Posted June 8, 201113 yr Hi got a new laptop with windows 7and have 30 days free McAfee internet security this runs out soon and not sure what security to put on,i like the idea of a all in one security that covers the lot. Now do i go for a paid one are they better? or a free one just as good? there's so many to chose from?.Norton 360 looks good or is there better out there so need help any computer geeks out there
June 8, 201113 yr Steer clear of Norton and Mcafee, those alone are like viruses themselves the way they take over your computer. AVG for me, runs quietly without effort, scans email and catches all the sh*t! http://free.avg.com/gb-en/download-avg-internet-security
June 8, 201113 yr I used to always use AVG but swapped to Avast as I found AVG was missing a few things. I did a hunt round the net and the better sites seemed to think AVG was becoming bloated, slow and a bit rubbish. As Mod says though, dont go near Norton, even if they pay you to take it, utter load of resource hungry sh*te. Best bet is to stick Avast on, and have Spybot S&d and SUPERantispyware for scanners. Microsoft Essentials is a decent bit of kit too.
June 8, 201113 yr Swings and roundabouts really, I had changed from Avast to AVG, cause Avast let something through! Damn those porn sites..
June 8, 201113 yr Swings and roundabouts really, I had changed from Avast to AVG, cause Avast let something through! Damn those porn sites.. I swap all the time between 3 or 4 different ones, once one starts pissing me off by being slow or sh*t. AVG just seemed to get a bit memory hungry, had my lappy hanging anytime I ran it.
June 8, 201113 yr I know it gets slagged off a lot, but I've never had a problem with McAfee, which I get free with my BT broadband. Not had any nasties in all my years of using it. In work we have Kaspersky, but I've frequently brought my USB home from work, plugged it in at home and McAfee has detectd a trojan.This has never happened the other way, so I trust McAfee more than Kaspersky. I've never heard anyone say a good word about Norton. Avira and Avast seem well thought of. I did try AVG on my laptop a few years ago but found it slow and it caused problems, so I got rid of it. I also scan with SpyBot and Malwarebytes.
June 8, 201113 yr Eset Nod32 Antivirus. I found it to be better than AVG and Avast. It's not free though. Scans with Malwarebytes, HitmanPro and HijackThis when I see the need. No sw firewall, I use the router's.
June 8, 201113 yr Funny enough, one of the best ones out there at the moment for general virus protection and malware detection is MSE... Microsoft Security Essentials It's free, lightweight, and has decent real-time protection. Stay away from Norton and McAfee.
June 8, 201113 yr Got Avast but isnt the new Microsoft Security Essential the best free one out there? PC doesnt slow down and so with it.. EDIT: Just seen Arq recommend it as well, go with it, best free one out there! Edited June 8, 201113 yr by Andreas
June 11, 201113 yr Author Hi thanks for the input.I know most say Norton not good but Norton 2011 has got some good reviews people i know have no problem with it and its going cheap on eBay?
June 12, 201113 yr Yep, Microsoft Security Essentials is what I'm using right now. No hassles and no problems so far..
June 12, 201113 yr Hi thanks for the input.I know most say Norton not good but Norton 2011 has got some good reviews people i know have no problem with it and its going cheap on eBay? DO NOT GO NEAR NORTON. It may run ok but it will be ridiculously resource hungry, will integrate itself into everything meaning whenever you try to uninstall anything it will be a complete bitch. Uninstalling Norton itself is damn near impossible at times, you usually have to write it out of the registry or it will cause errors. Basically it is a bloated piece of sh*tware, steer well clear.
June 12, 201113 yr DO NOT GO NEAR NORTON. It may run ok but it will be ridiculously resource hungry, will integrate itself into everything meaning whenever you try to uninstall anything it will be a complete bitch. Uninstalling Norton itself is damn near impossible at times, you usually have to write it out of the registry or it will cause errors. Basically it is a bloated piece of sh*tware, steer well clear. Actually.. not that I've tried it out, but I did hear some time ago that the latest version of Norton IS is a complete rewrite. Apparently the AV component has been trimmed down and is far less hungry on resources, and the firewall is based on Sygate Pro, which in my opinion was the best firewall out there, until Symantec unforgivably bought it out and threw it on the scrapheap. Symantec have a history of that kind of thing, in much the same way as Tiscali would take over and ruin what were previously very decent ISPs.
June 12, 201113 yr Actually.. not that I've tried it out, but I did hear some time ago that the latest version of Norton IS is a complete rewrite. Apparently the AV component has been trimmed down and is far less hungry on resources, and the firewall is based on Sygate Pro, which in my opinion was the best firewall out there, until Symantec unforgivably bought it out and threw it on the scrapheap. Symantec have a history of that kind of thing, in much the same way as Tiscali would take over and ruin what were previously very decent ISPs. I used to use sygate all the time, even bought it for a company I worked for. Though even if it is a rewrite Norton will always have that stigma attached to it. so f**k em.....
June 12, 201113 yr I use Avast and Malware Bytes Ditto, no problems with either ever and they dont affect the running of my system at all.
June 12, 201113 yr AVG is terrible. Norton has got considerably better, but still not the best. The best is Panda Cloud Antivirus, was rated at 99% effective in a review I read, and the free version at 97%. With Norton in the lower 90s. If you want complete protection, though. I'd say Panda Cloud, Comodo Firewall, malwarebytes and use Comodo browser with Comodo's secure DNS. It's about as good as is possible these days, with Panda being cloud based, it doesn't slow down your computer at all... does require an internet connection, though.
June 12, 201113 yr How do you rate Kaspersky? I ask because I've switched from Comodo to Kaspersky IS which I get free with online banking.
June 12, 201113 yr How do you rate Kaspersky? I ask because I've switched from Comodo to Kaspersky IS which I get free with online banking. See my post (#7) above. Doesn't seem as good as McAfee to me, but it seems pretty well thought of.
June 12, 201113 yr See my post (#7) above. Doesn't seem as good as McAfee to me, but it seems pretty well thought of. Sorry I managed to miss that... all I can say is it seems ok so far. I've never rated McAfee, but each to his own. I've also got Malware-Bytes for added security, but only the free version which doesn't run in the background, only on demand.
June 19, 201113 yr Author Well got Norton 2011 security on now and while its early days yet it seams ok and its simple to use and understand.as for McAfee tried to uninstall it you have download a tool to make sure you get ride of all McAfee?
July 7, 201113 yr Highly recommend MSE. Built-in with Win 7 I believe, works very well and is extremely lightweight and unintrusive.
July 7, 201113 yr Don't think so, although the protection would kick in once you open a malicious email. What application are you using to view your emails?
