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Community weekly poll: Which antispyware utility would you use?
- 5/9/06 3:01 PM
Which antispyware utility would you use?
by Marc Bennett - 5/9/06 3:01 PM
If you could choose only one antispyware utility to protect your computer, which one would you use and why?
Computer Associates Pest Patrol
Lavasoft Ad-aware
Microsoft Windows Defender beta 2
McAfee Antispyware
PC Tools Spyware Doctor
PepiMK Software Spybot Search and Destroy
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware
Webroot SpySweeper
Zone Labs ZoneAlarm
Other (what is it?)
Ghostsurf Pro
by Jim Olliges - 5/9/06 6:36 PM In reply to: Which antispyware utility would you use? by Marc Bennett
This shareware utility coupled with MS Antispyware get's the job done for me.
Jimbo
Zone Alarm Suite works for me
by 43seahorse44 - 5/9/06 6:44 PM In reply to: Ghostsurf Pro by Jim OlligesThis suite works well-it has already caught several viruses that came out of nowhere. I also have the trend antivirus that's part of the Fix-It utility suite. These two work together well.
2 AVs
by twl845 - 5/9/06 7:06 PM In reply to: Zone Alarm Suite works for me by 43seahorse44ZASS has it,s own anti-virus, and you also have Trend AV if I read your thread right. You should only have one AV on a machine, or you'll have conflicts. Unlike anti-spy programs where you can have as many as you want.
yes
by helloknight - 1/15/07 4:25 PM In reply to: 2 AVs by twl845Be sure to listen to twil845 , he is all knowing
Zone Alarm is too intrusive
by artzy - 5/9/06 10:31 PM In reply to: Zone Alarm Suite works for me by 43seahorse44I've tried almost all of the protection systems, especially the free ones. Sure Zone alarm works (as do most of them) but it literally takes over your PC, kills your firewall and takes forever to load. Yes, it worked, but so did the Gestapo. There's a limit to being protected. It stops when it takes your system prisoner.
Zone Alarm stuff
by Supernerd - 5/10/06 12:18 AM In reply to: Zone Alarm is too intrusive by artzyZone Alarm will take your computer prisoner, if you don't configure the Programme Control settings. Once you do that, ZA becomes a dream to operate.
I use ZoneAlarm and I love it as it's actually a very powerful firewall, more powerful than the XP built-in firewall. Not compatible with my AVG antivirus, but beggars can't be choosers. They more or less ignore each other, so there's no conflicts.
how do we programme it
by catkins - 5/10/06 12:43 AM In reply to: Zone Alarm stuff by SupernerdYou say zone is just fab so long as you programme it to keep it in check kind of thing but pleaseeeeeeeeee can you tell us (in english please hehehe) how do we do this programme thing
Thanks in advance xxx
program'g zone alarm
by laddie1st - 5/11/06 1:21 PM In reply to: how do we programme it by catkinslike another party asked, HOW do you program zone alarm? i have dell demension DE051 with win.XP home ed., running IE6.0. i don't have a problem except,i don't know how to program zone alarm.
It doesn't like we will be told laddie
by catkins - 5/11/06 11:08 PM In reply to: program'g zone alarm by laddie1stcome on all you brainy computer buffs and help me and laddie to get zone alarm without it taking over our computer. Someone said we could have it working just great if we programmed it in properly so I guess they mean to not allow parts of it to work BUT how do we do that. I have XP if that helps pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Zone Alarm quest
by scottyat2 - 5/12/06 5:20 AM In reply to: It doesn't like we will be told laddie by catkinsI had used Zone Alarm a few years back.
I'm not sure what to tell you other than Uninstall
ZA. I wouldn't disallow parts of the program.
What good would that do you, it's like running a 4 cylinder car with only 2.
Maybe you can find a different utility other than ZA
that will resolve your current issues. Do some research
at other forums such as the Product you want to buy.
Good luck!
No good.
by mcdozer - 5/10/06 3:54 AM In reply to: Zone Alarm stuff by SupernerdZA was the best firewall around until it was bought by an Isreali company last year. Since then, it will actually leave spyware on your PC itself!
If you use ZA, use an old version & don't update!
100% in agreement with you
by swabs36 - 5/10/06 8:03 PM In reply to: Zone Alarm is too intrusive by artzyit does basically take over your system and you always have to make the choice of allowing things or denying them and even if u click the checkmark it still comes back whenever you open up the same program. if you download music this is not the program for you.
FireFox!
by leonbev - 5/9/06 7:34 PM In reply to: Ghostsurf Pro by Jim OlligesEver since I switched to Firefox for web browsing, I haven't had a single spyware infection on my PC's. If I had to choose one piece of software to choose from to keep spyware from infecting my system, I'd choose the one that keeps my computer from being infected to begin with!
Reply to: FireFox!
by Keving3 - 5/9/06 8:16 PM In reply to: FireFox! by leonbevI'm beginning to think that it has more to do with where you surf.
I've been using MS Defender since the old pre defender beta days(as if it will graduate from beta some day) it used to catch something once in a while, but hasn't come up with anything in over 2 months now.
And-Yes, I did check my computer with adaware just to be sure it (defender) was on and wworking.
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