Question about recommended products by you guys.

[zzang]

Hello

I read, "Sticky: Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Recommended Security products" by Wolfeymole.

And I had a question.

I see Wolfeymole didn't recommended the Zone Alarm things.

Is that product/s not recommendable?

[Goku]

Hello

I read, "Sticky: Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Recommended Security products" by Wolfeymole.

And I had a question.

I see Wolfeymole didn't recommended the Zone Alarm things.

Is that product/s not recommendable?

Hello Zzang. The article you read was written sometime back as an answer to people looking for security programs to install on their computer.

 

As you must have realized, only one section contains paid suites. The rest of the sections contain free alternatives. Also, the products listed were gone through a thorough check from the staff here and were a subject of many tests. Thus only the ones that we found the best were listed.

 

ZoneAlarm was a contender too but it didn't make it because the general consensus was not in its favour. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it is bad. It all just comes down to personal preference in the end.

 

Hope that answers your question. :)

 

-- Goku

[zzang]

Hello Zzang. The article you read was written sometime back as an answer to people looking for security programs to install on their computer.

 

As you must have realized, only one section contains paid suites. The rest of the sections contain free alternatives. Also, the products listed were gone through a thorough check from the staff here and were a subject of many tests. Thus only the ones that we found the best were listed.

 

ZoneAlarm was a contender too but it didn't make it because the general consensus was not in its favour. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it is bad. It all just comes down to personal preference in the end.

 

Hope that answers your question. :)

 

-- Goku

 

 

Oh, ok.

Well, I know people normally prefer free ones, but in performance wise, paid ones are better then free ones, right?

That's why I normally prefers non-free ones.

And of course I live in different country, which is USA.

So, ZoneAlarm one, it didn't do what you guys expected or what?

Just curious, nothing more.

So. it was only personal preference that ZoneAlarm one was taken down, right?

Or was it feature of it or performance wise or something?

Course that many tests will contain computer specification of user here.

Edited March 17, 2010 by zzang

[Goku]

You ask good questions. Let me try to answer them.

 

Well, I know people normally prefer free ones, but in performance wise, paid ones are better then free ones, right?

That is a myth. Free programs are often as good as paid ones and sometimes even better. This is a speculation mostly promoted by resellers to bully unsuspecting customers into buying their products.

 

That's why I normally prefers non-free ones.

As I said, it all comes down to your personal preference. :)

 

So, ZoneAlarm one, it didn't do what you guys expected or what?

Just curious, nothing more.

Yes ZoneAlarm was found to be heavy on resources during our testing. Also, its detection rate, though good was not up to the par with the others listed and so it was discarded.

 

So. it was only personal preference that ZoneAlarm one was taken down, right?

Or was it feature of it or performance wise or something?

No, we would never force our own preferences on the users. All the security suites listed were judged on the basis of their detection rates and ease of use. Another important criteria was their interference with other programs. ZoneAlarm failed miserably in this field because its Firewall created a lot of network problems. We also reviewed the past threads to see which programs did a better job than the others. :)

 

Course that many tests will contain computer specification of user here.

I am not sure what's that supposed to mean. Computer specifications of a user are secondary. If a program has good detection rates, its ability will not be hampered on slow computers. Besides the usage will be the same too. Its just that slower computers will experience a lag because they have lesser resources than their higher counterparts.

 

Hope that answers your queries.

 

-- Goku

[RandyL]

Goku is right on all points as to why we listed what we did and left others out. Yes there are other programs that are fine but we chose what we did after much reasearch and discussion.

 

I use Mcafee antivirus and firewall as a bundle but it's not on the list either. Just my preference.

 

I've had a fair amount of experience with the freeware we listed and I can tell you that they are excellent.

[Plastic Nev]

I also agree with Goku, he has done a good job of describing why we settled on those listed.

My own preferences are definitely on the side of "Free", I use Comodo firewall, (note the firewall only) Avast antivirus, and both Malwarebytes and Superantispyware for the none virus nasties. I also have quietly running in the background Spywareblaster. So quite an armoury, and all free.

Nev.

[zzang]

Oh, ok.

Thanks guys.

I think my question is now solved or what ever you guys put it as.