My NIS 2004 is about to expire and I already have a (free after rebate) copy of NIS 2005, but I'm not happy with the way NIS slows down my PC. I'm considering putting together my own suite of individual packages with the hope that it won't have such an impact on performance, so I'm looking for advice.
What combination of software firewall, anti-virus, etc., are you using and have you noticed any discernable effect on performance?
Thanks! George snipped-for-privacy@nospamcomcast.net
None, because they are useless crap.
I don't use such crap, so how could I?
Wolfgang
Sygate personal firewall AVG Antivirus spybot s&d Ad-aware
How did you decide that they are all ....."useless crap".
Just curious.
Echy
search groups.gooogle.com
The topic has been discussed often enough and I'm too lazy at the moment to discuss it agian.
Wolfgang
then don't discuss it at all you e-tard
George, you're much better off with separate apps for AV and firewall, as you have chosen (in my opinion anyway).
For an anti-virus, try Avast Home Edition. It's free, and does a very good job. Has auto-updates, scans email, scans your web traffic for bad stuff and catches it before it even hits your HD. I've used Avast for years and have been happy with it for a free offering. The other pay products are more bloated and costly and don't seem to be worth the extra bucks.
For firewall, you'd be best off with a good router, but if you just want a software firewall, try ZoneAlarm perhaps. There is a free version of this also. There are many software firewalls, all of them have their bugs and problems. You'll just have to sample a few and decide for yourself which is best. Others are Outpost Pro, Sygate, LookNStop, Kerio 2.1.5 or 4.2, Jetico, the list goes on forever. Probably the easiest to use is ZoneAlarm. The Pro version has some handy extras also.
There's no substitute for a little experimentation.. :)
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