Whats the best combination of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware and anti-smitfraud software for complete protection out there?
I want to start war against all kinds of malware and hackers by directly going to them (especially their websites), but I need to be prepared.
Currently I am using Ad-Aware Pro, Spybot, AVG, Windows Defender, Zone Alarm firewall and Norton AV. What else should I add or perhaps remove?
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Erika // Jun 16, 2008
Norton Internet Security 2008 or Norton 360 2.0.
Norton AV is just an anti-virus. Go for a complete one.
Or use a Mac!
2 toontje02 // Jun 16, 2008
These days you need a whole lot more than just a virus protection. Only about 15% of all malware is viruses. The rest is worms, trojans, phishing schemes, spyware, etc.
Here's some ideas to make Internet Security Suite (securitycenter) for free. Free is always the best.
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1. For your Anti-Virus……(Always use only 1 A-V…You must NEVER use more than one anti-virus, Even an expired anti-virus can cause a major conflict…(did I mention that you MUST uninstall any old anti-virus products?)
For your anti-virus needs, I would suggest Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic. It has excellent heuristics, a virus detection rate that is better than many of "paid-for" anti-virus programs and is light on using your computer's resources. And did I mention that it's free!
Download here:
http://www.free-av.com/
Avoid an anti-virus called AVG (free version). It is wildly popular but has poor virus detection rates.
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2. For your Anti-Adware and Anti-Spyware needs……………(use at least 1 anti-spyware, but 2 is OK). Do a scan with it on a regular basis.
SUPERAntiSpyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/
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3. For your Firewall……….(Always use only 1 software firewall)
A decent free firewall is Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.21.329.
It is one of the few free firewalls that will work (and work well) on Vista as well as XP and 2000.
http://www.comodo.com/
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4. And to help protect your computer from ever getting infected with malware in the first place………… (use them both)
SpywareBlaster helps to immunize your computer again certain selected malware.:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareb…
SiteAdvisor warns you when visiting a potentionally malicious web-site:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
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5. And always keep your Windows and all your installed software 100% updated and patched with all critical and security updates from the vendors THIS IS A MUST! In Internet Explorer just click Tools then Windows Updates.
Here is a little online (no download) security tool called The Secunia Software Inspector, that checks a computer for un-secure, un-updated and un-patched apps that may be installed on your computer.
The Secunia Software Inspector checks for possibly vulnerable programs like Adobe, Winamp, Java, Windows, Internet Explorer etc. and notifies if critical security updates are needed. !
Will work using IE, Opera or Firefox.
Use it once a month.
Pretty cool and free at:
http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
Great luck! Enjoy!
3 FUCKOFF // Jun 16, 2008
i had a virus on my computer but now its gone.I went into to computer store and they gave me kasper inthernet security
4 monkeydamour // Jun 16, 2008
It seems like a Quixotic thing to do, especially since hackers usually run some flavor of Linux. Coming at them with a Windows box is just asking for trouble. Windows has far too many exploitable vulnerabilities.
I don't want to sound like a troll, but I just avoid the malware mess altogether by using a Mac.
If you really want to harden your system, I suggest following the guidelines in the link below.
P.S. I forgot to mention that it's also a bad idea to take on hackers by yourself because some of them are tied to organized crime. The main point of hacking nowadays is money, after all.
5 FredB1974 // Jun 16, 2008
Sorry to look like a troll, but when I see that, I'm sorry to say a possible answer could be a linux distro or MacOS-X.
Windows is now no more than a source of troubles and malwares.
I've used windows version from 3.1 to XP, and left Windows by end of 2004. Won't look back since and I think I will do the same for the next few years to come.
6 Anonymous // Sep 11, 2009
use only bitdefender for all risk
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