Best security software

[ZERAT]

my norton360 fucked up for some reason.

stopped me browsing the net...it is fixed 3hours of techy phonecalls later :waiting:

what is best?

Norton?
Kaspersky?
McAfee?
AVG(free) ?

[Smokie]

Thats because norton is shit lol, get kaspersky internet security, best on the market in my opinion

[Alf uckem]

Thats because norton is shit lol, get kaspersky internet security, best on the market in my opinion

agreed well worth it even if you have to pay for it, fuck avg and norton and the likes

[ZERAT]

ok generally that seems to be the concensus on the net.

[Stars]

Trend Micro still makes the best stuff in this field.

[CRAZY JAMAICAN]

fair few listed in this thread, just read around, lots to be found as i found out...

http://forum.oddthought.com/tutorial-section/12283-guide-removing-malware.html

[Red Dragon]

In my opinion Avira Antivir free is as good as any of the paid products you can get, note that it is only free for personal use, that means companies need to pay for it.

The key to staying clean is layered protection. This means you need

1) A firewall to monitor and allow/deny connections
2) An Antivirus that has real time monitoring (should be able to detect things still in cache and temp files)
3) Antispyware protection
4) Something to monitor Active X and startup registry section (Winpatrol or Spybot S&D Teatimer)


I am going to list free programs for all of the above - with the 4 items listed above your risk of infection will be greatly reduced and if you become infected it will be because you clicked ok to allow the malware through.

Firewalls
Here are some firewalls which are free for personal use and most commonly used:
Comodo (http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/) <-Vista Compatible
Zonealarm (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp;jsessionid=EElu1mSWlQjHS1lqOdGhtXP 8vPmn2BX3FugIF1oqBBJ4j9pnXWWc!-559734354!-

1062696904!7551!7552!NONE?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=dbtopnav_zass) <-Vista Compatible

Anti-Virus
Avast Free (http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html)
Avira Free (http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html) <- My recommendation


Anti-Spyware
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe)
SUPERAntispyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfi...ANTISPYWAREFREE)


Additional Utilities
Winpatrol (http://www.winpatrol.com/)
Tutorial for Winpatrol (http://www.winpatrol.com/features.html)

Spyware Blaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html)
Tutorial for Spyware Blaster (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial49.html)

[Diezel]

In my opinion Avira Antivir free is as good as any of the paid products you can get, note that it is only free for personal use, that means companies need to pay for it.

The key to staying clean is layered protection. This means you need

1) A firewall to monitor and allow/deny connections
2) An Antivirus that has real time monitoring (should be able to detect things still in cache and temp files)
3) Antispyware protection
4) Something to monitor Active X and startup registry section (Winpatrol or Spybot S&D Teatimer)


I am going to list free programs for all of the above - with the 4 items listed above your risk of infection will be greatly reduced and if you become infected it will be because you clicked ok to allow the malware through.

Firewalls
Here are some firewalls which are free for personal use and most commonly used:
Comodo (http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/) <-Vista Compatible
Zonealarm (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp;jsessionid=EElu1mSWlQjHS1lqOdGhtXP 8vPmn2BX3FugIF1oqBBJ4j9pnXWWc!-559734354!-

1062696904!7551!7552!NONE?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=dbtopnav_zass) <-Vista Compatible

Anti-Virus
Avast Free (http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html)
Avira Free (http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html) <- My recommendation


Anti-Spyware
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe)
SUPERAntispyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfi...ANTISPYWAREFREE)


Additional Utilities
Winpatrol (http://www.winpatrol.com/)
Tutorial for Winpatrol (http://www.winpatrol.com/features.html)

Spyware Blaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html)
Tutorial for Spyware Blaster (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial49.html)




i know very little about computers but would i be able to install them programmes myself and would it be adviced

[deadcert]

i know very little about computers but would i be able to install them programmes myself and would it be adviced

Hello Diezel,
I asked a spyware-related question a few months back and received step-by-step idiot-proof help from Red. I'll link you to my thread, as basically Red's advice starts in post 2 and most things are covered there.
I believe you could install all of these programmes ... the firewall seemed the trickiest thing to me but it was just a matter of setting it up.
There is always someone here to help :)
http://forum.oddthought.com/techie-section/13849-spyware-protection.html

EDIT - Sorry, I've just read the second part of your question, "would it be advised?" - I don't know your current set up, maybe you have adequate things already but if you don't then my answer is, 'yes, I would recommend it' - my machine has run well since I made those changes.

[T.c.a.]

Maybe somebody *cough RD* should sticky a post with all those links to anti virus software in it, seems to be the most commonly asked Q in here lol

[Red Dragon]

noted - will do now