Vista - Does Vista still need Internet security suite?

Hi, im getting a new system this week with vista on it & im not sure if the
security for vista is enough or should get other internet security suite.
Thanks

"markds" <markds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, im getting a new system this week with vista on it & im not sure if
> the
> security for vista is enough or should get other internet security suite.
> Thanks

Yes you need an anti virus product least.
You can use Vistas built in firewall and malware detection if you wish (some
do , some do not)

--

Mike Brannigan

Hi markds,

I use the built in Windows Firewall and the Free Avast Antivirus Home edition without any problems so far. I also use Windows Defender and Ad-Aware for spyware and adware prevention.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Yes, you need more.
Windows Vista includes a firewall
Windows Defender is included to help protect against spyware.
You still need an anti virus

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"markds" <markds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, im getting a new system this week with vista on it & im not sure
> if the
> security for vista is enough or should get other internet security
> suite.
> Thanks

You will need to get anti virus, so I suggest the free versions of AVG
(http://free.grisoft.com) or Avast anti virus (http://www.avast.com) I would
'not' recommend any Norton product. Windows vista has its own firewall and
malware/spyware software which I use regularly. I haven't found a need, so
far, to change either the Vista firewall or Windows defender to any third
party software.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
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"markds" <markds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, im getting a new system this week with vista on it & im not sure if
> the
> security for vista is enough or should get other internet security suite.
> Thanks

how about the compatibility of avast or other security software to vista. i
saw some product that MS are suggesting for vista. im thinking of using AVG
anti-virus 7.5 if i dont really need the whole suite.

btw thanks guys i really appreciate it.

Hi,

Windows One Care is about forty bucks a year for three PCs, and
contains all the security stuff you need. Since it's by MS, you don't
have to worry about compatibilitty. No, it's not the best at what it
does, but does seem sufficient, at least to me.

-- Larry Maturo


"markds" <markds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, im getting a new system this week with vista on it & im not sure if
> the
> security for vista is enough or should get other internet security suite.
> Thanks

Avast is fully compatible with Vista 32 or 64 bit. You do have to register it even though it's free.

Here's the link for downloading and registering:
http://avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Avast works great with Vista, but AVG does as well. Both are free. I run AVG
on one PC, and Avast on the other. It pretty much comes down to which
interface you like. Both have caught several email viruses coming in, and
both seem to use little resources.

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

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"markds" <markds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> how about the compatibility of avast or other security software to vista.
> i
> saw some product that MS are suggesting for vista. im thinking of using
> AVG
> anti-virus 7.5 if i dont really need the whole suite.
>
> btw thanks guys i really appreciate it.

Larry, I'm glad you added 'No, it's not the best at what it does' in your
post because OneCare simply isn't the best at what it does. Personally I
find it an utter pain, I certainly wouldn't use it on my main Vista
partition. I do have it on a virtual machine copy of XP but this is only
used for testing purposes and nothing more. I have found it extremely
temperamental when it comes to updating. Half the time it just sits there
unable to update and then, after about an hour it suddenly decides to update
the virus definitions etc. Onecare is certainly not on my favourite list.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
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"Larry Maturo" <lmaturo@imceda.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Windows One Care is about forty bucks a year for three PCs, and
> contains all the security stuff you need. Since it's by MS, you don't
> have to worry about compatibilitty. No, it's not the best at what it
> does, but does seem sufficient, at least to me.
>
> -- Larry Maturo
>
>
> "markds" <markds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BCD57C8D-E272-4CE7-BE0E-69509AE8A5BF@microsoft.com...
>> Hi, im getting a new system this week with vista on it & im not sure if
>> the
>> security for vista is enough or should get other internet security
>> suite.
>> Thanks
>
>