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Post by Admin_Vistamike on May 18, 2013 13:10:22 GMT
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Post by irvsp on May 23, 2013 13:39:31 GMT
Mike, there are bigger questions to ponder. Basically FEE or FREE and 'level' of protection, that is just an A/V or a Suite. Are other varieties needed as well? Such as ROOTKIT or TROJAN detectors? I personally use FEE based products, but if you are 'wise', they do not cost much. I wait for "Black Friday" sales (in the US, the Friday after US Thanksgiving) and many on-line and real stores have a Suite of A/V basically for free or less than $10USD after rebates. Some require prior A/V or Suite documentation as well. What is important is to determine the some metrics on what you will use. Such as: - Load on system, that is does it interfere with what you want to do? Most present day computers with multiple cores will not have a problem, but older systems could.
- Does it update the signatures frequently enough?
- Is it 'complete' such as a Firewall that handles both in and out of your computer?
- Is there SUPPORT, such as from the vendor or a community board and is it responsive?
Many A/V and Suites can be tough or difficult to un-install if you change vendors as well. Some vendors do have removal tools though.
Many people just stay with what was on the computer when purchased paying the full price to the vendor, nothing wrong with that, just know you can get it cheaper. All these days you buy do not start the license period until you install it seems, so buy when you see it on sale and wait until your present license expires. Even if it is listed as last years, from what I've seen most will update you to the latest version when you install it (Norton and McAfee seem to do that).
Here are some reviews and articles to look at:
The Best 2013 Security Suites
www.thewindowsclub.com/free-internet-security-suite-windows softwarewanted.blogspot.com/2012/07/windows-8-best-antivirus-and-security.html internet-security-suite-review.toptenreviews.com/
When reading reviews and ratings, make sure you know the intent of the writer/site. Many are actually not un-biased and are trying to sell you a specific product.
Also, NO product can protect you against yourself. Don't open items sent to you unless you know who sent it and why. Browse the web cautiously and don't take links just to see where they go. Some 'bad things' can get into your system even with the best protection programs in place. "First Day" attacks are hard to protect against, they need to be discovered, reported to a security vendor, determined how they work, a fix and/or a protection scheme must be developed, and your protection s/w updated to protect you against it. This takes time (and money). At a minimum, you security s/w should at least d/l new signatures and files on every boot if not more often. Do not use one you must manually do this.
EDIT, NOTE, the above link, www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2369749,00.asp, is broken, COPY the entire link shown and paste into the address bar to see the page.
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Post by GuiltySpark on May 23, 2013 22:26:53 GMT
irvspI changed the link to work in full. It appears that if the Link and the written text are too similar then it will not take.
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Post by irvsp on May 30, 2013 18:34:34 GMT
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Post by kate on May 30, 2013 18:55:39 GMT
I have used 'Bullguard' for many years (maybe 7 years can't remember exact). Buying Via Amazon new and sealed boxed is less than half price on the Bullguard website. They do not have a problem if you can get it cheaper. www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B005WV43P0/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt/276-1659057-5903740?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1I like the 24/7 chat support if needed (in your own language.) It is not a resource hogger, if a newer version comes out within 12 months it is free to upgrade, and the one purchase can be used on three computers. also they have free backup storage, which I have used only once. So it is worth a look.
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