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Title: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: Lisandro on July 18, 2005, 12:13:34 AM: AVG has a paid version with firewall (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/AvgPlusFw).
Does anybody test it? I know the most of us does not like 'integration' of these applications making a all-in-one system.
Anyway, just to start a discussion about this 8)
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: MFB on July 18, 2005, 12:33:51 AM: I don't feel like that their firewall is strong. I doubt most of us tested this product yet. ;)
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: xistenz on July 18, 2005, 01:45:50 PM: I remember testing the beta. It was rubbish!
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: Vlk on July 18, 2005, 04:05:39 PM: The firewall is a junk (details may come later)
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: Kirby on July 18, 2005, 06:46:45 PM: AVG + Firewall is basically just the crap of Kerio modded to fit in with the AVG GUI

The problem with combo antivirus/firewalls is that either component is usually not made by the same company

Examples:
Zonealarm w/ Antivirus = Zonealarm firewall / Mcafee antivirus
AVG w/ Firewall = AVG antivirus / Kerio firewall
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: RejZoR on July 18, 2005, 07:16:42 PM: As far as i know ZoneAlarm is using VET,not McAfee...
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: Lisandro on July 18, 2005, 08:43:38 PM: Quote from: Vlk on July 18, 2005, 04:05:39 PM
The firewall is a junk (details may come later)

They will be welcomen... Anyway, I think I've already read something here. ::)
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: lukor on July 29, 2005, 04:40:04 PM: Quote from: Kirby on July 18, 2005, 06:46:45 PM
The problem with combo antivirus/firewalls is that either component is usually not made by the same company

Examples:
Zonealarm w/ Antivirus = Zonealarm firewall / Mcafee antivirus
AVG w/ Firewall = AVG antivirus / Kerio firewall

I don't understand why someone might think that AVG has a Kerio firewall component. It does not work in a similar way, it does not provide same level of protection and is based completely on a different technology.
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: darth.mikey on August 02, 2005, 07:59:20 PM: If AVG was the only av in the world i would switch to linux ;)
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: YLAP on August 02, 2005, 08:07:52 PM: Quote from: darth.mikey on August 02, 2005, 07:59:20 PM
If AVG was the only av in the world i would switch to linux ;)

Nope, I'd rather reinstalled my windows everyday! ;D
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: darth.mikey on August 02, 2005, 08:15:32 PM: Quote from: =YLAP= on August 02, 2005, 08:07:52 PM
Quote from: darth.mikey on August 02, 2005, 07:59:20 PM
If AVG was the only av in the world i would switch to linux ;)

Nope, I'd rather reinstalled my windows everyday! ;D
You must really like installing windows huh? ;D
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: YLAP on August 02, 2005, 08:51:51 PM: It's peace of cake! ;D
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: MFB on August 02, 2005, 09:52:31 PM: Reinstalling Windows is pain suffering at first but once you keep doing it daily it can be less stressful. :)
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: YLAP on August 02, 2005, 09:56:39 PM: Counting my help to fiends it's ~10 times I've done it, so it's easy for me, but it takes same time. But thaks to avast it's more than half year working without any need to reinstall my Win. ;)
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: MFB on August 02, 2005, 09:59:28 PM: The first time I heard that reinstalling Windows is torture was from "Computer Virus for Dummies" I'm glad that some of us take the patient and effort to reinstall their OS manually. ;D
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: darth.mikey on August 02, 2005, 10:02:10 PM: I probably installed windows like 100 times or more(including for my friends) ;D
Title: Re: avast! and AVG Plus with Firewall
Post by: MFB on August 02, 2005, 10:28:44 PM: Quote from: darth.mikey on August 02, 2005, 10:02:10 PM
I probably installed windows like 100 times or more(including for my friends) ;D

I barely even try it for the first time. My friend wanted to unistall his old OS so that he can change it to Windows XP. To be honest, I didn't even know where I can could unistall his old OS. :(