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I recently upgraded avast from free version to one of the paid versions - Internet Security, to try out the combined firewall, and also because I'vr had the free version for several years and it has served me well
OMG what a palaver! I've been having intermittent problems with my imap email, mainly sending emails, and have tried many, many suggested solutions in Avast.
I've ended up having to turn off both the email and spam active scans, which would be laughable if it wasn't a bit worrying, so now I have a less secure system than when I had a free antivirus.
Anyone got any good suggestions for the optimum solution on Windows 7 + Thunderbird : Ideally that incorporates a firewall so I don't have to run 2 seperate programs. Doesn't have to be free, I just don't want to spend the rest of my life faffing with security!
also, I am hope that the filesystem active scan will cover what I need for emails for the moment anyway, it should right? Anyone use this strategy and have any opinions on it?
OMG what a palaver! I've been having intermittent problems with my imap email, mainly sending emails, and have tried many, many suggested solutions in Avast.
I've ended up having to turn off both the email and spam active scans, which would be laughable if it wasn't a bit worrying, so now I have a less secure system than when I had a free antivirus.
Anyone got any good suggestions for the optimum solution on Windows 7 + Thunderbird : Ideally that incorporates a firewall so I don't have to run 2 seperate programs. Doesn't have to be free, I just don't want to spend the rest of my life faffing with security!
also, I am hope that the filesystem active scan will cover what I need for emails for the moment anyway, it should right? Anyone use this strategy and have any opinions on it?
thanks for the replies
@dl I had some issues with ZA a while back - it wasn't recognising private from public networks correctly - bit of a security hole, I felt! that was the paid version though - and these may be resolved by now.
anyway I am trying out ad-aware anti-virus and I think I will go with hmmm's idea of using the MS firewall - it's supposed to have improved massively, so let's see...
blimey I'll have to stop paying for software - it's like the kiss of death!
@dl I had some issues with ZA a while back - it wasn't recognising private from public networks correctly - bit of a security hole, I felt! that was the paid version though - and these may be resolved by now.
anyway I am trying out ad-aware anti-virus and I think I will go with hmmm's idea of using the MS firewall - it's supposed to have improved massively, so let's see...
blimey I'll have to stop paying for software - it's like the kiss of death!
My family have half a dozen Windows PCs and I just run the standard Windows firewall and use the free Microsoft Security Essentials for AV - I've never had a problem!
Just don't click dodgy links and keep up with Windows Updates :¬)
Just don't click dodgy links and keep up with Windows Updates :¬)
[s]Hmmm...[/s] 
Both AVG and ZoneAlarm offer an 'Internet Security' suite.
I have used AVG Internet Security for a few years, the licensed version that is, and found it excellent ... but recent times have made it unaffordable.
So I now run ZoneAlarm Internet Security Free (Free Anti Virus + Firewall) ... it does the job and no problems, except for 'upgrades' which have to be manually started, which isn't a problem ;¬)
I have used AVG Internet Security for a few years, the licensed version that is, and found it excellent ... but recent times have made it unaffordable.
So I now run ZoneAlarm Internet Security Free (Free Anti Virus + Firewall) ... it does the job and no problems, except for 'upgrades' which have to be manually started, which isn't a problem ;¬)
I recently upgraded avast from free version to one of the paid versions - Internet Security, to try out the combined firewall, and also because I'vr had the free version for several years and it has served me well
OMG what a palaver! I've been having intermittent problems with my imap email, mainly sending emails, and have tried many, many suggested solutions in Avast.
I've ended up having to turn off both the email and spam active scans, which would be laughable if it wasn't a bit worrying, so now I have a less secure system than when I had a free antivirus.
Anyone got any good suggestions for the optimum solution on Windows 7 + Thunderbird : Ideally that incorporates a firewall so I don't have to run 2 seperate programs. Doesn't have to be free, I just don't want to spend the rest of my life faffing with security!
also, I am hope that the filesystem active scan will cover what I need for emails for the moment anyway, it should right? Anyone use this strategy and have any opinions on it?
OMG what a palaver! I've been having intermittent problems with my imap email, mainly sending emails, and have tried many, many suggested solutions in Avast.
I've ended up having to turn off both the email and spam active scans, which would be laughable if it wasn't a bit worrying, so now I have a less secure system than when I had a free antivirus.
Anyone got any good suggestions for the optimum solution on Windows 7 + Thunderbird : Ideally that incorporates a firewall so I don't have to run 2 seperate programs. Doesn't have to be free, I just don't want to spend the rest of my life faffing with security!
also, I am hope that the filesystem active scan will cover what I need for emails for the moment anyway, it should right? Anyone use this strategy and have any opinions on it?