Zone alarm free version v/s and Quick heal original version 2006?

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1. jibberjabar says:

   July 29, 2009 at 7:15 pm

   Zone Alarm Free is a firewall only. Quick Heal is an Anti-virus. A firewall is not enough protection alone. You need to add an anti-virus and an anti-spyware to a firewall for complete protection.

   For your anti-spyware needs:
   Here you are:

   Pick and choose at least 2 from the list below. New spywares are created literally hourly, so no single anti-spyware can really detect all malware. Have at least 2 on hand and alternate scanning with each every few days or so. All are free. All can remove as well as detect.

   Spybot Search and Destroy:

   http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

   Ewido:

   http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

   Adaware SE:

   http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

   A-Squared:

   http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

   Windows Defender (Beta 2):

   http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

   Unfortunately, many "paid for" anti-spyware products are in fact either of limited usefulness or downright scams. When in doubt, look at the list of rogue anti-spyware solutions listed here:

   http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

   And to protect your computer from ever getting infected with spyware in the first place, you can use these 2 freebies:

   SpywareBlaster:

   http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

   SiteAdvisor:

   http://www.siteadvisor.com/

   …………………………..

   For your anti-virus needs:

   Here is a list of all the major free anti-virus programs:

   Avast:
   http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

   Anti-Vir:
   http://www.free-av.com/

   AOL AntiVirusShield:
   http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?

   AVG:
   http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

   BitDefender 8: (on-demand only, no real-time protection)
   http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en–BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html

   Clamwin: (on-demand only, no real-time protection)
   http://www.clamwin.com/

   All are fairly mediocue compared to some of the top rated (paid) anti-virus programs such as Kaspersky (KAV) or Eset NOD-32. But you can’t beat the price.