Vista - best free AV and firewall for Vista?

AV: Currently using AVG under XP. Also know about avast, antivir, PC
Tools...

Firewall: Initially will use Vista firewall as I am used to XP firewall.
Currently using Comodo under XP.

tia
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"Kris" <a@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4ehlvgd5a72p.dlg@xxxxxx
AVG's interface is nearly as bad as Avast's (which is appalling IMO), but at
least they do not slow down the computer as some others.

I use NOD32. It is really good, and v3.0 has a new interface. It's coded
in assembler, apparently, which makes it tiny in size and very light on
resources. It's also reportedly very effective

Eset Smart Security is the same thing, but adding a firewall and spam
filter, etc.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/145074/e...-security.html

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/160/secu.../products.html

ss.

If you're going to get the software, then just buy it so you know it works.

I use AVG free and ZoneAlarm. Minimal impact on system.

Just note that you'll get lots of alarms from ZA - half of M$s services seem
to want to talk on the network to someone. Why?????


"Kris" <a@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4ehlvgd5a72p.dlg@xxxxxx
AV: Currently using AVG under XP. Also know about avast, antivir, PC
Tools...

Firewall: Initially will use Vista firewall as I am used to XP firewall.
Currently using Comodo under XP.

tia
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Kris
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DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@xxxxxx TtP0310 |
| 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@xxxxxx | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
| Raidmax RX530-SS psu | dual boot XP Pro SP 2, and Vista Ult (on Wed).

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:25:57 -0600, Val wrote:
Thanks! As long as AVG works fine, I'll try that after the initial setup
and all.
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| 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@xxxxxx | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
| Raidmax RX530-SS psu | dual boot XP Pro SP2, and Vista Ult (on Wed)

As long as AVG no longer EDITs your boot files, it would probably be good to go. I know version 7 messed up your boot files, causing all other detection software to believe you'd been infected by a virus. It was annoying as hell.

"Kris" <a@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4ehlvgd5a72p.dlg@xxxxxx

Using AVG and Windows Firewall here on Vista Business.
No complaints with either.

"Val" <vmanes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:g_SdnS_p2ofFMkHanZ2dnUVZ_q2hnZ2d@xxxxxx
Can you give an example of these services and who they are trying to talk
to?

"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"
<none@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:47dcd50e@xxxxxx-privat.org...But my Windows firewall does not alert me to things trying to "get out"
Oh!

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:44:33 -0400, Kris wrote:
Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic - Free
http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html
Or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
(Choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.)
You are not going to find anything better than the Vista FW and Vista in
itself due to the advanced features the FW and Vista are using.

"Personal Firewalls" are mostly snake-oil.
http://www.samspade.org/d/firewalls.html

Jesper's Blogs-
At Least This Snake Oil Is Free.
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...l-is-free.aspx
Windows Firewall: the best new security feature in Vista?
http://blogs.technet.com/jesper_joha...01/426921.aspx

Exploring The Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...l/default.aspx
"If you try to block outbound connections from a computer that’s already
compromised, how can you be sure that the computer is really doing what you
ask? The answer: you can’t. Outbound protection is security theater—it’s a
gimmick that only gives the impression of improving your security without
doing anything that actually does improve your security. This is why
outbound protection didn’t exist in the Windows XP firewall and why it
doesn’t exist in the Windows Vista™ firewall."

Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...7-6098592.html
"...once you discover the secret of accessing its advanced configuration
settings via the MMC snap-in, you'll find it to be far more configurable
and functional. At last, Windows comes with a sophisticated personal
firewall that can be used to set up outbound rules as well as inbound, with
the ability to customize rules to fit your precise needs."
Or
Configure Vista Firewall to support outbound packet filtering
http://searchwindowssecurity.techtar...247138,00.html
Or
Vista Firewall Control (Free versions available).
Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing
activity, controls applications internet access.
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/
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Security is a process not a product.
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