Software

[Girl In the OC_IHB]

<p>Since you all were so great with the TV questions... got another one for you!</p>

<p>What are your thoughts regarding virus software & personal firewalls...? Norton? McAfee?</p>

<p>How about spyware protection?</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>GITOC</p>

 

[Nude_IHB]

<p>Norton has a product that does it all. I use it, and I run AdAware weekly.</p>

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[zovall_IHB]

I stay away from Norton and McAfee because they seem like resource hogs to me. For firewalls, I simply use the one built into Windows XP SP2. For antivirus, I use the free version of <a href="http://www.avast.com" target="_blank">Avast</a>. I'm not currently using any antispyware, but on my parent's computers I've installed the Windows Defender product from Microsoft which is free if you have a legit copy of Windows XP.

 

[biuniu_IHB]

I too try to run AdAware on the pc that I have. I don't run anything on my mac.

 

[jwbrown77_IHB]

Norton has become basically unusable. As zovall said it's a complete resource hog.





My favorite AV client (the one I'm deploying and supporting at work so I stand by it) is NOD32: <a href="http://www.eset.com/products/index.php">www.eset.com/products/index.php</a><a href="http://www.eset.com/products/index.php" name="NOD32"></a>





It's extremely lightweight and effective, and it scans your system real-time.





For spyware, the free Ad-Aware is adequate. Just make sure to run updates and scan once every few weeks.

 

[effenheimer_IHB]

Zovall, I'm trying Avast just for the halibut. I have access to McAfee's corporate version but I'll see how I like this. I'm impressed that it's free.