Anti virus and firewall software

Talking about Norton, Its a very effective antivirus but makes your PC's performance too slow, so most of them don't prefer to use it . Norton leaves many residues even after uninstallation, so you should download a software - Norton Complete remover(I can't remember the name exactly, but it is similar to it). As far as your antivirus problem , you should use something which protects your PC in every way, Try Avg Internet security, it has everything in it. You can aslo try Kaspersky or Panda Antivirus. I would recomend Avg Internet Security.

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I have also changed antivirus and firewall.First i had mcafee antivirus.Then i used norton antivirus.Then i got a lot of viruses because definitions weren't getting updated.then i used avira antivir virus.then i used avg free antirvirus.Now i'm again using avira antivir antivirus.Firewalls i used zone alarm.then i used comodo antivirus.when i upgraded it.It had support for windows vista.I couldn't use it.Now i'm using sygate personal firewall.

i used to use zone alarm for firewall but one time when i was trying to update it told me it was not compatible with the anti virus i was using (i don't remember which one it was). so i had to uninstall it and look for another firewall. many people recommended comodo so i went with it. their anti virus was still in beta at the time so i didn't use it. i'm currently using the free version of AVG. one thing i find rather annoying about firewalls is that we have to 'train' them. in the beginning they would keep asking if this or that program should be granted access, etc. the obvious ones like IE or firefox are easy, but there are many that i have no clue as to what they are or do. so deciding whether to allow them or not is the hardest part.

I prefer Kaspersky, it is every efficient to get rid of virus. And when i don't use it, i will turn it off to let the system run faster. Some other antivirus software can slow the system even you turn them off. Some antiviruse even omit spy soft ware of big companies. I know Kaspersky it objective and keep my PC safe.

i also used to have norton on my system, it was too heavy and everytime i turned my pc on, it would take about 5 mins to boot up completely, i used to like AVG 7.5, it was about 19 to 20 mb, so its fine, but the latest AVG ,(8.0), is about 45 mb, too heavy... What i do now is download the eset smart trial version, which is good for 2 months, and when the due date is near, i simply uninstall it and download the trial version again, its very light on your system but very strict.i would recommend it to you guys...

I used to not use any virus and anti-spyware software to prevent my computer from geting viruses ect. as they always slowed my computer down, lol yep im a spead freek, and that just anoyed me so as i knew a fair amount about computers every month or so i would go through my computer bit by bit and remove any unwanted programs, but as i was spending more time away from home my parents had no computer skills at all so they wouldnt be able to remove the viruses ect. so i found a software called SpyBot Search and Destroy, this is a free program and it prevents most viruses and spyware from geting on to your computer, its easy to use and dosent even slow my computer down that much when running, so yea take a look for it as its great and as i menchoned, its FREE! lol and it has free updates aswell.

This is a first hand field experience. But I'm sure and you know it too that its just a matter of settings. These big names in AV and firewalls market are guaranteed to work on any internet connection and we cannot ignore the fact that there are personal preferences. For me I only use freewares AVG, Avast and PCTools firewall these tools serves it purpose of protection I need.

i dont have a favorite...i just use whatever i can get my hands on...they are all the same to me. i have used norton and mcafee...and i dont really see any difference. amd lavasoft anti spyware as well.

Hi Ritz, I had that problem with Norton. It's very aggrevating. I was about to cancel my DSL provider, because I couldn't understand why I couldn't get to any other sites but the provider site. One of the technicians was very patient in walking me through the problem. So now my Norton is disabled. But is that good?

I like NOD32!! it doesn't waste your computer's resources,very small. check and kill virus quickly. and it can be configured easily!! so,I love it,and hope you guys love it too.

I use Norton 360.It is slow but is protecting me all right

I use Kaspersky. I've been using it for years now, and have never had a problem with internet and such, even when I just leave it at the default settings. Although I do modify it a little... And I've never had any malware problems ever since I started using it.

Ive used panda for alot of time aswell. Its really good, the reason you couldnt connect to the internet is because of windows firewall. If both pandas and windows firewall are enabled at the same time it always causes that problem. Anyways, i just use the antivirus i can get. AVG seems to be good but i got a 3 years free abbonement from buying my laptop on norman antivirus and its really nice too so im using that atm. Hope it helped ;)