PC Security - advice needed

August West · Post by **August West** » May 8th, 2011, 5:26 pm

I currrently have McAfee which is set to expire soon. It costs around $ 50 per year. I signed up for TWC Road Runner about 6 months ago. They offer a free service called CA Internet Security Suite. My question is, is the free service OK or should I stay with McAfee or another pay service? All advice, suggestions, and information is appreciated. Thanks, AW.

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Devil in the Blue Dress · Post by **Devil in the Blue Dress** » May 8th, 2011, 9:42 pm

I like AVG and find it has fewer conflicts with other programs. I learned about AVG from some English speaking costumer service reps for Dell back when they had great customer service. There's a free version, but the security package is well worth the cost.

http://www.avg.com/us-en/home-small-office-security

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » May 9th, 2011, 8:28 am

CA supah sucks!! As in ultra-will-fuck-your-computer-up-in-a-blink-of-an-eye sucks. Avoid it like the plague and download AVG free. (Or the pay version.) The tech I work with actually likes Microsoft's new security suite as well, although I haven't tried it.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » May 9th, 2011, 9:51 am

CameronBornAndBred wrote:CA supah sucks!! As in ultra-will-fuck-your-computer-up-in-a-blink-of-an-eye sucks. Avoid it like the plague and download AVG free. (Or the pay version.) The tech I work with actually likes Microsoft's new security suite as well, although I haven't tried it.

I run AVG as well. I did battle with CA a couple of times then shit canned it.

August West · Post by **August West** » May 9th, 2011, 11:17 am

Thanks for the help. I'll check out AVG.

AW.

colchar · Post by **colchar** » May 9th, 2011, 12:53 pm

I had problems with AVG and switched to Microsoft Security Essentials which seemed to be alright until it wouldn't update properly. I read a bunch of reviews of security software and chose Comodo which seems to be working very well.

DevilWearsPrada2.0 · Post by **DevilWearsPrada2.0** » May 26th, 2011, 3:18 pm

Which AVG do you recommend to download ?

And what is best for spyware and malware?

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » May 26th, 2011, 3:22 pm

DevilWearsPrada2.0 wrote:Which AVG do you recommend to download ?

And what is best for spyware and malware?

Free version of AVG.
Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware for spyware/malware.

August West · Post by **August West** » May 27th, 2011, 4:28 pm

I'm giving COMODO a trial run. So far it's working well. AW

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