Security package

[Lucifers_Ghost]

Greetings again all,

Sooo I just got a Dell Latitude D820 through work and it didnt come with any AV, ASW, or FW software on it. My boss recommended that I go and get Norton Internet Security as this is the one that he is currently using, but left it open for me to choose.

Anyone have any other suggestions for a security package including those 3 big ones?

Any advice is as usual, greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
LG

[JohnnyMalaria]

I have NIS on one of my systems.

It's okay but will occasionally hog the system - usually when doing a system scan.

[Bjs]

Avg , and it's not a system hog like other's , with a bonus of two year's of update's included .

[MJA]

free firewall
comodo
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

ZoneAlarm

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

free anti-virus
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

avast

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html


FREE Anti-Spyware

AVG Anti-Spyware

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

SPYBOT

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10122137.html

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I'm a big fan of Kaspersky ,but they don't offer any free software,only 30 day trail.

http://usa.kaspersky.com/trials/trialsregHOME.php?aw=Trials+Page&ref=/downloads/trial-...pter=159339192


NOD32 2.5 also a very good AV

[daamon]

Excellent information at www.download.com 's "Security & Spyware" section.

Read up on above recommendations, as well as reviews and make an informed decision and choose what you feel is right for you and your budget. Good luck.

[gadgetguy]

free firewall
comodo
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

ZoneAlarm

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

free anti-virus
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

avast

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html


FREE Anti-Spyware

AVG Anti-Spyware

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

SPYBOT

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10122137.html

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I'm a big fan of Kaspersky ,but they don't offer any free software,only 30 day trail.

http://usa.kaspersky.com/trials/trialsregHOME.php?aw=Trials+Page&ref=/downloads/trial-...pter=159339192


NOD32 2.5 also a very good AV

Most (if not all) of these free options are not free for commercial use and as this is a laptop from/for work, it is commercial use. Having said that, the options listed here that I'm familiar with are worth paying for.

[MJA]

Most (if not all) of these free options are not free for commercial use and as this is a laptop from/for work, it is commercial use. Having said that, the options listed here that I'm familiar with are worth paying for.

if the company is paying why not

[CrayonEater]

Whatever you do, DO NOT use Norton's, irrespective of what your boss thinks about it.

I'd go with AVG and Comodo firewall as well. Avira Anti-vir is also good ... even picks up some of my old DOS viruses and some of my pen-test tools as malware...it's almost too good.

[Lucifers_Ghost]

I believe McAfee has a good "package" deal for the AV/FW/ASW. That one any good?