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What AV?

Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jaddy, Jan 6, 2006.

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I've just gotten an Inspiron 6000 that came with free 15 month McAfee subscription with AV, firewall, spam etc.

I've heard mixed reviews about McAfee...is it any good? What I was going to install was AVG Free, Zone Alarm firewall, AdAware, Spybot (S&D) and Spywareblaster, all freeware. I know the last three do pretty much the same thing but I was told that they all compliment each other, and they'll prob go on anyway. The main thing is the AV/firewall.

Would the McAfee stuff be better than the free stuff or is there anything else to recommend?

Help would be appreciated, thanks.

jaddy, Jan 6, 2006

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you can download sygate personal firewall when that one runs out its realy good and the basic version is free.

REDFROG, Jan 6, 2006

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I use avast! anti-virus rather than AVG, but the freeware virus scanners seem to be generally about as good as one another at detecting things...

also check out this thread on here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=25557&page=2

and there's a "shootout" of sorts here:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1260/

BigV, Jan 6, 2006

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