 Choosing An Anti-virus And Firewall |
Welcome Guest ( Log In | Click here to Register a free account now! )
Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com
Welcome to Bleeping Computer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.| Important Announcement: The winners of the BC Million Post contest have been announced. You can read who the winners are at this post. - BleepingComputer Management |
  |
 Feb 18 2007, 01:13 PM
Post
#1
|
|
|
Member  Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 11-June 06 Member No.: 71,649  |
Also what about a good firewall? I noticed Grisoft and F-secure also had a firewall but I'm not sure if it would be better than windows firewall. Of course to some people anything is better than Windows firewall. Is there a highly recommended firewall that's not going to slow down my computer? |
 |
 
|
|
Feb 18 2007, 05:33 PM
Post
#2
|
|
 Forum Addict Group: Global Moderator Posts: 20,575 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Chicago, Il. Member No.: 113 |
Windows firewall only checks incoming packets; a fully featured firewall will check those as well as outgoing packets; the latter prevents malware from "calling home" if it ever gets on your hard drive.
I have used AVG for several years with great success. As long as an AV provides real-time protection, has frequent definition updates, and is fairly easy to use, you have many from which to choose. Since these are free, you can download, install, and update one of them at a time and see which you prefer. Regards, John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 19 2007, 02:27 AM
Post
#3
|
|
 Bleepin' cat's meow Group: BC Advisor Posts: 8,524 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Baton Rouge, La. Member No.: 9,323 |
I also have used AVG Ree Edition for several years. As far as a firewall I like use and recommend SyGate 5.6
--------------------  "2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award" |
|
|
|
|
Feb 19 2007, 03:10 AM
Post
#4
|
|
 aut viam inveniam aut faciam Group: Members Posts: 3,510 Joined: 14-November 06 From: Ossendrecht/The Netherlands Member No.: 95,557 |
Here is a great article on computer safety which covers all basics.
--------------------  Free antivirus : AVG Free Free Anti-spyware AVG Anti Spyware Free Firewall :Zone Alarm Ccleaner Ad aware & Manual SpybotS&D&Manual Free Handy programs |
|
|
|
|
Feb 20 2007, 12:33 AM
Post
#5
|
|
 Member Group: Members Posts: 143 Joined: 16-August 06 Member No.: 81,122 |
fsecure has a high rate of detection. according to www.virus.gr, only kaspersky is better, but i also heard that fsecure uses the kaspersky engine. i would go with fsecure for anti-virus.
|
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 21st November 2008 - 08:26 PM |
© 2003-2008 All Rights Reserved Bleeping Computer LLC.