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Old 09-21-2006, 11:20 AM  
SinSational
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What SW do you run to protect your computer?

As of now I'm running:

Anti-Virus - NAV Corporate Edition
http://www.symantec.com/Products/ent...info&refId=805

Spyware - Spybot
http://spybot.com/en/download/index.html (free)

Firewall - ZoneAlarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...n&lid=nav_z a (free)

It seems now that a lot of the companies are offering 'suites' which provide protection from spyware, spam, viruses, trojans, firewall etc.

I was wondering what experience people have had with the following products or any other recommendations:

This looks like a great product 'A-Squared Anti-Malware'. I installed the 30 day free trial and worked well. It does trojans, dialers, worms, spyware and traces. Basically all 'malware':
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/

My computer came with McAfee Security Center installed for a trial period which came with anti-virus installed. Of course now I get pop-ups asking to register as well as purchase other products everytime I boot.

This Suite has a number of products.
http://us.mcafee.com/root/package.asp?pkgid=272
McAfee Internet Security Suite
8-in-1 protection
Anti-Virus
Anti-Spyware
Firewall
Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing
Privacy and Identity Theft Protection
Parental Controls
File Back-up and Restore
McAfee Security Center and PC Health

They also have a 'Total Protection' suite:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/package.asp?pkgid=274
McAfee Total Protection
10-in-1 protection
Anti-Virus
Anti-Spyware
Firewall
Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing
Privacy and Identity Theft Protection
Parental Controls
File Back-up and Restore
Wireless Network Protection
Network Optimization
McAfee Security Center and PC Health

Then there is Norton Internet Security:
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoff...s&pvid=nis2007


I'm considering getting rid of NAV Corp. Edition, spybot and ZoneAlarm and getting:

McAfee Security Suite

A-Squared Anti-Malware

Does anyone have any other suggestions/comments on the products above?
NAV, ZoneAlarm and spybot have done fine so far, but it seems like the McAfee products are a step ahead, and I don't mind paying for peace of mind.

thanks
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