Email/Browser add-ons

[antontonkovic]

I was just wondering:

Do we need sd's email add-on if we have a security suite with an email scanner add-on conponent already installed?

Is it worth turning "off" the email add-on is the security suite and just install sd's email add-on?

Is PC Tools version a superior product?
Is there any conflict in having 2 email scanners?

The same can be said with Browser Security/Site Guard

What are the advantages of having these 2 guards installed when most security suites already have them?

Thanks

[haapy]

If you have 2 e-mail scanners, they will both attempt to scan your e-mails thereby slowing down your e-mail process.

I believe that PCTools provides excellent products. I use Spyware Doctor with Antivirus (this includes E-mail Guard and Site Guard) and Behavior Guard (ThreatFire). A very nice integrated product.

Rule of thumb, do not have more than one active anti-spyware or anti-virus running. There may be conflicts. Additional passive scanners are OK.

[antontonkovic]

OK, so for faster email processing, I should only have one email scanner actively working?

And the same situation applies to site guard? Only one scanner active for faster page loading? - Therefore no conflicts.

Is this correct?

Thanks

[katie]

That's basically correct :)
You should never have 2 real time protection running from 2 different apps especially if they do the same thing. Pick one that you like and leave that one on...

[GoneToPlaid]

...and install the free Comodo Memory Firewall which is capable of stopping many types of malware dead in their tracks. Think of Comodo Memory Firewall as a nice add-on enhancement for whatever software firewall program such as PC Tools Firewall, ZoneAlarm, Norton Firewall, et cetera which you use. Keep in mind that Comodo Memory Firewall is not a true firewall program like the other firewall programs which I mentioned since Comodo's product is designed to do just one thing -- stop buffer overflow attempts by any malicious or poorly coded program.

[antontonkovic]

Ok, I googled Commodo Memory Firewall to get some infomation on it.

I have Threatfire install, is Commodo Memory Firewall compatible with it?

So its more of an extra layer of protection as is Threatfire I gather?

[GoneToPlaid]

Ok, I googled Commodo Memory Firewall to get some infomation on it.

I have Threatfire install, is Commodo Memory Firewall compatible with it?

So its more of an extra layer of protection as is Threatfire I gather?

Comodo Memory Firewall should be compatible with Threatfire. And yes, Memory Firewall adds an extra layer of protection since it will block malware attempts to gain system access through buffer overrun techniques. This makes Comodo your first line of defense against drive-by highjack attempts while browsing the Internet.