Avast me hearties! I've
Zoned out.
When
I booted up this morning there was yet another Zone Alarm pop-up
trying to sell me something. That, along with what has become a
very
slow start up process led me to Google "Zone Alarm alternatives."
That
led me Major
Geeks.com. The first freeware on their list is Advanced System Care. I watched the
above video. I sprang. (Don't take the FREE SCAN - it's an ad
selling something else)
Something you should know. I've used CC Cleaner to clean trash
and fix
registry problems for years. In fact, I do the registry scan
daily and
have a zero tolerance, so I always leave with "No problems."
That's
something you can't do, I'll wager; the typical computer will have
about a million problems listed. I also use AVAST, and they annoy
me
with pop-ups that tell me they updated me every two hours, it
seems.
If you turn the auto update off, you'll miss the notice that your
license has expired and the Windows Security deal will threaten to kill
you.
I spent about three hours running every module available. Where
CC
Cleaner found no problems, ASC found several hundred. Around this
time
I decided to spring for the $12.95 and get the Pro version, which
only offers a few additional tasks, but I wanted them. Then I
removed Zone Alarm and AVAST. My start-up time went from about 3
hours to about 60 seconds.
I thought you should know. Yes, I know you have something better, but I
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I was told there would be no housekeeping on this blog.
ReplyDeletee~C
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It doen't apply to rich people who have Apples. Sigh. Not that I want one.
ReplyDeleteThat makes two of us that bot the asc pro version. Not that it means anything.
ReplyDeleteMarc Miller
I've had the pro version of ASC for several years now. I hardly even use CC any more. ASC is awesome, but you still need to run IObit Malware Fighter or Super Anti-Spyware once a month to remove all the porn cookies.
ReplyDeleteI ditched Zone Alarm years ago, due to performance. I use Avast, CCleaner and Malwarebytes.
ReplyDeleteI don't seem to have any problems, so I'm not going to open the hood and fiddle with the wires.
Used to use Zone Alarm and AVG Free along with Spybot. Now use Comodo Internet Security. It's free, so price is right and works well. Have it on all the family's stuff.
ReplyDeleteEdd Zachary
I use "System Mechanic Pro", have now for many years. Great software! System remains "clean & fast"....
ReplyDeleteJust ran it - this is a joke. In comparison to
ReplyDeletehttp://www.eusing.com/index.html
this one is for amateurs. And you want to run
http://www.glarysoft.com/products/utilities/glary-utilities/download/?ref=up
Opt for the free versions of both.
For ther record I run CCleaner daily but it doesn't come close to either of these (and neither does the one you just suggested).
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"It doen't apply to rich people who have Apples."
ReplyDeleteGot that right, Cupcake. After 27 years on Macs, I still have no idea what you are talking about.
first off, Malwarebytes is NOT a firewall. You need a good firewall. I've used Zone Alarm for over a decade and never had an issue. Malwarebytes is a great program for malware.
ReplyDeleteas for Apple, hate to break the bad news but Apple is over a decade behind in virus protection. your time is coming Apple people. Sadly there are people who have nothing better to do than write virus' and such.
Watch using Comodo - be very careful in install and be sure to uninstall any firewall or antivirus. On my laptop the install killed my battery connection and my wireless. Had to restore to get it back.
ReplyDeleteBolivar
I tend to facepalm at any PC maintenance/utility software that includes the term "Turbo Boost" in their description.
ReplyDelete/facepalm
I use Clam AV. Works good. OS is free also.
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