Personal Window Firewall?

Hai guys..
I am just wondering what application that you are using for your firewall/anti virus?

I have used AVG Internet Security, but I am planning to change them soon. Do you guys have any better application?

I heard about Avira AntiVir Premium Security Suite?

For my Firewall I use the standard one from Vista (I'm not very paranoid).

I use Avira Antivir for virus protection. The PersonalEdition Classic version which is free. You get a bit of advertising (about once every 2-3 days they show a window asking if you want to upgrade to a pro version) and the protection level has been satisfactory....

What about spyware, adware and all that stuff?

I use ZoneAlarms security suite - ive had no problems whatsoever - it covers me for everything!

Comodo is very good, considering it's completely free! It's not perfect, but it's heavily customisable, lightweight and easy to use.

I'm actually using Norton Internet Security at the moment, only because it was bundled with a PC my sister bought. As soon as it expires though, BYE BYE NORTON

I use Spybot Search and Destroy.
Can recommended by my computer tech repairman! Seems to have continually done the job on my computer as well as my daughters. And she's a virus, spyware magnet!

for my firewall i use a wireless router, ( nothing better ) and for spyware/adware etc, i use panda Internet security. windows defender and spybot search and destroy. ( always best to have a few, that way what one misses there is a better chance of it being picked up by the others. )

p.s, Norton security is the worst you could ever use, its NOT secure and it can crash your computer when receiving updates,

example

my father was updating his Norton and it deleted important dll files causing his computer to crash and symontec refused to believe it was anything to do with them, he ended up paying £350.00 to recover what was left of his files and re-installing windows, also getting a proper security suite.

i have since heard from 3 different friends that this has also happened them.

internet security is not for the paranoid, its for all those that know the true risks to your computer and information - if you don't mind sharing EVERYTHING on your computer, just stick to all the standard stuff that comes with your computer.

most of you here are proper website programmers ( not just html users ) and as such, you know how easy it is to create a script to do almost anything you want,
just think...
if its easy for you to create a program that can do exactly what you want, how easy do you think it is for someone who knows the latest hacking tricks to use them on you

most of us here study website design and have got very good at it, if we were hackers, we would be at the top of our game, what would you do with skills like that ?

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Alright, on my Windows machine I have the following setup.

Firewall
Zonealarm

Virus + Rootkits
AVG Free
AVG Anti-Rootkit Free

Spyware
Spybot S&D
Windows Defender
Spyware Blaster

Registry
Registry Mechanic

Others
CCleaner
HDDlife Pro
WireShark

I use the McAfee suite.

It's great, covers everything. Never had a virus yet.

avast! and spybot s&d

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i use my netgear router as a firewall and avg free.

Never had a virus

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nice everyone.. I'll have a closer look at all your link when I am done with my internet connection problem Nice one Jacob.

Ok, I have decided to use ZoneAlarm, thanks to Marc and Jacob!

Is it ok if we installed/use 2 or more antivirus in a PC? Like AVG and Avira or ZoneAlarm?
Is it advisable?

might not work with each other.

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you mean program crashed?

You guys should know that some virus software corrupts your computer! Things like Symantec, CA, and AVG are the worst! I strongly suggest using AVIRA, the best Anti-virus ever. Feel free to disagree, though...

AVG? Worst? AVIRA, AVAST and AVG are the most popular and top product from what I have read in most of the IT megazine..
I have been using AVG for quiet sometime, haven't found any problem yet

That's because those problems are internal. Your hard drive gets fragmented when you use those anti virus programs. And that leads to a slow computer!

Every antivirus slows down your pc. Especially my experience with Norton!
It all depends how well you maintain your pc (registry, defragmenting hdd, etc...)

Yahoo Answer:

Yes, but most people (like my friends) have no idea how to do it. They don't even know ow to clear the cache! It's much to complicated for the average PC user. That's why using a good anti virus program, that doesn't even do that crap in the first place, is highly recommended. And like I said, AVIRA is the best in my opinion since it does not corrupt your computer...