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<blockquote data-quote="Nico@FMA" data-source="post: 173567" data-attributes="member: 8154"><p>That really depend on what level of security you seek and require.</p><p>But private firewall is a ok product and Avira is not bad either.</p><p>Norton is a home product line and they are less tuned for security then for example Symantec which is their very sophisticated business line.</p><p>Kaspersky KIS is also a home tuned product as their enterprise versions are way more effective and more sophisticated then their home products.</p><p></p><p>Personally I would say that the products you have paired up would be more or less close to the average home security product and probably sufficient to your needs.</p><p>In terms of raw security and my extensive knowledge about Symantec products (Due to the fact I use it at work and at home)</p><p>I would say that it the only product that can clearly match Symantec Endpoint Protection is Sophos Endpoint Protection.</p><p>The gap between other rivals is way to big. But this is pure based upon their business line and specific towards endpoint and enterprise solutions.</p><p></p><p>Now I do know that Kaspersky is VERY solid and does provide some really good security software packages, and the same can be said about Norton and their home products, so if I do the math here and look at the results then I would say yes the level of security given by Norton and Kaspersky is more comprehensive and more sophisticated then PF + Avira.</p><p>But one needs to understand that both Kaspersky and Norton do not shine on specific fronts but they shine across the whole spectrum of their package.</p><p>So individual tools might be less powerful then your combo, but as a combined package it provided way more protection.</p><p>That said private firewall can be tweaked as they have a lot of functions so I am sure you can raise the firewall protection level a pretty bit.</p><p>But with default settings its not that powerful compared to KAV and Norton build in Firewalls (Taking into account the whole package)</p><p>But at the end of the day if it works for you then stick with it.</p><p>Do not fix, if its not broken.</p><p></p><p>I hope this explains.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nico@FMA, post: 173567, member: 8154"] That really depend on what level of security you seek and require. But private firewall is a ok product and Avira is not bad either. Norton is a home product line and they are less tuned for security then for example Symantec which is their very sophisticated business line. Kaspersky KIS is also a home tuned product as their enterprise versions are way more effective and more sophisticated then their home products. Personally I would say that the products you have paired up would be more or less close to the average home security product and probably sufficient to your needs. In terms of raw security and my extensive knowledge about Symantec products (Due to the fact I use it at work and at home) I would say that it the only product that can clearly match Symantec Endpoint Protection is Sophos Endpoint Protection. The gap between other rivals is way to big. But this is pure based upon their business line and specific towards endpoint and enterprise solutions. Now I do know that Kaspersky is VERY solid and does provide some really good security software packages, and the same can be said about Norton and their home products, so if I do the math here and look at the results then I would say yes the level of security given by Norton and Kaspersky is more comprehensive and more sophisticated then PF + Avira. But one needs to understand that both Kaspersky and Norton do not shine on specific fronts but they shine across the whole spectrum of their package. So individual tools might be less powerful then your combo, but as a combined package it provided way more protection. That said private firewall can be tweaked as they have a lot of functions so I am sure you can raise the firewall protection level a pretty bit. But with default settings its not that powerful compared to KAV and Norton build in Firewalls (Taking into account the whole package) But at the end of the day if it works for you then stick with it. Do not fix, if its not broken. I hope this explains. [/QUOTE]
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