Does Za Security Suite Deserve 5 stars???

[Legendkiller]

I have seen many review sites and all of them hail Za security suite as the best available on the market.
Well,we all know that their firewall is supreme but what about As and AV????
The AV used is of ca and AS is i think of Ca's pest-patrol...
Are they really good enough to make ZASS the best???
Companies like kaspersky,mcafee have advanced heuristics...
So,do you still think ZA can keep successfully keep away viruses and spyware from pc without even letting them install.
Can they detect and remove the worst menaces??? ???

Do drop-in for your views...

[zapjb]

Just my .02. A resounding NO!

[unhappy_viewer]

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The AV used is of ca and AS is i think of Ca's pest-patrol..." }-
ZA's Antispyware engine is developed in-house by Zone Labs and does not make use of CA's Pest Patrol Engine. The only thing that was licensed from CA was the VET engine.

[sosaiso]

It may not be the best, but it's firewall, IM Security, and HIPS protection is all I need to keep from being infected. And it runs lighter on the system [approx 25m of RAM usage for all components] than many other suites.

Though, I'd have to say, the antivirus isn't as good as it should be.

[dah145]

Good at firewall and HIPS :thumb: , not too good on detection rates.:thumbd:

[Rilla927]

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Are they really good enough to make ZASS the best???" }- Definitely not! They would if they would put a top AV in the Suite.

I tried the ZAISS and I loved it except for one thing, the crap AV. I uninstalled it and put Nod32 & ZA Free on for now.

Their AV would always flag the dll for Panda (online scan) as a virus.

[Legendkiller]

thats true,i am using za-pro with PAV beta.

[Rilla927]

-{ Quote: "thats true,i am using za-pro with PAV beta." }- How do you like it?

I use Panda Pro Online Scanner when I have doubts. Does Panda have a quarentine? The reason I asked, I thought I read somewhere in the forum that it didn't.

[Antus]

-{ Quote: "It may not be the best, but it's firewall, IM Security, and HIPS protection is all I need to keep from being infected. And it runs lighter on the system [approx 25m of RAM usage for all components] than many other suites.

Though, I'd have to say, the antivirus isn't as good as it should be." }-
I would have second this motion on their antivirus......its middle of the run if at best!!! ZA needs to incorporate a quaity antivirus in their suite, like Nod 32 for example, than that would be considered top of the line:thumb:

[unhappy_viewer]

One's needs to look at he business logistics of things too. Who ever can strike up the best deals with each other wins. Obviously it seems CA managed to do a better job than other AV manufacturers. I am sure ZL considered the various options out there.

[Antus]

-{ Quote: "One's needs to look at he business logistics of things too. Who ever can strike up the best deals with each other wins. Obviously it seems CA managed to do a better job than other AV manufacturers. I am sure ZL considered the various options out there." }-
unhappy view makes a very good point dollars and cents predicate what they will incorporate in their software. Just for the sake of discussion if ZA were able to bundle Nod32(for example) in their software the price would surely go up!!!....bottom line dollars and cents....