Can We Just Bring This To An End.

[Rod McCarthy]

I have never met a group of people collectively, who have as much knowledge as I have here.

Which leads me to ask, can we just all focus and together, come to a conclusion concerning a very nice security setup, that would be lite and very secure.

Lets pick one of each below (these are just examples, but you catch my drift right)...

A security suite or firewall and anti-virus (free or paid).

One malware on demand scanners (free or paid)

One whitelist (free or paid)

and

One anti-exe (free or paid).

 

[Deleted member 178]

Just pick my config

 

[cruelsister]

Or even better, pick mine.

 

[hjlbx]

It never ends, Buddy...................................................

 

[Deleted member 178]

It never ends, Buddy...................................................

Indeed, if it ends , many vendors will close their doors and IT Pros will have to change job ^^

 

[hjlbx]

Indeed, if it ends , many vendors will close their doors and IT Pros will have to change job ^^

Yes, I agree. But I meant for OP... he couldn't get all of us to agree collectively if all of our lives depended upon it.

 

[illumination]

he couldn't get all of us to agree collectively if all of our lives depended upon it.

Statement of the year award goes too......

What works for some does not others, there will never be an agreement on one set of products.

 

[darko999]

Best config = best config for you, I don't think there is a config that will suit all users and specific issues and or features anyone could wish of have working as you want. I use ESETAV and Comodo Firewall + HIPS only and haven't had any issues with it for a long time. But this config won't work for everybody so there is no universal config sorry.

 

[KokoKid]

Everyone grew up with their own config. Some random guy on the internet said "Hey I love this config it's awesome give it a try omg!111" And they ended up trying it and it stuck.

A common misconception; Everyone needs their own different firewall for their demanded needs. One person could use their pc once a week for Facebook, is that enough to pay $50 for an antivirus, firewall, etc? No. Others might watched movies from sketchy websites, download things, etc, and for that person it makes sense to have a great firewall.

Just don't be gullible and you should be safe from malware to be honest. I probably wasted about $75 for my config tbh, since I'm very intelligent as to what I download. Others....not so much.

 

[Rod McCarthy]

Thanks for all the responses.

I wonder why though, in this very competative market one of the vendors doesn't just take the best of each of the seperate vendors ideas and put it in one package, like Super Duper Avast 2017, and thus take over the market.

You remember the salesman trick, take a 8 1/2 X 11 piece of paper, draw a line down the middle and one one side list why to buy, and on the other side why not to buy X,Y, or Z... Couldn't we do that with all the security vendors products and the one with the most / best / items on the page wins...

Maybe I'm being to simplistic.

 

[jamescv7]

Well configuration can be compared in programming, where different implementation may work a same result?but that should depends by your preferred choice.

Other people have different views of setup so as long we encourage them to use one of the suggestions then its a guarantee to be protected from the long run.

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

Thanks for all the responses.

I wonder why though, in this very competative market one of the vendors doesn't just take the best of each of the seperate vendors ideas and put it in one package, like Super Duper Avast 2017, and thus take over the market.

You remember the salesman trick, take a 8 1/2 X 11 piece of paper, draw a line down the middle and one one side list why to buy, and on the other side why not to buy X,Y, or Z... Couldn't we do that with all the security vendors products and the one with the most / best / items on the page wins...

Maybe I'm being to simplistic.

This is a wonderful & idealistic thought, and as such would fit well in a more perfect world. A simpler world.
Try to look at different computer systems in a similar way to the cars we choose.

1. Even if we chose the same year, make, and model, the blank canvas would turn out quite differently.
2. Besides the superficial color & shape, different drivers place different demands upon their vehicles.
3. The maintenance, level of insurance, and aftermarket accessories added (or removed/replaced) further create a more customized mode of transportation.

As with each individual post, like the image of the 8 1/2 x 11 paper with the line down the middle listing pros & cons, as long as each of us is granted freedom to choose (to answer the question contained in the title) this can't come to a final ending yet...

 

[frogboy]

It would be nice if was this simple but alas it does not work like that.

 

[hjlbx]

I wonder why though, in this very competative market one of the vendors doesn't just take the best of each of the seperate vendors ideas and put it in one package, like Super Duper Avast 2017, and thus take over the market.

Comodo tried it already... it doesn't work...