Software recommendation

[Paul Huff]

Hello,

I just subscribed to this list so please forgive me if this question has
been covered before.

I recently subscribed to a new Roadrunner high speed internet service and
since my old Norton antivirus subscription was about to expire anyway, I
uninstalled it and installed the CA antivirus/antispam/firewall software
that Roadrunner provides to it's customers for "free."

For a variety of reasons I have become very dissatisfied with the CA
software and I am now considering removing it and going to something else,
even though it will result in some additional personal expense. I would
really appreciate hearing any recommendations that you might have for good
(and economical) integrated antivirus/antispam/firewall software packages.

Thank you very much!

Paul Huff

 

[Leythos]

In article <OJyr2aR$HHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, phuff@twmi.rr.com
says...
> Hello,
>
> I just subscribed to this list so please forgive me if this question has
> been covered before.
>
> I recently subscribed to a new Roadrunner high speed internet service and
> since my old Norton antivirus subscription was about to expire anyway, I
> uninstalled it and installed the CA antivirus/antispam/firewall software
> that Roadrunner provides to it's customers for "free."
>
> For a variety of reasons I have become very dissatisfied with the CA
> software and I am now considering removing it and going to something else,
> even though it will result in some additional personal expense. I would
> really appreciate hearing any recommendations that you might have for good
> (and economical) integrated antivirus/antispam/firewall software packages.
>
> Thank you very much!

Now that you have RR, do you also have your own NAT Router (mistakenly
called a firewall by many vendors)?

If you don't have a NAT Router then you better get one if you want to
last more than a couple hours. The NAT router blocks unsolicited
(external) traffic from reaching your computer...

As for AV software, AVG 7.5 is free, I don't like it, but it's free.

Symantec Corporate Edition for Workstations and Servers requires a
minimum purchase of 5 licenses, but it's the best I've used, and I've
used all commercial vendors products over the last few years. Symantec
Corp does not expire every year, so that cost is made-up by not having
to re-purchase it every year - you are suppose to renew your maintenance
contact with them.

You don't want to trust Windows firewall, or any other software
firewall, since they all can open holes without you really knowing about
it or understanding it.

Get a NAT router and AVG free and you'll be happy as long as you follow
ALL OF THE OTHER SECURITY NORMS.

--

Leythos
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)

 

[someone]

I have AVG and I like it. There is a free version, but I got the AVG pro
with anti-spyware and anti-spam. People in the know here have recommended
NOD-2 or NOD-3, I don't recall which it is, over AVG. I'm quite happy with
AVG.

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:MPG.215edf46c7fae4e989992@adfree.Usenet.com...
> In article <OJyr2aR$HHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, phuff@twmi.rr.com
> says...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just subscribed to this list so please forgive me if this question has
>> been covered before.
>>
>> I recently subscribed to a new Roadrunner high speed internet service and
>> since my old Norton antivirus subscription was about to expire anyway, I
>> uninstalled it and installed the CA antivirus/antispam/firewall software
>> that Roadrunner provides to it's customers for "free."
>>
>> For a variety of reasons I have become very dissatisfied with the CA
>> software and I am now considering removing it and going to something
>> else,
>> even though it will result in some additional personal expense. I would
>> really appreciate hearing any recommendations that you might have for
>> good
>> (and economical) integrated antivirus/antispam/firewall software
>> packages.
>>
>> Thank you very much!
>
> Now that you have RR, do you also have your own NAT Router (mistakenly
> called a firewall by many vendors)?
>
> If you don't have a NAT Router then you better get one if you want to
> last more than a couple hours. The NAT router blocks unsolicited
> (external) traffic from reaching your computer...
>
> As for AV software, AVG 7.5 is free, I don't like it, but it's free.
>
> Symantec Corporate Edition for Workstations and Servers requires a
> minimum purchase of 5 licenses, but it's the best I've used, and I've
> used all commercial vendors products over the last few years. Symantec
> Corp does not expire every year, so that cost is made-up by not having
> to re-purchase it every year - you are suppose to renew your maintenance
> contact with them.
>
> You don't want to trust Windows firewall, or any other software
> firewall, since they all can open holes without you really knowing about
> it or understanding it.
>
> Get a NAT router and AVG free and you'll be happy as long as you follow
> ALL OF THE OTHER SECURITY NORMS.
>
> --
>
> Leythos
> - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
> - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
> drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
> spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Paul Huff' wrote:
| I just subscribed to this list so please forgive me if this question has
| been covered before.
|
| I recently subscribed to a new Roadrunner high speed internet service and
| since my old Norton antivirus subscription was about to expire anyway, I
| uninstalled it and installed the CA antivirus/antispam/firewall software
| that Roadrunner provides to it's customers for "free."
|
| For a variety of reasons I have become very dissatisfied with the CA
| software and I am now considering removing it and going to something else,
| even though it will result in some additional personal expense. I would
| really appreciate hearing any recommendations that you might have for good
| (and economical) integrated antivirus/antispam/firewall software packages.
_____

Depending on your news server, there may be several years of posts to this
newsgroup available. Just continue to click on the 'Headers' button in
Outlook Express to download additional messages (300 at a time is the
default, the number may be set as high as 1000.) You can then search
subject lines only, or the full texts. And yes, your question has been
covered in hundreds of discussions (threads) in this newsgroup.

My answer to your question is to avoid Norton AntiVirus and McAfee AntiVirus
and the security suites that contain these programs. There are several free
antivirus applications that are well thought of. I suggest trying one of
these free solutions and comparing it to your previous antivirus solutions.
To me, for example, Norton AntiVirus seems to offer little user
customization and is difficult to remove. You can find objective malware
detection comparisons at
http://www.av-comparatives.org/ . You can find not-so-objective reviews of
anti-malware applications here
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,4796,00.asp . In addition to the free
anti-malware applications many publishers provide a 30 day free trial of
their offerings.

Phil Weldon

"Paul Huff" <phuff@twmi.rr.com> wrote in message
news:OJyr2aR$HHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| Hello,
|
| I just subscribed to this list so please forgive me if this question has
| been covered before.
|
| I recently subscribed to a new Roadrunner high speed internet service and
| since my old Norton antivirus subscription was about to expire anyway, I
| uninstalled it and installed the CA antivirus/antispam/firewall software
| that Roadrunner provides to it's customers for "free."
|
| For a variety of reasons I have become very dissatisfied with the CA
| software and I am now considering removing it and going to something else,
| even though it will result in some additional personal expense. I would
| really appreciate hearing any recommendations that you might have for good
| (and economical) integrated antivirus/antispam/firewall software packages.
|
| Thank you very much!
|
| Paul Huff
|
|

 

[Jim]

"someone" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:elHhqSV$HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have AVG and I like it. There is a free version, but I got the AVG pro
>with anti-spyware and anti-spam. People in the know here have recommended
>NOD-2 or NOD-3, I don't recall which it is, over AVG. I'm quite happy with
>AVG.
It is NOD32. I have AVG on one machine and NOD32 on another. NOD32 seems
to use less resources.
Jim
>
> "Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
> news:MPG.215edf46c7fae4e989992@adfree.Usenet.com...
>> In article <OJyr2aR$HHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, phuff@twmi.rr.com
>> says...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I just subscribed to this list so please forgive me if this question has
>>> been covered before.
>>>
>>> I recently subscribed to a new Roadrunner high speed internet service
>>> and
>>> since my old Norton antivirus subscription was about to expire anyway, I
>>> uninstalled it and installed the CA antivirus/antispam/firewall software
>>> that Roadrunner provides to it's customers for "free."
>>>
>>> For a variety of reasons I have become very dissatisfied with the CA
>>> software and I am now considering removing it and going to something
>>> else,
>>> even though it will result in some additional personal expense. I would
>>> really appreciate hearing any recommendations that you might have for
>>> good
>>> (and economical) integrated antivirus/antispam/firewall software
>>> packages.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much!
>>
>> Now that you have RR, do you also have your own NAT Router (mistakenly
>> called a firewall by many vendors)?
>>
>> If you don't have a NAT Router then you better get one if you want to
>> last more than a couple hours. The NAT router blocks unsolicited
>> (external) traffic from reaching your computer...
>>
>> As for AV software, AVG 7.5 is free, I don't like it, but it's free.
>>
>> Symantec Corporate Edition for Workstations and Servers requires a
>> minimum purchase of 5 licenses, but it's the best I've used, and I've
>> used all commercial vendors products over the last few years. Symantec
>> Corp does not expire every year, so that cost is made-up by not having
>> to re-purchase it every year - you are suppose to renew your maintenance
>> contact with them.
>>
>> You don't want to trust Windows firewall, or any other software
>> firewall, since they all can open holes without you really knowing about
>> it or understanding it.
>>
>> Get a NAT router and AVG free and you'll be happy as long as you follow
>> ALL OF THE OTHER SECURITY NORMS.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Leythos
>> - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
>> - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
>> drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
>> spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
>
>