What Security Suite should I buy?


What Internet Security Suite should I buy?  

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  1. 1. What Internet Security Suite should I buy?

    • Kaspersky Internet Security
    • G Data Internet Security
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    • BitDefender Internet Security
    • Norton Internet Security
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how about none at all, i have not used a firewall or antivirus program for several years now & have no need to

out of pure curiosity, how do you "know" you have never needed one? Do you scan with your eyes each and every file that goes in your machine? including all your net browsing? I 100% guarentee you have not been "clean" the whole time UNLESS you have no internet at all OR do 100% of your computing in a virtual machine.
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how about none at all, i have not used a firewall or antivirus program for several years now & have no need to

:huh:

If its for personal use then any of the free options are more than adequate (as has been stated many times)but it seems the OP is insistent on paying for a solution...

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out of pure curiosity, how do you "know" you have never needed one? Do you scan with your eyes each and every file that goes in your machine? including all your net browsing? I 100% guarentee you have not been "clean" the whole time UNLESS you have no internet at all OR do 100% of your computing in a virtual machine.

But that is a good point, modern malware is often so invisible and dedicated (consumer-designed :)), that any well-known software package could be useless. If so, why bother and pretend you are safe if you install Norton or Avast? :)

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I strongly recommend ESET Smart Security 5. I've been using free anti-virus software for years and I thought my computers would be free of any and all infections. I don't visit questionable sites and I keep my OSes (Windows 7) up-to-date but despite that, ESET's anti-virus software was able to catch some pretty nasty infections on all of my computers. All of the detected infections have been missed by free solutions like AVG Anti-Virus Free 2012 and avast! Free Antivirus 6. I never thought I'd use premium anti-virus software but I'm glad I chose ESET's offerings. You can receive a 30-day free trial of ESET Smart Security 5 here.

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If I have to choose a free AV, MSE wins hands down. It's quite scary how invisible it gets and you don't notice that it is installed unless there is an actual attack.

Paid AV goes to Kaspersky or ESET. Both are good but both slow your system slightly.

Norton is meh!! In spite of all websites on Symantec's payroll say that it is lightening fast, blah blah, it somehow slows down my systems to a crawl. The lag is noticeable. So I try it everytime a new yearly version gets released and promptly uninstall it feeling disappointed.

Been using MSE since 2 years now and yet to have any problem.

My setup: 15"MBP connected to QNAP 2TB Raid1 NAS via ASUS RT-N56U gigabit Router. All my music, downloads reside on NAS. I also do a 1 click backup of my NAS to 2TB external drive every week. I have a network system image of Windows 7 1st boot state and OSX Lion Time Machine 1st boot state on NAS which I can restore in less than 5 min in case of total hard disk failure of my MBP.

So there you go! A total paranoid setup which is working fine for me. Viruses are a thing of past. :D

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articuno -

No I dont work for webroot. 3 weeks, 5-days a week of getting hammered with malware; checking different configs & conferring with other people in IT, and readily comparing it to past software we've used ? It didnt take long to see/feel a difference. At first I was against it because the webroot I remember was a bloated beast.

To elaborate - it wasnt my install with the MSE security installed - it was a couple of customers' - You say you never had a problem with - well - that is hardly kudos for security software - you mean it didnt crash ? Oh - yeah I guess thats a positive.

I am looking for non-biased, experience to tell me whats up with it. Frankly, and I am not trying to be a pr1ck, but most people who give reviews or opinions have no business doing such. Not unlike the person who claims HP makes great computers "because I had one and it never gave me a problem" - see ? Not real definitive. Not an authoritative review.

Oh and your comment about Windows having flaws, and it seems to go against my comment about not getting an infection when not running A/V software - that isn't contradictory - there are more variables which determine clean computing than just the security software.... common sense and a little experience is a HUGE factor.

I am not saying I know better, I am asking for someone who knows alot about this stuff - to explain why its good, thats all.

Tell me how its good, or why its the best -

I'll leave the first part to reply to your second post ;)

I've never had problems with MSE means: It never crashed, caused random files to disappear or missed anything. When I format I run KAV and occasionally Norton to sweep everything before I start backing up, and then again after. While saying you have had no problems is completely pointless in IT (especially given some of the massive douche rags that use it as justification), but to be frank, what else can I say?

That's fine. You have no idea who I am or what I do for a living or even if I am a real person and not a robot. I'm totally a terminator >.> I don't think I ever claimed it was authoritative. I just observed there was a noteworthy difference between home and corporate level security requirements >.<

I have no idea what you are trying to get at here.. :| Literally no idea..

Last part I will reply to after this:

artic -

LOL I re-read my post - it sure as hell does sound like a sales pitch - sorry about that.

Not at all, was just being a bit of a smart arse ;)

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My entire first reply is in response to your:

Why on earth do so many people talk good about MSE ? I dont like it at all due to past experience. If you have to justify it by saying "its free" - then its not remarkable for its ability. I think it sucks - but I wonder because I see a lot of people talk about it online, I ask people who are in IT, are in security, or network admins - they agree with me - it has security holes big enough to drive a truck through. I wonder which is correct.

Although it's perhaps not intentional, that post sets you up in a position that makes it appear as though you are calling us idiots and using "nameless" people to base this on. So if that wasn't what you were doing then I redact my previous.

Regarding why MSE is the best IMO: It's light, fast and unobtrusive. As previous, the free is a bonus. The first 3 values are all subjective, so I can't really back them up, but that's how I and a lot of others see it.

Regarding efficacy: I've never picked up anything bad and I scan with other tools regularly just to check. Again, purely subjective but all users can do is let you know of their experiences and you can infer what you want from the responses.. I can hardly write a dissertation for you >.<

I'm not going to waffle on further.

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Stick with MS Security Essentials and Router/Windows Firewall = free. Or go with Avast, AVG or any of the free ones. Best protection = common sense!

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avast and hard ware firewall. Hard ware firewall is your best option. With some stiff rules in place you should be fine.

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Buy?

Who buys these kinds of things?!

Get the free stuff. Easily as good, if not better.

MSE or Avast along with Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware and you're covered.

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I'm running Microsoft Security Essentials along with Avast Free and I've never experienced any problems with those two. They are both free, and compatible with each other.

If you are certain you want to buy a security suite, have a look at Avast Internet Security (http://www.avast.com/en-eu/internet-security)

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Don't throw your money on useless security suites which only slows down your computer and annoys with false alarms, if you want a good protection - put in front of your internet connection a router and install on PC "security essentials" or other similar antivirus + turn your windows firewall on, that's all.

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I can't remember the last time I bought security software (this doesn't include working within a company). There are loads of free equivalents that do a great job.

I've always recommended that people look in to AntiVir for their PC, and since I've been on a Mac I've installed Sophos Anti virus.

Sticking with the PC idea, I've always found that my router's firewall has done the trick (although as others have mentioned, having a laptop might mean that it's a good idea to get a software firewall as well for those times where you connect to a different network), and then I just install some things like Malwarebytes to do a regular scan.

However, in the time that I've been away from the PC Microsoft have come out with MSE, which users swear by.

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