Nick Wright Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 My Norton 360 has just run out. Anyone got any good advice on which one to buy - are there any good free ones out there, or should I just renew with Norton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubsport_chris Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Imo norton sucks of donkeys. use avast or avg they dont hog your system and work really well. Oh and there free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Syxx Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Zonealarm is pretty good, been using that ever since I switched to XP. They do a free version which is a simple but effective firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Ive been using Avg for years, quality product ... www.grisoft.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///Marty Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 +1 for AVG too. Had it on all my desktops and PC's for the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrow Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 AVG is good I use NOD32 on all my systems (and family's) kept me all good for years with out being all that careful about my choice of websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I just use windows firewall. Works for me. My ADSL broadband router has a firewall too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db9x Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I just use windows firewall. Works for me. My ADSL broadband router has a firewall too. same setup using NOD32 (64bit edition) with the free updates forever cn (bit of a google cryptic clue there ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 +1 for ZoneAlarm Free Edition. Been using it for years and have never suffered from a virus of infection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hey, As most of the forum have already said... For a free simple to use firewall I'd second using Zone alarm. And for free anti-virus, AVG is pretty dam good. Norton is a bitty pants Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ci Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Sorry Dave, not allowed. Content deleted - Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 If you have a spare PC with 2 network cards then try, you can get a home license for free that allows up to 10 IP addresses on your network http://www.astaro.com/ Was using it myself before I installed the Checkpoint instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 If you have a spare PC with 2 network cards then try, you can get a home license for free that allows up to 10 IP addresses on your network http://www.astaro.com/ Was using it myself before I installed the Checkpoint instead I used to use Astaro when I had the space for the extra server. Quality product - really good and as Adam said free for home use Really nice interface for configuring it too, and quite a lot of advanced features... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron///M Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 as been said avg is good along with zone alarm or buy a mac that doesnt need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ci Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Sorry Dave, not allowed. Content deleted - Sam ooopppsss... ... no worries Sam.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 as been said avg is good along with zone alarm or buy a mac that doesnt need it You should still have a firewall on a Mac, there may only be a few wild virii in the world but you leave yourself open to other attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 You should still have a firewall on a Mac, there may only be a few wild virii in the world but you leave yourself open to other attacks The mac firewall is just that it speaks French. The PC says hello and the mac says Bonjour, and confuses it. Apple are secretly spreading their french-speaking Bonjour virus by including it with iTunes and Quicktime. Soon all PCs will be speaking french... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
