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    What Virus/Firewall Protection Do You Use?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by sahaskatta, Jan 28, 2008.

  1. sahaskatta

    sahaskatta Notebook Consultant

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    What Virus/Firewall Protection Software Do You Use On Your Dell?
     
    sahaskatta, Jan 28, 2008
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    McCrapfee, but only because it came with he computer.. =P
     
    SmoothTofu, Jan 28, 2008
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  3. pixelot

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    AVG Free antivirus/Comodo Firewall Pro.
     
    pixelot, Jan 28, 2008
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  4. JaggedOne

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    I use Linux. No anti virus software necessary. :)
     
    JaggedOne, Jan 28, 2008
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  5. imar3l

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    i use NOD32 smart security...its the greatest....
     
    imar3l, Jan 29, 2008
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  6. ACHlLLES

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    AVG Free even tough the systems came with 3yr norton subscriptions. Why? Low on memory, and it works just fine as it is!
     
    ACHlLLES, Jan 29, 2008
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  7. bmwrob

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    Kaspersky/ThreatFire on one Windows machine. Nod/ThreatFire on the other. None on Macs.
     
    bmwrob, Jan 29, 2008
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  8. nizzy1115

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    SAV and Comodo...i cant vote!
     
    nizzy1115, Jan 29, 2008
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  9. sko105

    sko105 Notebook Geek

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    Where is the option for none?
     
    sko105, Jan 29, 2008
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  10. Almightiness

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    Kaspersky!!
     
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  11. BlackRussian

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    Comodo FW & Avast Pro AV and a 12 Bore Shot Gun ;)
     
    BlackRussian, Jan 29, 2008
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  12. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    In the Misguided Souls department.

    @BlackRussian: [​IMG]
     
    bmwrob, Jan 29, 2008
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  13. vinumsv

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    SAV Corp and Comodo Firewall 3.0 Pro (Best Ever :D )
     
    vinumsv, Jan 29, 2008
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    Is that Symantec, as in Norton, or something different? I've never before seen "SAV." Damn, I'm such a n00b! [​IMG]
     
    bmwrob, Jan 29, 2008
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  15. amcg01

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    Used to use Kaspersky but the new version is a system hog. Now use ESET NOD32 which is fantastic.
     
    amcg01, Jan 29, 2008
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  16. toe4

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    i think theyre talkin about sophos
     
    toe4, Jan 29, 2008
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  17. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Avira + ZoneAlarm.
     
    crash, Jan 29, 2008
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  18. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    SAV is Sophos AntiVirus.
    Its usually used in businesses etc.
     
    ifti, Jan 29, 2008
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  19. SteveJonesy

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    When I got my Vostro I was about to blast McAffee (I've been doing this long enough to know to give McCrappee a wide berth) for Comodo/ZA and NOD32/KAV but as it was a 36 month subscription I thought I'd give it a try.
    Been running fine and no complaints.
     
    SteveJonesy, Jan 29, 2008
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  20. arturs

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    Not listed in poll options, but i use Sygate Personal firewall - freeware software, however you could purchase, Pro version which gives extra security options. However, it is no longer updated and no further releases will be out, cause i guess Symantec bought it. But i'm more than satisfied, it does what firewall needs to do. Using for some 4 years and no complaints and no attacks. Also, i use no antivirus. Find no sense of such tool. Viruses must be outdated for now, and if you don't follow suspicious links or visit dangerous websites, that shouldn't be a problem, and most of e-mail services provide virus scan for attachments.
     
    arturs, Jan 29, 2008
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  21. billcsho

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    Norton and CA on 2 different OS. Both were free (or make money) after rebates.
     
    billcsho, Jan 29, 2008
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  22. trebuin

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    Kaspersky for both. I used to use blackice because it had a great ip blocker and logging capabilities, but sadly, it's being discontinued and isn't compatible with Vista.
     
    trebuin, Jan 29, 2008
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  23. arjunned

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    nod32 and comodo pro... :D
     
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  24. arjunned

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    umm... how is threatfire?? is it any good? somesay its a resource hog..true?
     
    arjunned, Jan 29, 2008
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    Symantec AV Corp Bro :D
     
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  26. Maraquinn

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    McAfee Security
     
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    On the others PC running XP we have F-Prot 3.16F AV & Comodo FW been using F-Prot for over 5 years..
     
    BlackRussian, Jan 29, 2008
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    Avast as antivirus, Comodo as firewall.
     
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    Windows Live OneCare.
     
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  30. nizzy1115

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    Ditto this...SAV == Symantec Anti Virus. Its really meant for coporations as it allows server based pushed updates (so you don't have individual clients downloading each and every update to save bandwidth.) Its also fully server manageable. For a home its nice because it is light weight, yet effective still.

    It looks like this:
     

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    I use Gentoo, so no virus protection needed. I use a "DIY-refurbished" Linksys for a firewall.
     
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    I used norton and it was horrible. I have been using mcafee for about an year and it is quite annoying and memory/cpu intensive. I finally gave trend micro a shot, but it isn't exactly the best piece of software since it also consumes a lot of RAM and doesn't offer too many custom options. I think i'll be trying some of the alternatives!
     
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  34. IcEmAn911

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    I use trend micro.. i did try nod32 but i just got confused and seemed a bit too complicated so i switched back to trend micro :) i suppose i could've gotten used to nod32 but i aint got the time what with bein at uni!!! god 3rd is so difficult!!!! :(
     
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  35. newbiepcuser

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    AVG - Windows side
    Linux - commando style , i run naked.
     
    newbiepcuser, Jan 29, 2008
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    nod32 for past 2 yrs never had a problem.
     
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    I am using Trend Micro on my m1330 becuase that is what it came with. But, I will be installing Norton 360 soon...I have that on my desktop and my other laptop. I have just been too lazy to install it on the m1330.
     
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    AVG Free + Zone ALarm Free
     
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  39. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    NIS 2008 has really impressed me. It's much better then any version prior to this.
     
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    None, no firewall or anti virus, i don't need it, i know what i am doing online. but i am considering installing comodo firewall on all PCs in the house.
     
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    AVG, Spyware Doctor, Windows Defender, and Windows Firewall
     
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