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[Znod]

Hi Friends:

We have been at the Vista thing for quite a while now. I am wondering what everyone has settled on security-wise. Here is what I am doing:

Laptop:

Vista Firewall when out and and about (incoming only)/Router firewall otherwise
Public Network when out and about/Private network otherwise
Ad-Aware SE Plus, including real-time monitoring (only web activities)
UAC on full blast
Avast Home (free)
Common sense on ( )

Desktop:

Router firewall
Private network
Ad-Aware SE Plus, including real-time monitoring (only web activities)
UAC on full blast
Nod32 (free) on 64-bit/Avast Home (free) on 32-bit
Common sense on ( )

[ProCookie]

AVG Free Edition
Windows Firewall
Windows Defender
UAC On

Im quite happy with this setup, i have never had a virus or spyware.

[Wiggles]

Hi Znod, very interesting thread I'll give you my list.
Laptop:

Avast Home Edition (32-Bit)
UAC (Even though I hate it but it is better to be safe than sorry)
Windows Firewall
Ad-Aware SE Personal
Ad-Aware 2007 Beta Six
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Advanced WindowsCare Personal V2 Beta 3

I did have Norton Internet Security 2007 with a 90 Day Subscription that came with my laptop but after running LiveUpdate and install updates, Norton fails to load and was completely unusable and after reformatting the HDD 3 times and start Norton again it works until LiveUpdate installed updates.

I may get Norton 360, I have good things about it and I won't to have all these security programs but I really care for my laptop, I still have the plastic protective cover on the front of my laptop after having it 3 months!

[ProCookie]

you so have to sell your laptop to me for.......£5!

[Midway]

Norton Internet Security '07
UAC
Standard User

I am going to try this without an antispyware program for a while. Norton has a good malware detection rate anyway. After a couple of months I will install a dedicated A/S program and look at the results.

[Wiggles]

Originally Posted by AnthonyCook

you so have to sell your laptop to me for.......£5!

Oi!
Stupid Norton's fault, not me laptop!

[ProCookie]

Mid just use Defender, its built in with vista so it might be worth keeping that on.

[Midway]

Originally Posted by AnthonyCook

Mid just use Defender, its built in with vista so it might be worth keeping that on.

I was just in a discussion about this over on Wilder's Security forum. Someone posted a link to a AV test on PC World (performed by AV-test.org). Upon reading Norton's review (which came in 2nd under KAV) it states this:

During our design tests on Windows Vista Ultimate, the program turned off the built-in Windows Defender antispyware utility without notice. This is not because the utility conflicts, according to the company, but because Symantec feels "Windows Defender offers no value beyond what Norton offers." BitDefender Antivirus 10 was the only other program we tested that disables Defender when it installs.

[Trend Micro also disabled WinDefender when I tried it too]

I did not notice that Norton did this until SecCenter reported that Norton was handling malware/spyware. I looked into process viewer and sure enough WD was disabled.

But really I do not care about WD. It's detection rate is lackluster and I would rather trust Norton with that job than it.

[airman]

Symantec Corp 10.XXX antivirus, Search and Destroy, and Windows Vista Advanced Firewall until ZA Pro gets it together with a stable version and of course what what you open do not surf the porno sites and do not download illegal stuff and last but not least do not open unknown attachment in an e-mail.

[jimpac]

AVG Free 7.5
Vista Firewall
Router Firewall
Ad-aware SE Plus
Windows Defender
UAC on

Also waiting patiently for compatible Zone Alarm firewall.....or maybe use Comodo firewall (which I'm using on my XP machine and so far like very much!)