Firewall?

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Originally Posted by MalicE

steer clear from avast. that fucker constantly downloads and uploads..... something

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I use Avast, and have had no problems I can think of.

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Originally Posted by Vampothic

I use Avast, and have had no problems I can think of.

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yeah it works fine, but it uses a lot of your bandwidth. and our data usage has gone down a lot since we got rid of it

Avast and AVG have very weak /passive firewalls...but ok for normal browsing...ie: no crack/hack/porn sites :P careful for P2P sites as well...but it works very well for average users.
Drive by downloads have become a major issue of late...

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Originally Posted by Banelight

Avast and AVG have very weak /passive firewalls...but ok for normal browsing...ie: no crack/hack/porn sites :P careful for P2P sites as well...but it works very well for average users.
Drive by downloads have become a major issue of late...

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we switched to Comodo Internet Security now, seems to be working.... I think

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Originally Posted by MalicE

yeah it works fine, but it uses a lot of your bandwidth. and our data usage has gone down a lot since we got rid of it

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What anti-virus would you suggest I use?

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Originally Posted by Vampothic

What anti-virus would you suggest I use?

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well like I said, we're using Comodo now and seems to be working fine

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Originally Posted by MalicE

well like I said, we're using Comodo now and seems to be working fine

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I'll consider getting it later on, see if it's better than Avast! for me, and possibly make the switch.

wow thanks for the quick responses!
i have avg and it works fine for me...
i just though something was wrong because it used to work

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Originally Posted by Banelight

Some are much better than others...I have been using Kaspersky for a long time now, one of the best imho.

Pain in the ass in beginning as it wants permission set for everything that happens, but its one of the best I have used for a long time... and im in the IT security game ;)

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Thats more of a HIPS than an AV, but same difference I suppose.

True in a way...its all part of the package tho, including firewall.

Nothing can evern write to registry without letting you know, so nice for those sneaky installs, easier to block ;) its just a pain in the ass in the begginning if you are not sure, or not used to that type of software.