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by lascelet on February 13th, 2007

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What freeware would u recommend for my new computer to keep it protected

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  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on February 13th, 2007

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    AVG 7.5 Free, ZoneAlarm, and Spybot S&D. Just remember to go in and activate the resident shield on Spybot; it is off by default and must be activated manually.

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  • by Anonymous on February 13th, 2007

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    To remove adware and spyware, I recommend AdAware.
    http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

    To remove viruses and trojans, I recommend AVG
    http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

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  • by scotty on April 30th, 2009

    scotty

    FreewareBB did an all-in-one package at Christmas, still good to download and use ...
    http://www.freewarebb.com/Essential-Freeware-Chris-file5897.html

    What's Included ...
    ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall
    avast! antivirus 4 Home Edition
    Spybot - Search and Destroy anti-spyware
    Opera web browser
    Revo Uninstaller (to get rid of all that useless trial software with your new computer!)
    K9 Web Protection (Child Internet Filter)
    CDBurnerXP Pro

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  • by Scott D - ex-QnA on September 11th, 2008

    Scott D - ex-QnA

    Aside from a good spell checker here is my standard system hardening suite ... (always remember, a cheap shot is a terrible thing to waste!)

    My security page for online scanners (never trust ONE anti-threat tool) ...

    http://SecorConsulting.net/pages/security.html

    You may also use this new Rootkit Analyzer by the good folks that brought you SpyBot …

    http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=24185

    … or this one …

    http://www.gmer.net/index.php

    Furthermore, Prevx CSI as another quick check that identifies many common threats ...

    http://www.prevx.com/

    The best all-'tound housekeeping tool (please un-check the Yahoo toolbar option during installation) ...

    http://www.ccleaner.com/

    Install SpywareBlaster to protect your browser and HOSTS file from exploitation. Check for updates, then "protect all" (update monthly) ...

    http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

    REMEMBER, THERE IS NO SINGLE "BEST" ANTI-THREAT APPLICATION THAT IS 100% INFALLIBLE!

    Please keep in mind that VirusTotal statistics (http://www.virustotal.com/estadisticas.html) indicate that NEARLY ALL of tens of thousands of suspect files submitted each week go undetected by at least one of the thirty most popular anti-threat applications! A few may come close, but there are no "silver bullets" anywhere on the horizon.

    Please install at least one of the following anti-threat applications. Each has their own strong and weak points, but they are all among the best. Check for updates immediately after installation and update frequently thereafter (daily is preferred)

    Avast! - http://www.avast.com/
    AVG - http://free.avg.com/ (recommended)
    Avira - http://www.avira.com/
    BitDefender – http://www.bitdefender.com/
    CA Antivirus - http://www.ca.com/
    F-Secure - http://www.f-secure.com/
    Kaspersky - http://usa.kaspersky.com/
    NOD32 - http://www.eset.com/
    Norman – http://www.norman.com/ (definitely NOT Norton!)
    Panda Antivirus - http://www.pandasoftware.com
    Prevx – http://www.prevx.com/
    Sophos - http://www.sophos.com/
    TrendMicro - http://www.trendmicro.com/
    Windows Live OneCare - http://onecare.live.com/

    Also, to protect your browser form future hijackings please install ...

    XPL/AVG LinkScanner ... http://www.explabs.com/downloads/
    or
    McAfee SiteAdvisor ... http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html

    If you have an IT background you will find HiJackThis! from my Security page an invaluable tool to track down and remove stubborn malware. Use the convenient online analyzer or upload your HJT! log to any appropriate HJT! forum for assistance. CAUTION: If you do not know your way around the Windows operating system, please do not attempt to use HJT!, as you may render your system unusable!

    Now let’s alter your unsafe Internet practices. Change your mail reader (e.g., Outlook) to accept only plain ASCII text emails and never open attachments from unknown sources. Avoid all file/music/video sharing sites. Maintain a very small IM community (if you must), and become realistically “paranoid”. “They” are indeed out to get you!

    Make certain that your Windows firewall (or other software firewall) is active and FULLY STEALTHED. Remember that a "closed" port is every bit as visible to the outside world as an "open" port. I prefer using both hardware and software firewalls.

    Here are a few good software firewalls …

    Ashampoo Firewall http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/product_2_0050__.htm
    Comodo Firewall http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/index.html
    Jetico Firewall http://www.jetico.com/jpf2.htm
    Kerio Winroute Firewall http://www.kerio.com/kwf_home.html
    OnlineArmor Firewall http://www.online-armor.com/downloads.html
    Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpostfree/
    PortsLock Firewall http://www.devicelock.com/pl/download.html
    Sunbelt Kerio Firewall http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/Sunbelt-Personal-Firewall/
    ZoneAlarm Firewall http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp

    Avoid the use of ALL "no name" anti-threat and registry cleaning applications. [b]THEY CAN AND WILL COMPROMISE YOUR SYSTEM![/b]

    All those who are careless and harbor any manner of threat (due their lack of diligence or general apathy) should include themselves as part of the problem. They are a public menace. Please avoid all contact with these morons, otherwise they will re-infect your system!

    The best of luck in fighting the good fight!

    My Internet Security page ...

    http://SecorConsulting.net/pages/security.html

    My ID Theft page ...

    http://SecorConsulting.net/pages/identity.html

    My XP security “hardening” page (there is no Vista direct equivalency at this time)...

    http://SecorConsutling.net/pages/benchmark.html

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  • by G_tech on September 11th, 2008

    G_tech

    since you say new, I taking this to be probably a Vista PC then so I will give advice for it, hopefully I guested right

    PROGRAMS FOR VISTA

    LOTS OF FREE PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT www.pcworld.com
    LOOK FOR THE DOWNLOAD AT TOP OF PAGE, THEN CLICK
    THEN GO TO THE BLUE SEARCH BOX AND TYPE IN VISTA DOWNLOADS AND A LIST OF 39 OR MORE WILL COME UP. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THAT ARE FREE AND SOME THAT WOULD COME IN HANDY UNDER SHAREWARE IF NEEDED TO FIX A COMPUTER AND YOU HAD NO OTHER CHOICES.

    ZONEALARM- FIREWALL
    AVG 8.0 VIRUS
    AVG-ANTI VIRUS (WHICH IS THE SPYWARE,MAL-WARE,ROOTKITS
    PROGRAM) http://www.filehippo.com/download_avg_antispyware/
    SPYBOT 6.1
    GOOGLE EARTH
    GOOGLE DESKTOP
    BELARC
    IE PRIVACY KEEPER
    Ccleaner
    GLARY UTILITLIES (you may have to look under registry repair programs)
    ANOTHER PROGRAM TO PUT ON IS JAVA 6.1 AND TO GET THIS YOU MUST GO TO JAVA sun AND DOWNLOAD.
    Again be sure use newest version for vista.

    WHERE TO DOWLOAD AVG AND SPYBOT, IE PRIVACY KEEPER:
    ALL CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.snapfiles.com go to the freeware section, look for Internet Cleanup, then look for the software called IE Privacy Keeper, AVG & spybot are under anti-virus and spyware tools etc
    ZoneAlarm is also found at this web site under firewalls.


    Spybot search & destroy found at www.safer-networking.org

    for free registry repair programs or to http://www.snapfiles.com and to their freeware section to find them also.

    A good freebie is go to yahoo or Google and type in Belarc and download and run that program, print out results, run and do so ever so often. Will tell you what on PC from hardware, Software, key codes etc

    Note these programs for the most part WILL NOT work on Vista 64 bit
    Go to www.pcworld.com look at top of page for downloads, next page type in Vista 64 bit and look though the free downloads, there are a few.

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  • by T. K. SMOOTH on March 2nd, 2007

    T. K. SMOOTH

    You need to get Super Antispyware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Adaware

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  • by Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence on September 11th, 2008

    Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence

    Super Antispyware is a bitch to remove when you get tired of it. Adaware won't find anything that Spybot won't catch.

    Patrick Kolla's "Spybot Search & Destroy" is well-known, safe, trusted, and effective. Highly recommended. Caution: A dozen other utilities masquerade under very similar names. As others have posted, you want "Spybot Search & Destroy" by Patrick Kolla. Here's his homepage, where you can read about it:
    http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html

    You can also download it from MajorGeeks:
    http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html

    SpywareBlaster is good, too. You can read a 4-y/o review at MajorGeeks, where you can also download the current version (4.1).
    http://majorgeeks.com/review.php?id=19

    It's very easy to set up. It doesn't eat up your resources (no running processes). You don't even execute it, just install it, and it blocks a big list of known malware. Update it manually now and then (free). If you update automatically you have to pay for it. (Otoh, it's not the end of the world to pay for good software.)

    I haven't used Grisoft's AVG or Zone Alarm in several years so I can't say how good they are now. I use a corporate AV that I like much better than the standard home & small office varieties.

    My router (like most routers) has a built-in firewall with with SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection). It's not top of the line by current standards, but a hard firewall is much stronger than a software firewall like ZA. I quit using ZA when they were bought up by a certain Israeli company a few years ago and acquired a reputation for phoning-home (spying).
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/02/180solutions_sues_zone_labs/

    I don't know what to believe about ZA today, but I haven't felt safe using it in the last 5 years or so.

    It's bad enough that our own (U.S.) gov't taps our phone and email, but foreign gummints too? Have we sacrificed all of our privacy rights since 9-11? Or is it just during the current administration?

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  • by Anonymous on March 1st, 2007

    Anonymous

      I would recommend that you learn to spell the word “you”.

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