updated regularly.

mrm1
27-10-2006, 17:39
I'm not sure about firewalls, but for AV you can get AVG or Avast. I've used both, and I prefer Avast. Both are free though and updated regularly.


Ditto, tried both but prefer Avast.

TheBlueRaja
27-10-2006, 17:53
Eset NOD32 (http://www.eset.com/) - i will say this only once - its the best god damn virus scanner money can buy.

It can scan my PC without me even knowing its doing it - (i have an AMD 2500+) - it has achieved 40 Virus Bulletin VB 100% awards, more than any other vendor and did i mention that its memory footprint (i.e. the amount of resources it hogs - is tiny).

Aragorn
27-10-2006, 18:03
Another vote for Avast AV.
As for firewall - do you have a router to share your connection? If so it will have a built-in firewall.
The Windows XP SP2 firewall is OK, but I would avoid the later versions of Zone Alarm.

TheBlueRaja
27-10-2006, 18:06
People recommending Avast really should do some homework... (http://www.eset.com/company/revisedVB100_Oct06.pdf)

RS100
27-10-2006, 18:09
Yes i have a router i have the netgear WGT624 see here http://www.netgear.co.uk/extra/h_wirelessrouter_wgt624.php so it would be ok not to install a firewall and just use the netgear router's firewall only?,




Another vote for Avast AV.
As for firewall - do you have a router to share your connection? If so it will have a built-in firewall.
The Windows XP SP2 firewall is OK, but I would avoid the later versions of Zone Alarm.

AntiSilence
27-10-2006, 18:15
People recommending Avast really should do some homework... (http://www.eset.com/company/revisedVB100_Oct06.pdf)

But in the real world I don't come across that many threats. And I can't afford to fork out for a 2 system license. So a free AV is the only choice. And I prefer Avast.

TheBlueRaja
27-10-2006, 18:18
But in the real world I don't come across that many threats. And I can't afford to fork out for a 2 system license. So a free AV is the only choice. And I prefer Avast.

Fair enough - for a free scanner its not bad don't get me wrong, but its not the best one.

RS100
27-10-2006, 18:20
So you have had no problems with avast then and it does not slow you pc down like a 10 year old pc like mcafee 2007 doe's im not jokeing the mafee 2007 cost me £40 and it is a joke


But in the real world I don't come across that many threats. And I can't afford to fork out for a 2 system license. So a free AV is the only choice. And I prefer Avast.

AntiSilence
27-10-2006, 18:21
Fair enough - for a free scanner its not bad don't get me wrong, but its not the best one.

Agree with you there, and if I were paying for an AV, I would NOT buy Norton or McAffee urgh.

After Xmas I might look into the one you recommend.

Aragorn
27-10-2006, 18:23
People recommending Avast really should do some homework... (http://www.eset.com/company/revisedVB100_Oct06.pdf)
"avast! qualifies comfortably for the VB 100% award."

OK - not quite as good as NOD32, but free!

AntiSilence
27-10-2006, 18:23
So you have had no problems with avast then and it does not slow you pc down like a 10 year old pc like mcafee 2007 doe's im not jokeing the mafee 2007 cost me £40 and it is a joke

It's not slowed my PC down. About the only time I've noticed a slow down is when I'm gaming and it updates. My ping increases for a short time, but other than that no problems.

If you want to buy one, then look into TheBlueRajas suggestion.

Aragorn
27-10-2006, 18:25
Yes i have a router i have the netgear WGT624 see here http://www.netgear.co.uk/extra/h_wirelessrouter_wgt624.php so it would be ok not to install a firewall and just use the netgear router's firewall only?,
If you have that router, which does have a firewall, I would personally enable XP SP2 firewall as a second line of defence (in fact that's what I have done!).

AntiSilence
27-10-2006, 18:50
If you have that router, which does have a firewall, I would personally enable XP SP2 firewall as a second line of defence (in fact that's what I have done!).

That's what I do. I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 with and I enable the XP SP2 firewall. Works fine.

funkyhitman
27-10-2006, 19:37
The best pay for anti virus app I have ever used is Kaspersky.

Don't bother with that free stuff...although free anti-virus apps can be good, they never have all the features a good pay for app has. If you want Kaspersky get it here for as little as £10.01:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115024

or for only a few quid more get the Security suite which includes the anti-virus app:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115020

Although both are out of stock at the moment, they are the cheapest OEM versions I have found on the net so wait for more stock and don't worry about the "this product is only to be sold as part of a 10 user pack" cos they sent me my single order.

If you don't need customer support then OEM is a much cheaper option. Don't pay the rediculous retail prices. My advice is to download the 30 day trial version first:

http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/uk/trials

I also recommend Eset NOD32 so get a trial of that too if you want and compare the two.

Both anti virus apps have achieved Virus Bulletin VB 100% awards.

RS100
27-10-2006, 20:19
Thanks for all the advise guy's it has been really helpfull, Thanks again

Toto
27-10-2006, 21:19
Eset NOD32 (http://www.eset.com/) - i will say this only once - its the best god damn virus scanner money can buy.

It can scan my PC without me even knowing its doing it - (i have an AMD 2500+) - it has achieved 40 Virus Bulletin VB 100% awards, more than any other vendor and did i mention that its memory footprint (i.e. the amount of resources it hogs - is tiny).

Yup, honestly, its a really great scanner, worth every penny....EVERY PENNY.

homealone
27-10-2006, 23:11
Based on my recent experience I would recommend people aren't tempted by the new CA Internet Security 2007 product.

Shame really, I've used EZ Antivirus before & CA have always seemed really good, but the latest product causes runtime errors on my pc, won't work with IE7 & crashes Firefox 2 with 100% cpu, requiring a reboot.

I've sent for a refund :(

Back to ZoneAlarm Security Suite, for me, who's antivirus is coded by, yes, you guessed - CA ;)

- that is not a recommendation for ZA, as such, as I know many people have problems with it, but it works for me :)

bayonet
28-10-2006, 08:10
Well perhaps i'm the only ZA person on here but it works fine for me on AMD 3000+ 64 bit ECS mobo and 1gig of RAM

Got the full programme Firewall AV and spyware program have Spyware Begone as backup

Begize
28-10-2006, 08:16
I use Symantec Corporate AV which does use a fair chunk of memory (about 24MB) when running and slightly more when running a scheduled scan. Never had any problems with it though.

For firewall I've got an old PC running Smoothwall (www.smoothwall.org (http://www.smoothwall.org)) - it's free and a great way to re-use an old PC (mine is a P100 with 64MB ram and a 2gb hard disk).

Would definately say steer clear of McAfee products. Have worked for one of their re-sellers before and their support and testing of new products is absolutely shocking. We had a new version of their AV sent out which easily let a virus through and their support line just told us off for testing it with a live virus! We also currently use the McAfee FW and AV suites at work and they are terrible resource hogs although I have to admit fairly stable.

Toto
28-10-2006, 09:02
My NOD32 (http://www.eset.com/)is excellent, and I also run Trojanhunter (http://www.misec.net/). My annual subscription for both products is about 60 quid, but the peace of mind it brings to me far outways the cost.

NOD32 does boast some interesting statistics, which at first I took with a pinch of salt, but in all honesty its limited footprint, and daily updates give me a lot of confidence.

AmAtoL
28-10-2006, 11:03
That's what I do. I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 with and I enable the XP SP2 firewall. Works fine.

Exactly the same here, I use AVG as well.

sstainer
28-10-2006, 12:16
nod32 after few months ago doing some searching for top 20 anti-viruses on planet [so to speak] nod32 came 2nd or 3rd so went out and got myself a copy glad i did had no troubles since

Toto
28-10-2006, 15:30
Exactly the same here, I use AVG as well.

One slight problem there is that the SP2 Firewall doesn't block unauthorised outbound connections very well, although with a router and SP2 Firewall unauthorised inbound connections should be blocked.

You may be better of dropping the SP2 firewall in favour for ZA or something similar.

AntiSilence
28-10-2006, 15:59
One slight problem there is that the SP2 Firewall doesn't block unauthorised outbound connections very well, although with a router and SP2 Firewall unauthorised inbound connections should be blocked.

You may be better of dropping the SP2 firewall in favour for ZA or something similar.

The SP2 firewall has popped up when things wanted to access the network, including my own programmes. I check what's in it's exception list as well, to make sure there's nothing I don't expect in there. I find that the SP2 firewall plus my router is perfectly adequate for me.

Toto
28-10-2006, 18:19
The SP2 firewall has popped up when things wanted to access the network, including my own programmes. I check what's in it's exception list as well, to make sure there's nothing I don't expect in there. I find that the SP2 firewall plus my router is perfectly adequate for me.

Great :tu:

tucker61
28-10-2006, 18:28
Never had any problems with ZA, Norton give me loads of problems, showing lots of open ports that were not really open.

Toto
28-10-2006, 19:29
Never had any problems with ZA, Norton give me loads of problems, showing lots of open ports that were not really open.

Norton.......pah!

Too bulky a program for my liking, uses resources like there is no tomorrow. :)

AntiSilence
29-10-2006, 01:10
Norton.......pah!

Too bulky a program for my liking, uses resources like there is no tomorrow. :)

Bloody too right! Norton was HORRID! One of the worst.

RS100
29-10-2006, 01:21
Now running Avast and zonealarm all seems ok much better than that joke of a program called mcafee,

Druchii
29-10-2006, 02:39
Indeed :)

Running Avast and Agnitum Outpost Pro here :)

Rik
29-10-2006, 10:00
Eset NOD32 (http://www.eset.com/) - i will say this only once - its the best god damn virus scanner money can buy.

It can scan my PC without me even knowing its doing it - (i have an AMD 2500+) - it has achieved 40 Virus Bulletin VB 100% awards, more than any other vendor and did i mention that its memory footprint (i.e. the amount of resources it hogs - is tiny).

Agreed!

This AV Scanner really is the best thing since sliced bread.

The amount of updates it gets in a week are amazing.;)

Toto
29-10-2006, 11:23
Avast is a good free program, but if I had one peave, its the GUI, bit too much for me to be honest, but still, a really great free program :)

khado
29-10-2006, 13:07
Kaspersky FTW,
The best there is, operates without you knowing, got real time protection.
personally i think this is the best i only use this every week ( computer scan once a week) i dont have a firewall either ( not even windows one ) n i dont get viruses anymore the only one i got ws a trojan which came through *fishy-downloading* but tht quickly was deleted thanks to kaspersky

AntiSilence
29-10-2006, 13:10
Kaspersky FTW,
The best there is, operates without you knowing, got real time protection.
personally i think this is the best i only use this every week ( computer scan once a week) i dont have a firewall either ( not even windows one ) n i dont get viruses anymore the only one i got ws a trojan which came through *fishy-downloading* but tht quickly was deleted thanks to kaspersky

Not having even a basic firewall is a bad idea. Your PC will be open to attacks that a virus scanner will not pick up.

funkyhitman
29-10-2006, 13:18
Agreed!

This AV Scanner really is the best thing since sliced bread.

The amount of updates it gets in a week are amazing.;)

How many does it get a day?

Does it beat Kaspersky which gets updates every 3 hours?

Not that it matters really, but it might to some.

SnoopZ
29-10-2006, 13:19
Not having even a basic firewall is a bad idea. Your PC will be open to attacks that a virus scanner will not pick up.

It's a very bad idea!

I also vote for Kaspersky.

funkyhitman
29-10-2006, 13:27
Yeah the dude with no firewall, at least turn on your windows sp2 firewall! As you like Kaspersky so much, as do I, consider getting the Security Suite which has an inbuilt firewall and protection for phishing scams.

As the ebuyer stock is now overdue (shame really cos that was the cheapest offering by far) you can buy it at the second cheapest price I have found:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaspersky-Internet-Security-6-0-OEM/dp/B000I57MJY/sr=8-4/qid=1162124799/ref=sr_1_4/203-3516372-1625535?ie=UTF8&s=software

SnoopZ
29-10-2006, 15:00
Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 OEM 12 MONTH is priced at £15 here (http://www.anglian-internet.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Software_49.html) and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 OEM 12 MONTH priced at £10. Not sure how legit that site is though!

funkyhitman
29-10-2006, 17:48
Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 OEM 12 MONTH is priced at £15 here (http://www.anglian-internet.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Software_49.html)...

You should note that once you get to checkout, a shipping fee of £5.10 is added and on top of that VAT of £3.12 making a total of £20.99. Still, it's £6.15 cheaper than Amazon! But then if you're not sure about the legitimacy of the site then I'd stick to Amazon!

SnoopZ
29-10-2006, 18:55
You should note that once you get to checkout, a shipping fee of £5.10 is added and on top of that VAT of £3.12 making a total of £20.99. Still, it's £6.15 cheaper than Amazon! But then if you're not sure about the legitimacy of the site then I'd stick to Amazon!

Just the shipping fee is added to it as the VAT was included. Not much to risk incase it all goes belly up i guess.

funkyhitman
29-10-2006, 19:07
Oh yeah woops, what I meant to say was, with £15 incl vat + £5.10 = £20.10 so vat is added onto both the £12.77 (before vat) and the £5.10 delivery = £20.99

I hope I am right. I suck at maths.

Halcyon
30-10-2006, 23:34
I recommend Eset's Nod32 available from the website www.eset.com.

When I have compared it to Norton, it is much more reliable and takes hardly any system resources.

Slyder
31-10-2006, 18:31
Another vote for Avast... never had a problem with it and one of the best AV packages I have used. :)

twins
31-10-2006, 19:10
I would much prefer to get my copy of Kaspersky Anti-virus 6 from the site. The cost isn't too much more and it only takes a few seconds to download.
See here -
http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/kav6

gaffer_gump
31-10-2006, 19:17
I think I have been sat here too long!! does that last post change colour on the a, or is my monitor playing head games with me :Yikes:

SnoopZ
31-10-2006, 19:56
I think I have been sat here too long!! does that last post change colour on the a, or is my monitor playing head games with me :Yikes:

Lol, changes colour mate. ;)

funkyhitman
31-10-2006, 20:02
I would much prefer to get my copy of Kaspersky Anti-virus 6 from the site. The cost isn't too much more and it only takes a few seconds to download.
See here -
http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/kav6

You do realise that the overall price including VAT @ 16% is £27.84 from the above site? Save yourself £17.83!:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115024

But if you must order at that extortionate price then use this 20% discount code:

kasp20