Do you use a ad blocker? (subject amended at Brendons suggestion)

Err Ok done that, but,...

...seems that xoftspy has done the updates to include all the stuff it used to miss. It now grades from "minor irritation" to "major threat" and gives the source etc. Hey, I'm no expert here but my machine has improved markedly. xoftspy also updates itself when you are online, as you expect it to for "paid for" software.

OK, OK, so I'm justifying it a bit /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
Re: Err Ok done that, but,...

Uhmm, MS antispyware also updates while you're online, as do most others. The tests I put the links too are quite recent, so I doubt that they've improved xoft that much in the time available. One of the biggest differences (apart from finding more spyware) is that MS antispyware is an online application. As well as doing scans as xoft does, it also monitors files coming onto your computer in real time like an anti virus application does.
 
PC No 1 uses NORTON with all the bells and whistles.
PC No 2 uses NORMAN with all the bells and whistles.
I cannot see your add on PC No 1. This confirms BrendanS' comments about NORTON SYMANTEC. I probably voted YES because I mistook your add for one of the adds in the centre.
I can see your add on PC No 2. so to make amends I voted NO.
POP-UPS & SPAM.
There are nil to neglible Pop-ups and Spam with either system, and both provide excellent ant-virus protection.
One tip I can pass on from painful experience. NEVER EVER RUN NORMAN & NORTON AT THE SAME TIME. YOUR PC WILL BECOME HOPELESSLY GRID-LOCKED.
 
Re: Do you use a pop-up blocker?

Norton Internet Security (Symantec) is the best product all around and good for ad blocking use as it also contains Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus and Firewall. Works well with XP and you can have different settings for multiple users (particularly the kids) while permitting certain web-sites and category access for individual users.
 
Re: Do you use a pop-up blocker?

It's no good telling me, I've alreaady got all the security software I need, and personally don't think that Norton is the best all round product at all
 
Re: Do you use a pop-up blocker?

Please enlighten then....... what would you recommend as a better all round security product for home use ?
 
Re: Do you use a pop-up blocker?

It depends on your usage and system, but Norton has huge system overheads, and many IT professionals won't use it on commercial networks for a variety of reasons.

If I was recommending to a typical home user, then the following make a good security system, and most are free
anti virus - Avast
Firewall - ZoneAlarm
pop up blocker - Google toolbar
antispam - Qurb
antispyware - MS antispyware (aka Giant)
 
Re: Do you use a pop-up blocker?

While I wouldn't necessarily knock the individual products you've listed nor your argument over system resources I would put the following point forward-

Norton Internet Security provides a multi-functional security product with a common management console which also provides Live Update across all the products rather than individually managing all those separate security elements. Rather easy for the home user to manage which is the key point to continually be 'security safe'. Also from an Anti-Virus standpoint Norton has a highly robust 'Follow the Sun model for delivering and deploying definitions (updates) generally in less than 2 hours of an outbreak with hundreds of 's/w developers versus a handful for Microsoft's Giant (there's irony)! It is also noteworthy that a great portion of necessity for such software are the vulnerabilties within the MS O/S system.

I would acknowledge that enterprises tend to use 'best of breed' technologies and thus tend to plumb for point products.
 
Re: Do you use a pop-up blocker?

Deployment of updates to antispyware hardly needs to have a follow the sun model.
Avast's updates however are extremely timely, and more than rival Norton antivirus

Using these products, I don't have to manage any updates at all. All are completly automatic, and are far, far more efficient than liveupdate (which is particularly bad on dialup)
 
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