The internet people that I have offers free computer security. They offer the usual mail, virus, fire wall ect... security. Even though it is free and not a name brand secrity is it trustable or should I go with McAfee or Norton? And why?
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I would agree with the previous answer with the exception of the firewall. I would also add a hardware router/firewall. They are very inexpensive now and hardware is usually better than software solutions... Does this mean I would not use zonealarm at all? No, it is great for anything that may have gotten by your hardware or came in through a backdoor. It is also useful in that it can stop outgoing traffic from your computer also.
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I also use McAfee, Also we use ClamWin Antiviris. \nAnd you don't have to buy them from a computer store just go to their website and download them you can trust them not to put anything bad on your computer! \nEveryone I know has them!\nAfter I downloaded lots of stuff from myspace I had the same problems and then after a little while maby a few days our computer crashed and we had to reboot our computer so we lost all of our things. \n Since we put those two programs on our computer we haven't had a problem and I can still download music without getting any virus's!
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u may try disabling script blocking. and if it doesn't work, then do what i did a year ago - DUMP NORTON!!!!\ntry Avast [avast.com] or AVG antivirus [grisoft.com]\nboth are terrific, and both are absolutely free.\nelse, if u really feel like spendin money, then u may opt for McAfee.\nwhats better, if u are fond of your Norton, then check the symantec help desk [norton's official website, u'll find the address in the readme].\nu may as well try disablin the script blockin, as well as check for ur browser's settings. [but i'm not sure if this will work].\nSIMPLY CHANGE THE ANTI VIRUS MAN!!
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One rule of thumb: There is no such thing as a  free lunch and there is no such thing as free software, either. F-Secure may cost you, but it's well worth what you pay, and for that you will receive peace of mind, too.
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r u talking about XOFT SPY program?maybe its safe but i dont think it works good,i,ve used XOFT SPY, but i was still having the same problems after scaning with XOFT SPY, than i used MCAFEE virus scan, i found it really great and the most wonderfull and good thing that i have used trial verision of MCAFEE, it really works, cleared spies n virues, now my pc is healthy;)
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Well Mcafee is good.\nBut Norton Internet is even better.
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No, I recommend Symantec Firewall/Anti-Virus, Ad Aware SE, System Mechanic and maybe Spy Doctor.  Some catch most, but all it takes is one bad virus or malware etc....
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Cnet only guides you to where you get the product, so it's a safe site.   However, not all the programs are free, some have trials, some are free, and some you have to pay for.\n\nMcAfee's products are not free and you will have to pay for the product before you can use it.\n\nFor good, free and recommended security programs, please go here \n\nhttp://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/showflat...\n\nI recommend AVG as an anti virus, although eTrust's 12 month free trial is excellent (I'm using it and am extremely impressed).\nIf you need other programs, go for Zone Alarm firewall, AVG anti spyware (formerly Ewido) and SpywareBlaster.\n\nIf you click on the names in that list I gave you and it will take you to the official download site. \n\nPlease ensure that you keep them all updated for full protection and check for any updates when you first download them.
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I've been in this business for many years, answering this question for over 15 years. Just antivirus software alone will help no-one.\n\nProtecting from spyware and protecting your IP address are needed first, and that means you'd want to purchase a firewall, antispyware, and antivirus software.\n\nBuying an internet security suite combines all three programs and lowers your price.\n\nYou want free? Try Zone Alarm (free version of firewall), Adaware (free spyware software), and Avast (free antivirus software). This is a great free combo.\n\nIf you want to pay for the best Suite, I would purchase Zone Alarm Suite. Thats the best (better than ANY free solution because it cryptically checks files for authenticity, something freebies do not do) and easiest to use, in my opinion. Norton is huge and inneffective. Mcafee misses too much. Zone Alarm is VERY LIGHT on system resources.  Good luck!
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IF YOU  USE FIREFOX, GO TO THE McAFEE  SITE AND DOWNLOAD THE "McAFEE SiteAdvisor"  IT'S AN EXTENSION THAT WILL TELL YOU  (WHEN USING YAHOO SEARCH ENGINE) IF A WEBSITE IS SAFE OR IF IS PHONY ETC. ONCE YOU ADD IT TO FIREFOX ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENTER THE URL IN THE YAHOO SEARCH BAR. JUST LIKE YOU WERE LOOKING UP SOMETHING. SORRY,  I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SITE YOU ASK ABOUT.
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Try using AVG Anti-Virus, it is free and it is one of the best ones out there. Uninstall mcafee first though. Here is the link to download it. http://free.grisoft.com If you have anymore questions feel free to email me.
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I am serious when I say that your next task should be to uninstall Norton completely and install either AVG or Avast for free.\n\nNorton just has too much going on and tries to literally take control of your computer. It will run very slow.\n\npersonally, I prefer Avast. It also helps to stay under the radar, as many attempts at going around Norton are out there. The updates to the virus definitions are daily.
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Hi! All these are FREE, I've used them for over a year, never any problems, together they work as a internet securty center: http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=avg%20free&tag=srch\nAVG Free\nit's awesome, at the same time get Adware SE too, Sygate Firewall is free also out there, harder to find thou, and RegCleaner from this place: http://www.dewassoc.com/support/useful/regcleaner.htm\nkeeps your registry smooth as a kitten.\nGive it a try, like I said, I'm VERY happy with these free wares
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I like CCleaner and RegCleaner.  I had a very short experience with McAfee (many years ago) and I found all of their products to be lacking, I prefer freeware protection all the way.\n\nOkay, well you don't need more than one anti-virus solution because having more than one of those on your system will potentially cause them to interfere with each other, in severe cases they will identify the other as a virus, prevent your PC from booting and generally cause more problems than having more than one will fix.\n\nI don't like McAfee and Symantec because I have seen they use far more resources than their freeware counterparts, I have also seen that AVG for me personally provides better protection than either McAfee or Symantec.  If you're interested you can check out AVG free at http://free.grisoft.com/ but if you're happy with McAfee and it works for you I see no reason to change your anti-virus solution.\n\nWith that out of the way you do need more than one anti-spyware solution.  No one program will always have the same definitions as the other and no one program will detect every single piece of spyware out there.  For this, you can keep the protection offered by McAfee as far as the anti-spyware is concerned but you should also get (you can Google them), Adaware SE Personal, MS AntiSpyware Beta, Spybot Search and Destroy, SpywareBlaster and that should keep you more than covered, I would say they protect your system when used together 100% spyware free but that is a condition I cannot guarantee so I'll say they'll keep your system 99.99% spyware free.\n\nMS Antispyware provides active protection as does SpywareBlaster and MS Antispyware is also an excellent scanner.  Adaware SE and Spybot are just "dumb" scanners with no active protection (Spybot does have the "Tea-Timer" feature but it is as annoying as heck).\n\nSpybot and Adaware (the free version) can be used without limitations and are 100% free, no ads, pop-ups or anything and no annoying screens asking you to register either.  The same goes for MS AntiSpyware but the program will expire and to fix that all you have to do is download the update package from Microsoft when it does.  SpywareBlaster is also 100% free and offers up another layer of active protection from Spyware.\n\nThose are my recommendations but this page, http://www.photoshophow.com/freeware.htm has the largest collection of freeware applications I have ever seen, there are lots of anti-virus and anti-spyware programs to choose from.
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Hi there,\n\nInstead of all these "Mine is better than yours" answers that go on around here, I'll instead answer with the facts.\n\nLooking at current protection ratings, AVG scores a lowly 90% protection against all known viruses, whilst Avast comes in at 92%. This means they are letting through roughly one in every ten viruses - pretty shocking.\n\nNorton and McAfee are slightly better by protecting against 98.3% and circa 97% respectfully of all known viruses. However, Norton and McAfee can be known for being very heavy programs which can tend to slow down certain machines. If you are thinking of installing either of these I would definitely recommend you download their free trial to check it does not affect your machine in this way prior to opening your wallet.\n\nIf you would be interested in other Security products that are better than all of these, you should try either Prevx1, Kaspersky or F-Secure who all score over a 99% protection rating.\n\nOut of these three my recommendation would be Prevx1, as this is the quickest at protecting against new outbreaks of malware.
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Be grateful that it isn't. Norton's is a big cpu hog! I quit using Norton's  quite some time ago and switched to avg free and comodo firewall...also free both are great products and protect you far better than Norton's ever will.\n\nhttp://www.grisoft.com\n\nhttp://www.comodo.com
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Zone alarm is a good firewall, they have a basic free version which blocks as much as the professional version but doesn't provide support.\n\nAVG Antivirus is a good free antivirus software.