[Ham-Computers] Firewall & AntiVirus Packages

[Jim Hill]

Hi Robert: Maybe I should let this thread expire, but here are a couple 
more comments.
The July issue of PC World has an article on security suites on page 100. 
Norton has moved to #1, with McAfee #2.  If this issue is still the current 
issue; go to the library and read the article. When the new issue arrives, 
this one will be available for checkout, and will be gone for months - at 
least that is what occurs at my local libraries.  The article mentions 
pricey McAfee phone support at $3.00/minute, but chat and email support are 
free.  I like chat support, because I can save what was said and done 
should I have another problem in the future.

My comments on Dell vs McAfee are a little misleading. You must get a 
security suite, and two or three were available, but Symantec was listed in 
a different area than the others where it could be overlooked.  If you 
asked for nothing (as I attempted), a short subscription version of McAfee 
will be provided.

Jim


At 04:29 PM 7/22/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Robert:
>It's tough deciding what programs are best, so I read reviews where the 
>reviewer ran tests (or had a professional lab do so) detecting malware and 
>give a few comments on tests performed.  Looking at PC Magazine and PC 
>World, the top two seem to be Norton and McAfee, with McAfee currently on 
>top.  Neither is perfect.
>
>I purchased a new Dell recently, and they seemed to shove McAfee down your 
>throat.  There was no way I could avoid it, so I got the  shortest 
>subscription with the idea of switching to a Zone Alarm firewall and 
>Norton AntiVirus when the subscription expired.  I liked McAfee, and 
>continued the subscription.  I had a problem, which McAfee's free help 
>solved, to my pleasant surprise.
>
>In your situation, I think I would use RoadRunner on one computer, use 
>2003 on one, and a new NIS on the third to have access to help. If you 
>have RoadRunner problems, you could recover from your backups and reconsider.
>
>Jim
>
>
>
>At 02:02 PM 7/22/2006, you wrote:
>>Group,
>>
>>We currently use Norton Internet Security on the three machines on our LAN.
>>But all three copies are soon to have to be renewed ($$).  And two of 
>>them are
>>2003, which is no longer supported on their Help system, so it's do without
>>if needed or more ($$$).  Our cable internet provider (RoadRunner) offers a
>>package that I guess you could say we've already paid for or are paying 
>>for so it
>>doesn't necessarily fall under the "you usually get what you paid for" clause
>>of Murphey's Law.
>>
>>The package is eTrust EZArmor by Computer Associates, which is also
>>commercially available.  Does anyone have any actual experience with it 
>>(RoadRunner or
>>otherwise), especially as compared to Norton?
>>
>>I'll add that I have installed the package once.  My Father-In-Law recently
>>got RoadRunner.  He had no firewall at all, and his copy of NAV was so old it
>>dated to before they started using the year as the version number.  So on the
>>basis of anything is better than nothing, I installed EZArmor on his machine.
>>But I didn't get much time to play with it as they live in San Antonio and we
>>came home the next day.
>>
>>Robert Downs - Houston
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