E Trust anti virus and Firewall from RR need opinion

[gem]

:confused: Good Morning all,
Anyone familiar with this program ,, is it easy to use,,went to the E trust site and not much info there.. Does it do a good job once configured ( like I know what that means), any info appreciated thanks.. Mary Jo

[amb141]

Mary Jo

>>from RR<<

What do you mean by this. E-Trust anti virus and firewall are products from Computer Associates (a company which is currently undergoing a federal criminal investigation for securities fraud -- a fact that probably has nothing to do with the quality of their products)

While I have not used either product, I do know that there are effective anti-virus programs (like AVG antivirus, http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php) and firewalls (like Zone Alarm, http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp) which are easy to use and available free of charge.

alan

[randiroo76073]

>>RR<< maybe >>RB<< ? Seems to me he did a post on this in Freeware forum.

[GolfProRM]

You can get this software for free if you have roadrunner internet (from TimeWarner) (hence the RR)...

I run this software on a test machine at home and have had no issues with it. It works as advertised. The firewall is a customized version of ZA, so it really doesn't matter whether you run this or ZA free.

The AV software seems to be a bit more user-friendly than AVG free. It allows for better customization of updating and scanning, and hasn't missed anything that I've thrown at it yet. :)

[amb141]

Ahhhhh!

alan

[gem]

Thanks for the information on this product,, didn't know about the investigation,, ss about abreviating road runner, didn't mean to confuse.. when ever something is offered for free i always check here before I put it on my machine,, Trust you guys,, thanks.. Mary Jo aka GEM