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by **Rommaster** on Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:05 am

Hey,

Which firewall/antivirus is the best? And what firewall/antivirus software do you use yourself?

I need a new firewall, because the old one isn't as good as i thought it was.

by **krod** on Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:51 pm

AVG isn't bad, and it is free. I have been using AVG awhile without any problems.

by **zogo** on Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:24 pm

i'm using avg and zone alarm for windows... they work fine together, and they're both free.

by **d4rk** on Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:37 am

I'm using Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal and Outpost Firewall 2.5 and they are fine to me. :)

by **thebeast** on Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:11 pm

I'm using a AVG free edition and don't haved any problems and in my fathers home i used a Zone Alarm it's not bad too. My friend that firewall using about two years now and he don't haved any problems. :-)

by **Rommaster** on Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:03 pm

Well, i did have problems with ZA :P
and used AVG before, but it didn't block some important viruses. That is what i read in a computer magazine.

by **zogo** on Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:52 pm

yeah i hear people complaining on setups of certain firewalls, za included... the reason i don't have any problems could be that i'm using a free version, which is not very customizable ;]
avg has a premium av, which means that avg free is not fault-free. Still, it works for me.

Truth is, this is my 'fun' machine. I have nothing important on it, and i still back it up religiously... The machines I really care about are not connected to the internet at all.

by **hypersonic** on Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:05 am

i use outpost pro as my firewall, and AVG as antivirus. they are both unobtrusive and work fell i find.

by **Rommaster** on Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:59 am

Tried outpost after using zonealarm , then it blocked all my internet access to websites :S, i'm using mcafee now and it's working fine :D

by **Jammer128** on Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:39 pm

Rom I know what you mean, I un-installed ZA and It blocked out every site saying I wasn't "Protected". I Had to freaking reformat the HDD to get rid of it...

by **thebeast** on Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:34 am

Yeah i haved similar problem as you. But the ZA just blocked me when i'm shuted down it... :-)

by **Viln** on Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:12 pm

I have D-Link 604 and as for software it is Norton's antivirus and Sygate's firewall.
I used to have ZA but it messed up my music software.

by **krod** on Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:56 pm

outpost is a odd name for a anti-virus/firewall O.o

by **Rommaster** on Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:48 pm

Yep i think it's created by dutch people(not sure). It's a simple firewall but it also blocked all of my websites :P

by **M&M** on Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:27 am

im using norton antivirus 2005 here, and for the firewall im using the service pack 2 one as well as the hardware firewall in the router

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