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Seductively Sassy

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False sense of Internet security


False sense of Internet security

Many of us patch together computer security systems using free downloads, but that may be penny wise and pound foolish say some experts.

PC Magazine has reviewed many of the software suites. If you're interested in reading how they fared, go to: http://go.pcmag.com/securitysoftware


PC Magazine's favorites:
Software:
Favorite Suite: Norton Internet Security
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2023974,00.asp


Antispyware:
Spy Sweeper 5.0
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1989412,00.asp


Firewall:
Zone Alarm
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1975582,00.asp


 


This was a story done not long ago as a info on pc ...thought I would share it.


 



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I didn't look at the site in depth, but only the first 3 pages contain software that was reviewed this year, for a fair comparison all products need to be tested and reviewed within the same time span and using the latest possible definition files, as well as tested against the same threats.

Also, it still stands that some of the worst infected computers that I have worked on had Norton installed.

Norton as everybody knows is also one of the only programs that will not let itself be uninstalled easily, often needing the use of a special removal tool from the Norton website. That in itself makes Norton products very similar to malware.

The last computer that I worked on a little while back had Spy Sweeper installed, which was detecting but having trouble removing 6 malware items. I removed Spy Sweeper, installed the free progams that I always use and recommend, and almost 300 malware items were detected and removed.

I checked that the computer was in fact clean at the end using HijackThis, and also posted a HijackThis log on the forum that I moderate, where the Administrator of the site also confirmed that the computer was clean.

So much for paid for products, eh?

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Seductively Sassy

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true. I hate norton.....

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