Re: Internet Security
- From: "Pete B" <petescastle@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:01:21 -0500
George, I am not saying everybody is wrong about the pick-and-choose method.
But as the article you linked states right out of the gate:
"Windows Secrets readers have been giving me their feedback loud and clear:
they hate Norton all-in-one products [amen, brother!! PB] and love
standalone antivirus, antispyware, and firewall apps.
Still, I have to say that security suites do remain a valid option for
people looking for no-muss, no-fuss protection for their PCs. <<< ...."
That's me... the no muss, no fuss guy.
Further on, I note that some of the reasons they prefer to pick from the
bunch seems to be because they like free apps, at least that is what they
note as plus factors. Well, I am not rerally worried about paid vs free, in
fact I prefer the pro, paid version almost always.
I used to do just what you and the article says, one brand AV, another brand
spyware detect, another brand malware etc. But not having seen that much
real difference between ther individual brands (all the AVs detect viruses,
more or less the same; all the spyware apps detect spyware, more or less
the same, etc.) I just decided that I would get the best overall package
and be done with it, since what I am most interested in, the effects of the
package on my system and its performance, are likely to be more consistent
with one brand than with three or four.
So I will be aware that suites are not the ideal, but then I am happy just
getting the second-shelf stuff instead of the top-shelf stuff. And perhaps,
unlike you all, my view of all this is that a security suite is something
that I should not ever really have to think about once I have it up and
running; security is not an end in itself, if I do have to bother with it,
something is wrong with it. I will install a suite and hopefully that suite
is what I will end up with, and I will only have to do it once rather than
three or four times and I'll be done with it. Even if it is not a Cadillac,
I can live with a Chevy that has four wheels and runs, you know? And no
matter what, it beats building the perfect car from scratch all to hell and
gone....
My $0.002 worth, anyway....
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Pete B
"George" <pop@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I currently use AVG 8.5 Pro and Spyware Doctor, too, but like I said I am
not really happy with them for various reasons not to do with security
itself, so I am looking for a new package to try. The old Ad Aware was
better than Spyware Doctor IMO. I would rather use an all-in-one than
separate, too, if it does good enough for what I need. I also used to use
Norton's but their software totally invades and hooks into your system and
conflicts with some other apps, and it will not allow you to uninstall it
because it is so hooked into your PC, it even uses a rootkit for gods
sake; I finally got it totally gone and I would never use it again (I have
found many others who feel the same way).
Pete B,
Even the experts agree that suites are not really a good thing. Read here
and learn some things. Just trying to be helpful.
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090326/
Readers share their Security Baseline nominees
This article says the same thing you are reading in this newsgroup!
George
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