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 Mar 14 2008, 10:01 PM
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Mar 14 2008, 10:24 PM
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Hello
 Here are some Anti Virus recommendations. Avira AntiVir or Avast Home Edition Please note its is best to only run one anti virus program I recommend Comodo Free Firewall as your firewall. Its much lighter on you system than ZoneAlarm. And here are a few Anti Spyware utilities Spybot Search & Destroy - Uber powerful tool which can search and annhilate nasties that make it onto your system. Now with an Immunize section that will help prevent future infections. SpywareBlaster - Great prevention tool to keep nasties from installing on your system. SpywareGuard - Works as a Spyware "Shield" to protect your computer from getting malware in the first place. IE-SpyAd - puts over 5000 sites in your restricted zone so you'll be protected when you visit innocent-looking sites that aren't actually innocent at all. Head over to the Freeware replacements For Common Commerical Apps topic for more
This post has been edited by Teenage.Zombiee: Mar 14 2008, 10:27 PM -------------------- I said maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me. And after all, your my wonderwall. Links to free tools I use : ) Avira Free Anti Virus Malware Bytes' Anti Malware Comodo Firewall Spybot- Search & Destroy Spyware Blaster ATF Cleaner |
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Mar 14 2008, 10:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 9-November 07 From: England Member No.: 168,496 |
You can try the following combination:
Anti-virus: AVG Free Edition (Quite popular) Firewall: Comodo or Zone Alarm Anti-spyware: Super Anti-Spyware (which has been praised quite a lot by many people & itself! You will know what I am talking about if you download it!) AVG Anti-Spyware Spybot S&D |
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Mar 14 2008, 10:55 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 10-December 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 100,551 |
I also highly recommend Comodo Firewall Pro for your Machine... It works for both 32bit and 64bit versions off Vista and XP, And is really light on resources (On my Vista machine, running at 2,352K-7,356K)!
I also recommend SUPERAntispyware This post has been edited by Josho: Mar 14 2008, 10:56 PM -------------------- Chess, Outdoor Sport, Games & Computers.
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Mar 15 2008, 12:19 AM
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 Forum Member  Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
Well there are many choices to choose, one place where you can find some is the Freeware replacements For Common Commerical Apps, as Teenage.Zombie had suggested.
I highly recommend the following combination of freeware internet security programs: Anti-Virus: AVG Anti-Virus (Free Edition) Anti-Spyware: Spyware Terminator along with SpywareBlaster as-well as Ad-Aware 2007 Anti-Rootkit (Optional): AVG Anti-Rootkit Firewall: COMODO Firewall PRO These work great for me, because they get the job done, remove malware efficiently and are not resource hogs . Also, just keep in mind, that no protection is 100% foolproof  .Regards, David. |
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 Mar 15 2008, 01:02 PM
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QUOTE(dan9119a @ Mar 15 2008, 03:01 AM)  Any recommendations for free security software? for compatibility with which windows version please? |
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Mar 15 2008, 04:55 PM
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I recommend Avast also...it is a great antispyware....A tip: If you have xp turn on the windows firewall if you don't have windows xp download the free Zone Alarm Freeware...
Windows XP users turn on automatic updates. Thats the extra protection for xp users.... -------------------- |
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Mar 15 2008, 05:24 PM
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QUOTE(ruby1 @ Mar 15 2008, 12:02 PM) QUOTE(dan9119a @ Mar 15 2008, 03:01 AM) Any recommendations for free security software? for compatibility with which windows version please? I have windows vista |
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Mar 15 2008, 05:25 PM
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Forum Member Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
The programs I recommended all work with Vista so you good to go if you use them.
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Mar 15 2008, 05:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 9-November 07 From: England Member No.: 168,496 |
Kawacan, Avast is an anti-virus program, not an anti-spyware.
And also, it's recommended that you use a third party firewall instead of Windows Xp inbuilt firewall because the Windows one blocks only inbound traffic and not outbound ones. That's what the experts say. Zone Alarm is a good one. Also Comodo. Turning on Automatic Updates is recommended. I recommend the option 'Download Updates for me, but let me choose when to install them'. For me, by doing this, at least I have an understanding of what I am installing... |
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Mar 15 2008, 07:09 PM
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Forum Member Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
QUOTE Turning on Automatic Updates is recommended. I recommend the option 'Download Updates for me, but let me choose when to install them'. For me, by doing this, at least I have an understanding of what I am installing... I second that opinion. It can get annoying when you are trying to do a task that requires high processing power and you don't work out why your PC goes slow until you notice it is downloading and installing updates without you knowing. Yes it's true that the updates can run in the background without you noticing, except for the part where it slows down your CPU sometimes. Regards, David. |
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Mar 16 2008, 03:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 9-November 07 From: England Member No.: 168,496 |
I agree with you David. Maybe the 3rd Option might be the right one for some people. Unless they are like me, mostly wandering through the WWW and not involved in a 'high process' requiring job...
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Jul 18 2008, 04:55 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 9-May 07 From: Santiago, Chile Member No.: 129,800 |
Sorry to have to say that I "have" to stay for a while with a freeware antivirus (I mean it is not for pleasure). Then I have been checking several ones. AVG 8 is too heavy for my system; AVG 7.5 that runs lovely has started with the pretty joke to not install the famous shield (so, it's necessary to re start...); Avir is a joke for updating because the line is always occupied; Avasta has a too "original" appearance that I do not like. I think that, by now, the NOD 32 3 is a very good product but it's also too heavy for my current PC. If somebody can tell me the secret to avoid the uninstalling of AVG 7.5's shield it will mean that's obvious the best. Greetings.
QUOTE(Juha @ Mar 15 2008, 01:54 AM) You can try the following combination: Anti-virus: AVG Free Edition (Quite popular) Firewall: Comodo or Zone Alarm Anti-spyware: Super Anti-Spyware (which has been praised quite a lot by many people & itself! You will know what I am talking about if you download it!) AVG Anti-Spyware Spybot S&D |
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Jul 18 2008, 05:04 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 9-May 07 From: Santiago, Chile Member No.: 129,800 |
What about CCleaner? Many thanks.
QUOTE(david28 @ Mar 15 2008, 03:19 AM) Well there are many choices to choose, one place where you can find some is the Freeware replacements For Common Commerical Apps, as Teenage.Zombie had suggested. I highly recommend the following combination of freeware internet security programs: Anti-Virus: AVG Anti-Virus (Free Edition) Anti-Spyware: Spyware Terminator along with SpywareBlaster as-well as Ad-Aware 2007 Anti-Rootkit (Optional): AVG Anti-Rootkit Firewall: COMODO Firewall PRO These work great for me, because they get the job done, remove malware efficiently and are not resource hogs . Also, just keep in mind, that no protection is 100% foolproof .Regards, David. |
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Jul 19 2008, 02:52 AM
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Member Group: Banned Posts: 40 Joined: 25-May 08 Member No.: 210,994 |
Zonealarm, Spybot & Ad-aware are all past it's prime.
This is the kind of software that was recommended 2, 3... 5 years ago! and even more. COMODO Firewall Pro 3, Highly recommended. SUPERAntispyware can take both Spybot & Ad-aware Down, and MalwareBytes' AntiMalware is getting better each release and very activity being updated and developed. I still recommend Avast! for Free & NOD32 for paid AV. My Opinion. We aren't living in in 1980 anymore! This post has been edited by 3xist: Jul 19 2008, 02:54 AM -------------------- |
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