Guest NickE Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Hi, The machine I just purchased came with AVG (free). I've read that the Vista firewall is fairly strong. Is there any benefit in me installing Norton 360 v2 or is the protection I get from Vista Firewall and AVG just as strong? Thanks Nick Quote
Guest Mick Murphy Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 A disadvantage if you install Norton! It is a resources hungry program that tries to be everything to everybody, and fails! Below is what i use for security: Vista’s Firewall is very good! http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html Above is a link to Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus It is low resource using, free and Vista 32bit and 64bit compatible. Only have one (1) anti-virus installed; more than 1 can cause conflicts. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html For Spyware removal, use the above link to “Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2†Download it, install it, update it, immunize your system and scan your System with it. http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ For a non-scanning, but running in the background, Program to STOP Spyware being downloaded to your Computer, use SpywareBlaster 4, available at the above link. -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "NickE" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hi, > > The machine I just purchased came with AVG (free). I've read that the Vista > firewall is fairly strong. > > Is there any benefit in me installing Norton 360 v2 or is the protection I > get from Vista Firewall and AVG just as strong? > > Thanks > Nick</span> Quote
Guest NickE Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks for the reply. You've confirmed what my gut was telling me. I think the firewall capabilities of the Router & Vista Firewall will be sufficient. Cheers for the links for the other software. Nidk "Mick Murphy" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > A disadvantage if you install Norton! It is a resources hungry program that > tries to be everything to everybody, and fails! > > Below is what i use for security: > > Vista’s Firewall is very good! > > http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html > > Above is a link to Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus > It is low resource using, free and Vista 32bit and 64bit compatible. > Only have one (1) anti-virus installed; more than 1 can cause conflicts. > > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html > > For Spyware removal, use the above link to “Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2†> Download it, install it, update it, immunize your system and scan your > System with it. > > http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ > > For a non-scanning, but running in the background, Program to STOP Spyware > being downloaded to your Computer, use SpywareBlaster 4, available at the > above link. > > > -- > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > "NickE" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > Hi, > > > > The machine I just purchased came with AVG (free). I've read that the Vista > > firewall is fairly strong. > > > > Is there any benefit in me installing Norton 360 v2 or is the protection I > > get from Vista Firewall and AVG just as strong? > > > > Thanks > > Nick</span></span> Quote
Guest Mick Murphy Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 No probs. Thanks for the reply! -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "NickE" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Thanks for the reply. You've confirmed what my gut was telling me. > > I think the firewall capabilities of the Router & Vista Firewall will be > sufficient. > > Cheers for the links for the other software. > > Nidk > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > A disadvantage if you install Norton! It is a resources hungry program that > > tries to be everything to everybody, and fails! > > > > Below is what i use for security: > > > > Vista’s Firewall is very good! > > > > http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html > > > > Above is a link to Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus > > It is low resource using, free and Vista 32bit and 64bit compatible. > > Only have one (1) anti-virus installed; more than 1 can cause conflicts. > > > > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html > > > > For Spyware removal, use the above link to “Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2†> > Download it, install it, update it, immunize your system and scan your > > System with it. > > > > http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ > > > > For a non-scanning, but running in the background, Program to STOP Spyware > > being downloaded to your Computer, use SpywareBlaster 4, available at the > > above link. > > > > > > -- > > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > > > > "NickE" wrote: > > <span style="color:darkred"> > > > Hi, > > > > > > The machine I just purchased came with AVG (free). I've read that the Vista > > > firewall is fairly strong. > > > > > > Is there any benefit in me installing Norton 360 v2 or is the protection I > > > get from Vista Firewall and AVG just as strong? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Nick</span></span></span> Quote
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 On Mon, 19 May 2008 01:50:02 -0700, NickE <NickE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hi, > > The machine I just purchased came with AVG (free). I've read that the Vista > firewall is fairly strong. > > Is there any benefit in me installing Norton 360 v2 or is the protection I > get from Vista Firewall and AVG just as strong?</span> My view? There is an extreme disadvantage to installing Norton. It's the worst security software on the market. It's a resource hog and causes all sorts of problems. I strongly recommend against it. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup Quote
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 NickE wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Hi, > > The machine I just purchased came with AVG (free). I've read that the Vista > firewall is fairly strong. > > Is there any benefit in me installing Norton 360 v2 or is the protection I > get from Vista Firewall and AVG just as strong? > > Thanks > Nick</span> I suspect that you will get a lot of responses relating to Norton/Symantec software. The general consensus will be to avoid the software. It will not, in my and many opinions, add much in the way of security and will cost you in performance. AVG is well thought of. I'm not a fan, but there are many who use it and are very satisfied. Be sure, though to keep the signatures and engine up to date and scan on a regular basis. The Vista firewall is better than the XP firewall and is WAY better than no firewall at all. I don't particularly like it, though. There are a lot of much better (and user friendly) firewalls out there. A lot are free... You are missing a spyware/malware software. Best to have one that prevents infection... Again, there are a lot of them out there. You should, at the least, scan on a very frequent basis. I'm more a fan of security suites, especially for the average/novice user. Like any suite, it can add features you don't need or have some impact on performance. But to expect the average user to find, install and use the best individual tools is a bit of a stretch, IMNSHO.... I use (and really like) ESET Smart Security suite. It includes a Spam mail filter. If you don't want a suite, the NODE32 AV part of it gets very good ratings. -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services Quote
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