Battle Do You use Security Suite or Separate Security Product.

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Spirit

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Now a days most of the AV vendors brings Combo Security Pack which includes Antivirus+Firewall+Extra Features.

The poll is here about Do you use Internet security Suite as Kaspersky Internet Security or separate product like Kaspersky Antivirus+online Armor.

Its Easy to use Combo product but many user think otherwise.

Hope we get opinion of members here why they use combo or separate or use none
 
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I'm currently running CIS full suite, but I'll either be changing back to my old combo later which is Avira free + Comodo fw or to EAM + OA. I do like the CIS suite but I feel a lot more secure with my AV being separate from my FW.
 
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Depend the product:

1- If the suite has only one good component, i prefer make a combo by selecting the good part and discarding the rest.
2- If the suite has many good components, then i use the suite.
3- If the suite has many good components but it is very heavy, i make a combo
 

Spirit

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umbrapolaris said:
Depend the product:

1- If the suite has only one good component, i prefer make a combo by selecting the good part and discarding the rest.
2- If the suite has many good components, then i use the suite.
3- If the suite has many good components but it is very heavy, i make a combo

I think I have misquoted the question,its about what are you using now is it combo or separate product
 
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Stranger said:
I think I have misquoted the question,its about what are you using now is it combo or separate product

A Combo of suites :D

1- CIS (suite) + EAM (companion single product) + WSA (companion suite)
 
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yes, testing compatibility. i'm still disappointed by WSA , its detection rate is quite behind the others.
 

HeffeD

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Feb 28, 2011
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There are a lot of good things to be said about using components from different developers. Sort of the, 'never place all of your eggs in one basket' mentality.

However, with a suite, you are guaranteed that you aren't going to have any incompatibilities between components. And you only have a single GUI to configure all of the components.

So for ease of use and setup, I generally recommend a suite.

I do however, recommend having a few on-demand scanners from other developers for the times when you want another opinion. :)
 

McLovin

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I use a full Internet Security Suite. I use Trend as you all may know. It's up to personal preference, but I think that an Internet Seucirty Suite is better because you have everything all in one.
 

Gnosis

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Apr 26, 2011
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If I am unfamiliar or hostile corners of the web, I use Sandboxie. Otherwise, I let Threatfire AV (Level 5), MBAM and HitMan Pro take care of the rest. If all else fails I break out the bootable Dr. Web or Avira Live CD.

That said, a suite makes much more sense for most users though my son utilizes Avira Free Edition (Gaming Mode), Sandboxie and MBAM (on-demand).
 

TKFlight

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May 19, 2011
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I use a full security suite. CIS is very light and they have always had a great firewall and their anti-virus is not to bad also. I used to use Avast + CFW but just decided to remove Avast and install CAV.
 

malbky

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Jun 23, 2011
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The point is I have found compatibility issues when using a multi layered security system. So I use a whole IS like Kaspersky or quickheal, Sandboxie, EMET, Traffic Light and SAS pro realtime.
 

malwarekiller

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Well,this doesnt make any difference...as a alone AV=a security suite[not applicable for some of them]...a security suite will just have some firewall and additional stuff...1 upside on using a alone security will be is avoiding some bloated stuff from getting on your PC which applies to some security suites... these type of topics are just a waste of sodding time and anyways...u always need something additional to protect u...if u use NIS...u cannot take risk of leaving the PC alone with NIS...it is always better to Run MBAM Pro or something else along with it
 

Ink

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malwarekiller said:
if u use NIS...u cannot take risk of leaving the PC alone with NIS...it is always better to Run MBAM Pro or something else along with it

I disagree.

Norton Internet Security is quite a powerful suite, yes maybe it doesn't detect all malware, but nothing does. A user with some common knowledge about Internet Threats doesn't need MBAM Pro or other detection programs.

In my opinion a sandboxing and/or policy based solution would be more ideal for extra protection. But not always necessary.

As always it's down to the user's location, browsing behaviour, etc. Everyone's different when it comes to using a computer connected to the Internet.

One more thing, some single security products come with bloat (except ESET :heart: )
 

notorious_rn

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Jun 12, 2012
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i use separate product, AVIRA free AV + EAM + Comodo FW or PCTools + EAM + COMODO FW, i am much more at ease using this kind of combos on my PC, never got infected with virus for more than 2 years from now...

tweaking the security products is important to prevent compatibility issues if the other product has AV just disable it and same with the other one, let the other product do its work and vice-versa...
 

Tom172

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Feb 11, 2011
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notorious_rn said:
i use separate product, AVIRA free AV + EAM + Comodo FW or PCTools + EAM + COMODO FW, i am much more at ease using this kind of combos on my PC, never got infected with virus for more than 2 years from now...

tweaking the security products is important to prevent compatibility issues if the other product has AV just disable it and same with the other one, let the other product do its work and vice-versa...


You're not related to umbrapolaris by any chance are you?
 

notorious_rn

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Tom172 said:
notorious_rn said:
i use separate product, AVIRA free AV + EAM + Comodo FW or PCTools + EAM + COMODO FW, i am much more at ease using this kind of combos on my PC, never got infected with virus for more than 2 years from now...

tweaking the security products is important to prevent compatibility issues if the other product has AV just disable it and same with the other one, let the other product do its work and vice-versa...


You're not related to umbrapolaris by any chance are you?


LOL nope bro, may i ask why?
 
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notorious_rn said:
Tom172 said:
notorious_rn said:
i use separate product, AVIRA free AV + EAM + Comodo FW or PCTools + EAM + COMODO FW, i am much more at ease using this kind of combos on my PC, never got infected with virus for more than 2 years from now...

tweaking the security products is important to prevent compatibility issues if the other product has AV just disable it and same with the other one, let the other product do its work and vice-versa...


You're not related to umbrapolaris by any chance are you?


LOL nope bro, may i ask why?

HAHAHAHAHA! well done Tom :D

@notorious: check my security config, you will know why :p
 

notorious_rn

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umbrapolaris said:
notorious_rn said:
Tom172 said:
notorious_rn said:
i use separate product, AVIRA free AV + EAM + Comodo FW or PCTools + EAM + COMODO FW, i am much more at ease using this kind of combos on my PC, never got infected with virus for more than 2 years from now...

tweaking the security products is important to prevent compatibility issues if the other product has AV just disable it and same with the other one, let the other product do its work and vice-versa...


You're not related to umbrapolaris by any chance are you?


LOL nope bro, may i ask why?

HAHAHAHAHA! well done Tom :D

@notorious: check my security config, you will know why :p

aw shots, i got it, hahahaha sorry about that tom....
and umbra thanks...

anyway just learned that in this forum at least some one thinks the way i think...:D
 
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