is it any good ?

when signing up to o2 broadband you get 3 liscenses of it, im on norton internet security 2007 now but my subscription has run out lol

does anyone know where i can get a cheap re subscription code from or am i better off putting mcafee on it instead ?

Matt

 

norton is wank,get rid asap...if not for macafee get avast or avg


good luck removing norton

 

you can get a norton cleanup tool cant you ?

 

avast or AVG. its free, and it works

 

i used to use avg but i recently swapped to avast....very impressed

 

this avast thing does it do everything ie firewall, email scanning etc ?

i want something that does everything all in one box ala norton lol

Matt

 

yeah my computer came with avg installed, but i installed avast instead as i prefer that you can turn of certain sections of the scanner, to make downloading or file transfer on msn quicker

 

Ive been using AVG free and windows xp firewall for nearly a year, the pc is on the net every single day and i havent got any nasties

Honestly mate, all of this "oh my god i need a really good AV or my pc will melt down" is just all bollocks, its just rumour that spreads to make you buy things you dont really need

Dont visit shitty random/dodgy websites and you will be fine, and make sure you always keep windows up to date and your web browser, and also scan once a week with spybot/adaware programmes

 

avg free and www.superantispyware.com both free and the best i have found

 

And i bet if EVERY pc on here ran superantispyware even if u have adaware or some other crap installed it will find things adaware didnt!

 

ive just had to put my pc in to get fixed again after being infected with a virus even though i had macafee . it didnt detect anything . shop informed me macafee is shit and recommended avast.
previously i was using norton and that also failed me with the shop detecting 55 different viruses,mostly low risk, on it when they fixed it.

 

yeah you shouldnt have any problems with Avast i hear alot of good things about it.
Although avg is just as good for free

 

I use AVG and AdAware. Thats it.

Norton and McAfee aren't worth the bother, infact Norton is as bad as the worst virus I have ever had in terms of being really annoying and hard to get rid of.

 

i use NOD32 and thats all, aside from a well configured hardware firewall.

my server checks my email with industry standard checking software.

i NEVER have any issues.

 

ok so this avast, is it free ?

do you get updates etc and does it have all bases covered ie firewall and anti virus ?

Matt

 

McAfee is good Poke. We use it for our corporate solution.

 

slowpoke get yourself superantispyware pal its free and free updates

 

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

 

now im just getting confused pmsl (yes i know its not hard for me )

jay says mac is goood, everyone says norton that i have now is shite and then theres all different other progs coming into the mix lol

matt

 

download www.superantispyware.com and avg free and you cant go wrong

 

NOOOOOOOOO what you REALLY want is this........................














sorry slowpoke couldnt resist

 

Another Avast user here.... I used AVG for years, I had to take my PC in for a repair a few years ago and it came back pre-loaded with Avast. Much prefer it to AVG, simple to set up and once you have... that's it, forget about it, it updates automatically everyday and sometimes 2 or 3 times a day.

I only use Ad-Aware for spyware alongside it.

 

does avast have a built in firewall etc kop ?

i take it it doesnt take care of adware ?

matt

 

Anti-virus is a totally different thing to anti-spyware and most of the people I know use 2 separate programmes.

If you're using Windows XP or Vista, you should have a built in firewall anyway... just make sure it's turned on.

It's advocated just to run one firewall at a time, so if you want to download a personal firewall... remember to turn off the Windows one.

My PC is pretty safe though, as I don't visit dodgy sites and rarely click on links that are posted on forums.

One way to check and see if your PC is well protected in run a test through ShieldsUP

Click on the buttons in the box one at a time and a check will be made on your PC - File Sharing >> Common Ports >> All Service Ports >> Messenger Spam >> Browser Headers