Sygate won’t install on Windows Vista
I have been trying to install Sygate Personal Firewall, as per your excellent “internet protection kit” but am being told that it is incompatible with my Vista SP1. Should I be comfortable using the “Before you Download” tab which directs me to “Uniblue Registry Booster”? Is this a safe site?
Also, my ISP recommended using “Avira Anti-virus Personal Edition” over AVG as they said it did a better job. What are your feelings on this?
Many thanks
We don’t know much about Avira, but it seems to be a fine anti-virus. If it seems to be working, and your ISP will support it, then it’s probably worth sticking with.
As far as firewalls go, Sygate is unfortunately no longer being supported, which means there won’t be a version that works with Vista.
Some free alternatives to Sygate are Comodo Internet Security and PC Tools Firewall Plus. Both of these products are basic, but working versions. If you want assistance with them though you’ll need to buy the professional editions.
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