Is PCGuard any good?

[djmagnifique]

My licence of AVG internet security runs out soon and I can't really affored to renew it. Is PCGuard any good as an all in one antivirus/firewall or should I look at other options?

[ace1965]

i have used pc guard myself and find it not all that good you could always try avast that free

[Axegrinder]

1up for avast. Best free antivirus out there IMO.

[djmagnifique]

cheers, any recomendations on a free firewall?

[adduxi]

I never found PC Guard to work well.
You can get AVG Free and Zone Alarm. Both are free.

[caph]

cheers, any recomendations on a free firewall?

Can't you use the windows firewall? Also, can't you use AVG free?

[broadbandking]

Dont use AVG free its a resource hog use avast AV and for your firewall use comodo both are free

Download both from www.filehippo.com

[moaningmags]

I have AVG 8.0 free on 6 machines and have never found it to be resource hungry.
Only firewall on any machine is the Windows one, although there is one in the router.

[kesterwww]

I asked this very question on Yahoo Answers a while back, and I choose this as my best answer:
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
PC guard is not good, I'm also a VirginMedia user.

Use the following, it's all free:
Use Firefox in preference to internet explorer.....much safer:
http://www.mozilla.com

Online Armor Free Firewall:
http://www.download.com/Online-Armor/3000-10435_4-10426782.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10831167
Installation Tutorial:
http://tinyurl.com/6a5j7z

Avast anti-virus better definitions, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit built in, faster and more reliable:
http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?part=dl-AvastHome&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=10852750
Setup Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/5lxy24

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?hhTest=1.
Download, install, update and select Full Scan.
Remove all infections that it finds after scan.

SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition:
http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html
Download, install, check for updates, then select Scan your Computer, select your drive and select Perform Complete Scan

Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Download, install, update and Immunize, turn off Tea Timer then click 'Check for problems' then when complete select all and then 'Fix Checked'
Open Spybot, click on Mode, select Advanced, click on Tools then Resident and untick Resident 'Tea Timer'
Do NOT untick Resident 'SD Helper' as that is your protection.

Spyware Doctor Starter Edition - Realtime monitoring:
http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor-Starter-Edition/3000-8022_4-10704508.html (http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor-Starter-Edition/3000-8022_4-10704508.html)
This is an easy to use, preconfigured application that is ready to use as soon as you install it.
It will protect against spyware, adware, spyware trojans,keyloggers and more.

A-Squared Free:
http://www.download.com/A-squared-Free/3000-2239_4-10262215.html
This is not a limited version but a full tool to clean your computer from Malware, Spyware, Trojans, Backdoors, Worms, Dialers and Keyloggers.
How to use:
Download, install and it will ask to check for updates, which should be allowed and will take a few minutes initially, it will then restart the program for updates to take effect. Click on Scan and ensure deep Scan is selected then click the Scan button.

Comodo BO Clean:
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/CBO_download.html
Simply download and install, follow instructions on screen.
Go here to see what it protects you against:
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/trolist.html

Web of Trust browser addon which alerts you visually to known malicious sites:
http://www.mywot.com

All of these are very low on resources and far superior to Virgin's PC Guard.

* 2 months ago

These apparantly give you everything you need to keep your pc safe, and is low on resorces.

[Kursk]

I've always found PCGuard to work fine but I suppose I'll be hung, drawn and quartered for saying that. I'm not l33t nor nuffink so what do I know eh :D?

[cimt]

Erm, yeah. kesterwww, those links don't work... Not a bad list though.

[LondonRoad]

PC guard worked OK but definitely slowed down my system. AVG 8.0 works fine for me and seems to have no or little system impact.

[djmagnifique]

cheers for all the advice, gonna use avg free for antivirus and try a few of the free firewalls out to see which one I like best.

[kesterwww]

Erm, yeah. kesterwww, those links don't work... Not a bad list though.

Well sorry they didn't work. They seemed to work from my yahoo answers page. Perhaps the products could be googled, or copied and pasted into the address bar.
Re: My earlier post, I have never used PC guard, so can not confirm if it's good or not. But I've heard more bad stuff about it than good.

[Raistlin]

If you provide me a link to the Yahoo page I'll fix those links for you.

[kesterwww]

If you provide me a link to the Yahoo page I'll fix those links for you.

Hi Rob M, the link to that page is:
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081030055558AApJQPb

[Raistlin]

I've fixed all the broken links in the post using the URLs in the yahoo page.