Trend micro has the highest rated security suite software but Bit Defender is also rated good and includes a backup program.
Will that type of backup program allow me to create a bootable cd with a copy of my current hard drive or just files?
If just files what is a low cost good backup software that is easy to use and will create what I described above?
What is the best antivirus suite that will run on both a windows xp home pc and a Vista Dell 1501 Laptop???
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1 dino // Mar 29, 2008
i would recommend you buy kaspersky ,its the best and its cheap ,trend micro company has just good ads to make the user think they are best
and norton ghost is the best backup software
2 tompic823 // Mar 29, 2008
As for antivirus, the list is endless although today, you really ought to be worrying abouy an antispyware which is the most important protection you can get for your computer today. For that, I recommend Webroot antiavirus with antispyware and firewall. It is pretty reasonable, has good customer support, and is a very good scanner and great for protection. As for backup- although it is a little pricey, I would definetely recommend norton ghost. You can create a bootable backup of your computer with the os, all of your programs etc. and you will be ready to go. Also, their technical support is great and Norton Ghost doesnt take up too much space on your hardrive. Email me at tompic823@aol.com because I have a little tip to tell you that cannot be posted on yahoo answers or it will be blocked. Good luck.
3 meowzie // Mar 29, 2008
I'm not familiar with either program. However I have placed a link in source that shows a side by side comparison. When I looked at the BitDefender product information directly from their site, it is not clear whether is creates a bootable CD. It also is unclear whether is would copy the hard drive, it doesn't look like it does from the following statement.
From their site: "BACKUP
Safeguards your data by creating backup copies to local and removable drives, CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW
Automatically backs up only new files, based on a pre-set schedule."
I have included a 2 links comparing popular back up programs with bootable CD options.
I hope this information helps. Personally we use Computer Associates Internet Security Suite and find it very reliable. However, it can take a lot of time setting up as it will prompt for permission for websites and programs to run. We use it because I spend a lot of time on line and am all over the place and we found it to be fantastic in virus protection. We had received it free from our cable company for a while and then purchased it because we have found it to be so good. We run it on an IBM desktop and a Dell Inspiron laptop, both which have Windows XP Pro.
I hope this helps!
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