Advice on security software

Voy06 · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:43

Hi, on my PC I have Zonealarm free firewall and Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4. In your opinion is this adequate protection or are there any other programs you recommend I use alongside what I have already?

Thanks.

Witcher1979 · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:46

If you run windows 7 then the windows firewall plus router hardware firewall are top notch.

Also Microsoft Security Essentials which is free to download are all you really need. If running XP/Vista I have no idea any more.

Cheers

Voy06 · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:02

voorhees1979 said:
If you run windows 7 then the windows firewall plus router hardware firewall are top notch.

Also Microsoft Security Essentials which is free to download are all you really need. If running XP/Vista I have no idea any more.

Cheers

Thanks for the suggestion. Would Security Essentials clash do you think with NOD32 as I believe Security Essentials is also an antivirus?

chuffnut · 16 Jun 2011 at 22:42

Voy06 said:
Hi, on my PC I have Zonealarm free firewall and Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4. In your opinion is this adequate protection or are there any other programs you recommend I use alongside what I have already?

Thanks.

That is more than adequate , stop worrying.

Voy06 · 17 Jun 2011 at 09:25

chuffnut said:
That is more than adequate , stop worrying.

I'm not worrying, i'm just asking if anything else should be run alongside what I already have. Cheers.

Raumarik · 17 Jun 2011 at 09:33

You don't need NOD if you have MS Security Essentials, I'd never run two AV programs no the same PC - at least both actively scanning on demand as it'd cause problems and a performance hit. MSSE is more than enough for AV protection currently unless you are a very, very daft user who's visiting every dodgy site under the sun and running anything that pops up without checking

Duke · 17 Jun 2011 at 10:12

Yep thats fine. Although tbh, Zonealarm is a bit old school now. Not really found the need for a software firewall.