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Which AV & Firewall solutions for Vista?

  • 13-05-2007 10:31pm
    #1
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭


    I usually use ZA and AVG, but thats on XP. Wondering what people are using on their Vista machines?


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    As of yet, many of the free third party firewalls don't support Vista.

    I use avast! for the AV as I do on XP, and currently using the Windows Firewall until Comodo release their supported version.


  • #3
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    aidan_walsh wrote:
    As of yet, many of the free third party firewalls don't support Vista....

    So I've just realised. You have to wonder did they make some last minute change that wrong footed the AV/Firewall companies or something?


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I think much of it comes down to the new driver model in Vista, and how they will be able to monitor connections. I know for one that McAfee and Symantec threw fits over it because they weren't able to use their traditional methods.


  • #5
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Ah, kinda ignored all the Vista hype over the last year or so because I haven't had time to read up on it. Guess I'll have to now.


  • #6
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    BostonB wrote:
    I usually use ZA and AVG, but thats on XP. Wondering what people are using on their Vista machines?

    AVG works fine on Vista.

    I gave up on ZA for my XP and W2K machines, and moved them to Comodo, but it aint got Vista support yet, you stuck with the windows firewall for now.


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