You will receive as many opinions here as you will find in the reviews.
Security suites offer the simplicity of "one-stop-shopping", and you will end up with an AV, Anti-Spyware, and Firewall which presumably are less likely to conflict among themselves, than if you shop for the components individually.
The downsides to suites are:
1) No single suite has the 'best' AV,
and the 'best' antispyware,
and the 'best anti-trojan,
and the 'best' firewall. Whichever suite you pick will be a compromise.
2) There are no "free" suites, whereas you can certainly find all the components individually which are both reputable and free. (One exception is that some ISPs offer free security suites. Personally, I would not trust my security to my ISP).
3) Suites are more likely to slow down your PC compared to well-chosen individual components:
http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/other/what_really_slows_windows_down/5 Depending on your system, this may or may not be an important consideration.
All that said, if you have decided that the benefits of a suite outweigh its extra cost, and the hassles of picking the 'best' components individually, then
ZoneAlarm's Internet Security Suite is worth trying (and a free trial period is available).
My personal opinion, FWIW, is to avoid anything from Norton or McAfee (whether as a standalone, or as a suite).
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Identifies programs and lets you monitor and remove startup programs that slow down and may even harm your system! Startup Commander lets you view and control which programs start within Windows.
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The easiest and most complete way to uninstall unwanted programs, remove Internet clutter, safely move programs to a different drive or computer, and back up and restore installed programs.
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Bootable Rescue CD includes full NTFS support and easy to use XP style interface. Rescue disk is not dependent on Windows and works to bring failing and non-booting Windows environments back to health.
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If you are recycling, donating, reassigning, or disposing of your PC, SecurErase enables you to easily, quickly and permanently delete all of the personal and confidential data on a hard drive.
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From Chris
My computer Dell Dimension 1100 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2 512 MB of Ram Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz HDD WDC WD800BB-75JCO 80GB C: HDD Samsung SV2042H 20GB F: TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C D: LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S E: Linksys wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4
my security software VCOM SystemSuite 7 Professional Windows Defender
If you change your mind, and want to consider the "pick & choose --- combine" FREE components, you can find a good list of choices (and some suggestions) in my posts [messages 2,3, & 4] in the following thread:
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1) No single suite has the 'best' AV, and the 'best' antispyware, and the 'best anti-trojan, and the 'best' firewall. Whichever suite you pick will be a compromise.
2) There are no "free" suites, whereas you can certainly find all the components individually which are both reputable and free. (One exception is that some ISPs offer free security suites. Personally, I would not trust my security to my ISP).
3) Suites are more likely to slow down your PC compared to well-chosen individual components:
http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/other/what_really_slows_windows_down/5
Depending on your system, this may or may not be an important consideration.
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July 9th, 2007 08:00
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Get the only solution that offers complete PC maintenance, diagnostics, and protection for up to 3 PCs!
VCOM SystemSuite Professional is a comprehensive collection of essential PC utilities designed to maintain and protect your PC to keep it running just like the day you bought it. With VCOM SystemSuite Professional you can improve system performance, protect your system against viruses and from hackers, diagnose computer problems, recover lost data, protect against email spam, and much, much more!Benefits
Multiple Utility Products – One Simple Interface!
VCOM SystemSuite brings true integration to its award-winning suite of utility products. Developed from the ground up, VCOM SystemSuite is a combination of powerful utility packages that work and act like one comprehensive software program – a one stop shop for all your PC maintenance and performance needs. You can also check the status of your system with our QuickStatus screen.
Back To Top FeaturesVCOM SystemSuite Professional includes:
Utilities™
Keep your system running better, faster, longer! Improve system performance, speed program launch times, diagnose and fix problems, and detect hard drive problems early. Utilities includes a high-powered disk defragmenter, easy one-step maintenance wizards, ultimate tools for maintaining the Windows registry, a PC clock synchronizer, and more!
NetDefense™ Firewall
The ultimate defense against hackers! NetDefense is an advanced personal firewall protects your PC from hackers and other malicious intruders. NetDefense personal firewall is a must-have security measure for any PC that connects to the Internet. NetDefense gives you complete confidence that your critical personal, financial, business, and other data will remain safe and private.
VirusScanner™ Pro
World-class antivirus protection that allows you to scan email and files automatically in real-time, or on demand. VirusScanner Pro also scans email as it arrives and files as they are opened. Updates are downloadable 24 hours a day from the VCOM website to ensure that you always have the most current protection available.
Stop Pesky Programs From Slowing You Down
Identifies programs and lets you monitor and remove startup programs that slow down and may even harm your system! Startup Commander lets you view and control which programs start within Windows.
EasyUninstall™
The easiest and most complete way to uninstall unwanted programs, remove Internet clutter, safely move programs to a different drive or computer, and back up and restore installed programs.
Recovery Commander ™ 3
Recovery Commander 3 is fully integrated with SystemSuite and now includes the ability to save and restore Windows XP checkpoints and save and restore Recover Commander's expanded checkpoints. Advanced features include the ability to see a selected checkpoint differences with the current system, and select specific items to restore. Restore checkpoints from within Windows or from our bootable rescue Disk.
Rescue Disk
Bootable Rescue CD includes full NTFS support and easy to use XP style interface. Rescue disk is not dependent on Windows and works to bring failing and non-booting Windows environments back to health.
SecurErase™ Drive Erasure
If you are recycling, donating, reassigning, or disposing of your PC, SecurErase enables you to easily, quickly and permanently delete all of the personal and confidential data on a hard drive.
Over 60 Powerful Tools
Tune-up, protect, diagnose, fix, clean, recover, and manage your PC with over 60 powerful, award-winning tools. SystemSuite 7 Professional works the way you want to work. It offers fully customizable installation that allows you to install only the tools you want. And if you change your mind, you can easily go back and add or remove components at any time.
Easy PC Maintenance
Designed to work on all of today's Windows operating systems, VCOM SystemSuite Professional is the only utility you’ll ever need for your day-to-day PC maintenance. The easy-to-use, integrated interface allows you to defragment your hard drive, check for viruses, fix the Windows registry, diagnose hardware, and much more – all from inside one Window.
An invaluable link to system updates is also available 24 hours a day. SystemSuite also includes an emergency bootable rescue CD, basic zip and unzip functionality, and much more!
Free Bonuses!!!
PowerDesk® 6
The world's best file manager includes dual pane file management, a powerful file finder, zip and unzip capabilities, customizable toolbar, plus many other features!
VCOM Anti-Spam
Stop spam, viruses and phishing emails so they never get to your inbox. Works with all major email programs including Outlook, Notes, Eudora, AOL, Hotmail/MSN and more!
From Chris
My computer
Dell Dimension 1100
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
512 MB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
HDD WDC WD800BB-75JCO 80GB C:
HDD Samsung SV2042H 20GB F:
TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C D:
LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S E:
Linksys wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4
my security software
VCOM SystemSuite 7 Professional
Windows Defender
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July 9th, 2007 11:00