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| Thread ID: 95103 | 2008-11-24 16:21:00 | free antivirus & antispyware combo | cumberbuzzle08 (14355) | Press F1 |
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| 722597 | 2008-11-24 16:21:00 | my McAfee subscription has expired and i'm thinking instead of renewing it I'll just go with the following - Free antivirus - AVG or Avast (or both) Free antispyare - Spypot & Adaware (both already installed) Firewall - Zonealarm if anyone has comments or can suggest other programs would love to hear it Also is there any point in keeping McAfee installed, since I can't update definitions? It seems to be quite a burden on the system |
cumberbuzzle08 (14355) | ||
| 722598 | 2008-11-24 17:42:00 | You can only have ONE antivirus so get Avast by far the better of the 2 firewall either ZA or Comodo |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 722599 | 2008-11-24 17:45:00 | Hi cumberbuzzle08 First up uninstall McAfee . As you say it can be a burden on the system and is of no use if you can't update . As for the replacement, AVG and Avast are both excellent so install one of them not both . It is a matter of opinion on which is the best . I personally like AVG but my Mate is sold on Avast . As for free antispyware, my choice is SUPERANTISPYWARE ( . superantispyware . com/download . html" target="_blank">www . superantispyware . com) in combo with MALWAREBYTES ANTI MALWARE ( . download . com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572 . html" target="_blank">www . download . com) . It is perfectly ok to have both installed, just don't run together . Get rid of Spybot and Adaware . Both used to be leaders in their time but they no longer set the pace . Zonealarm for your firewall is an excellent choice . BURNZEE URNZEE |
Burnzee (6950) | ||
| 722600 | 2008-11-24 18:12:00 | Comodo FW did not appeal to me. It seems hard to make configuration changes to it. ZA FW much as I don't like its non-windows like interface I have used it for 5 years now. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 722601 | 2008-11-24 20:12:00 | Avast not AVG. Online Armour if you don't like Commodo or ZA. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 722602 | 2008-11-25 05:13:00 | Stick to Comodo, its a bit hard to setup initially but its really powerful when you've configured it. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 722603 | 2008-11-26 07:19:00 | thanks everyone . if I wereto get rid of McAfee and install Avast, would people recommend keeping SpyspotS&D/Adaware? what installing about MBAM? |
cumberbuzzle08 (14355) | ||
| 722604 | 2008-11-26 07:54:00 | Yes, Avast doesn't remove spyware. I would uninstall Adaware though, IMO it sucks Keep Spybot and install SuperAntispyware or Spyware Terminator Its good to have anti-spyware apps, 1 never gets 'em all. MBAM removes a bit of everything, so it wouldn't hurt to keep it:) |
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