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    Default Spybot vs. McAfee

    Hello, I need some help here. I'm not real computer savvy but I believe my McAfee anti-virus is slowing my computer considerably. If I were to delete McAfee and replace it with Spybot, would I have the same type of protections against viruses, etc?

    My concern is that I'll leave myself open to serious problems if I don't stick with McAfee. Anyone have information they can share with me?

    Thanks in advance,

    Dan
    Last edited by tashi; 2009-02-10 at 23:37. Reason: Moved from OpenSBI Discussion

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    Hello dlewk,

    Spybot-S&D is not an anti virus program. The application searches for spyware, malware, adware, trojans, hijackers and keyloggers.

    For program suggestions please see:
    So how did I get infected in the first place?

    Anti Virus Programs

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    Default Thanks for the info

    My girlfriends brother told her it's all she would need so he dumped her McAfee. Now I just have to figure out how to get anti-virus and spybot so my computer doesn't slow down so much.

    dan

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    Talking about Mcafee, i came across an article in a magazine comparing the features and performance between various security suites. It states in the article that Mcafee's firewall is "Limited and porous". Norton had a rating of 4.5(out of 5) for firewall while Mcafee had 2.5. Why is Mcafee's firewall described as such?

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    Quote Originally Posted by chewdz View Post
    Why is Mcafee's firewall described as such?
    http://www.matousec.com/projects/fir...ge/results.php

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    So that means that i may use the Comodo Internet Security for my computer for the best protection? Or should i use different applications?

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    Actually that'll be up to you. Everyone has different tastes. Comodo Pro Firewall is pretty good. And Comodo was pretty generous to offer a security suite for free.

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    It's indeed that they are pretty generous to offer a free one.... If Norton had sold their firewall separately like their antivirus, i would have bought it.... Haha.

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    I'm not crazy about "suites", they remind me of the fax/printer/copier/telephone/scanner all in ones.

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