Originally Posted by
Stu666
With regards 1) We see plenty of PCs with AVG, MSE or what have you, coupled with something like ZoneAlarm firewall. The very fact we see them in our shop riddled with viruses is testament to the fact that nothing is 100% bulletproof.
I agree nothing is 100% bulletproof, what I was pointing out was that a free AV with Windows firewall is comparable (favourably) to something like Norton 360 due to an incorrectly configured firewall being worse than not having one at all.
The vast majority of infections we see come from users relying on freebie antivirus and Windows firewall, so I firmly believe my original points are valid.
You sure that's not because the vast majority of home users put everything second to cost? and hence you're much less likely to get someone in your shop who's paid for their AV product?
