what do programs do u recomend for ur computers security?
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Webroot Spy Sweeper,\nAVG Anti Virus\nZone Alarm Firewall\nccleaner\nSpybot\nCW Shredder\nHijack this\nAD Aware SE, Install all and no one will get in.
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Here is my list of must haves for your PC protection:\n\nZoneAlarm  It is a good free firewall. http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=zadb_zadown   \n\nFirefox is a great and secure browser.  Get it here free:\nhttp://www.mozilla.com/\n\nAVG is a good free AntiVirus.   You can get it free here:\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/1/\n\nFor spyware removal I use the following and they are free!:\nSpybot Search and Destroy  http://beam.to/spybotsd\n\nAdAware SE  http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/  It is also free!\n\nMicrosoft Windows AntiSpyware BETA http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en   Another great free one to have.\n\n\nCleanUp!    Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!\nhttp://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/  \n\n\nCleanCache 3.0 is free at http://www.buttuglysoftware.com/    It does a great job of cleaning up your PC.  The first time you run it you won’t believe the space it frees up on your hard drive.\n\n\nSimple File Shredder  is an utility that securely deletes your files so that they can never be recovered.  I no longer use my “Recycle Bin” that windows has because everything you delete still is on your hard drive.  I have recovered over 80,000 file that I put into my recycle bin only to use a recovery tool and see all of them.  That is pretty scary.\nSimple File Shredder accomplishes this by scrambling the file name and over-writing the file with random bytes before deleting it. \nGet it here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/Simple-File-Shredder.shtml  \n\nThese are just a few tools I use to make my PC run better.  I have many more but I feel that these few will make your PC happier.\n\nDo you have two antiviruses running at the same time.  That can cause problems.  Two firewalls can also cause problems for a PC.
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Hi there,\n\nInstead of all these "Mine is better than yours" answers that go on around here, I'll instead answer with the facts.\n\nYes, Norton IS a good PC security program.  It has been known to slow down people's PCs as it can be resource intensive, but if it's having no ill-effect on yours then I wouldn't worry.\n\nAlso, please ignore people who recommend AVG and Avast. Looking at current protection ratings, AVG scores a lowly 90% protection against all known viruses, whilst Avast comes in at 92%. This means they are letting through one in every ten viruses - pretty shocking. Norton on the other hand is protecting against something like 98.3% of all known viruses - a much better score.\n\nIf you would be interested in other Security products that are better than Norton, you should try either Prevx1, Kaspersky or F-Secure who all score over a 99% protection rating.
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Here you have some good and free antivirus programs. Get one!\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
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There are many free security programs available for download. \n\nAn anti-virus program is a must. If your PC came with Norton or McAfee anti-virus and you have NOT been updating the virus definition files your PC is at risk. If your subscription to Norton or McAfee has lapsed and you have not renewed your subscription so that you can receive virus definition updates then your PC is at risk.\nAn anti-virus program is only effective if the virus\ndefinition files are updated on a regular basis (at\nleast once a week). If you are cheap (like me) there is a good anti-virus program called AVG from Grisoft that is free for personal use.\n\nYou can download it here (link near bottom of page):\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nBefore you install this program be sure to UNINSTALL\nany other anti-virus program that you currently have\ninstalled. Anti-virus programs don't play well\ntogether so you should have only one anti-virus\nprogram installed at any given time.\n\nThere are 3 good FREE programs that are effective at dealing with spyware, Ad-aware SE Personal (removes spyware), Spybot Search & Destroy (blocks and removes spyware), Spyware Blaster 3.2 (blocks spyware). I have all 3 of these programs installed on my PC and they work well together without any conflicts. After these programs are installed they need to be updated on a regular basis to be effective. These programs will have to be manually updated.\n\nYou can download Ad-aware SE Personal here (click on "Download Now" near top left of page):\nhttp://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5\n\nAd-aware SE Personal will scan your PC and\nidentify spyware that should be removed. Ad-aware\ndefinition files are updated about once a week.\n\n\nSpybot Search and Destroy can be downloaded here:\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html\n\nSpybot Search and Destroy will "Check for Problems"\n(scan) your PC for spyware that should be removed.\nBe sure to use the "Immunize" feature that blocks\nknown spyware from getting onto your PC. Spybot\nSearch and Destroy detection files are updated about\nonce a month.\nAfter you update Spybot Search and Destroy each month be sure to "immunize" your PC so that the updated spyware threats will be blocked.\n\n\n\nSpyware Blaster can be downloaded here:\nhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html\n\nAfter the program is installed be sure to click on\n"Enable All Protection" so the program blocks spyware.\nDetection files are updated about once a month. After updates are installed each month be sure to click on "Enable All Protection" again so the updated detection files are applied.\n\n\nYou may also want to use Mozilla Firefox as your\nprimary web browser. Firefox is an excellent program,\nand I have been using it for several months now.\nFirefox has fewer security flaws than Internet\nExplorer. You will still need to use Internet\nExplorer to download Microsoft updates.\nYou can download Firefox here:\nhttp://www.mozilla.com/\n\n\nBe sure you have all the critical updates from\nMicrosoft for Windows and Internet Explorer.\nOpen Internet Explorer, click on "Tools" and select\n"Windows Update", and download all the critical updates.\n\n\nYou also need a good firewall to protect your PC.\nWindows XP comes with a firewall. It's better than\nnothing but you need more protection. Zone Alarm Basic Firewall is a FREE firewall program that provides good protection.\n\nYou can download it here:\nhttp://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=dbtopnav_zass\n\nWhen you install Zone Alarm you will be prompted to\nchoose the free trial to Zone Alarm Pro or just Zone\nAlarm, choose the Zone Alarm (just the firewall)\nbecause it's free. Zone Alarm monitors incoming and\noutgoing transmissions. It will take a little e
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avg seems to be poplual free program but its protection and removal isnt the best.\nin fact it doesnt remove some and its detection is lacking.\ngood perhaps if your carefull on what and where you go online.\nbut the best is norton or mcafee.\nthey may have there drawbacks but i would rather know i'm protected than to be sorry later
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There are many decent anti-virus programs available. Norton's is one of the best, as it's both thorough and economical and doesn't use up a lot of memory; however, the problem where memory is concerned is that the best programs require the most memory. I was using Nortons awhile back and still got a virus, so I spent about $300.00 on a very extensive program called Tech on Demand. Unfortunately, it requires a lot of memory to run because of the many functions of the program. The amount of memory is pretty much proportional to the amount of protection you're looking for.
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There is no one program handle all your requirements that is free, no free then symantec internet security, quite comprehensive but you have to learn it quite well to get full protection,\nfree program:\nFirewall vs hacker and intrusion from program or human:  http://smb.sygate.com/\npop-ups and cookies: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central.html\nSpam: most free or pay software need day to day manual update on your side, I see no good one\nHope this helps
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It depends upon your needs and perspective. Here is a list of the anti virus programs that I have used:\n\n1. Norton Antivirus\n2. Bit Defender\n3. McAfee Antivirus\n4. AVG Antivirus Free\n\nNow, if you don't want to spend any bucks and still want to get antivirus protection, then I suggest you go with AVG which you can download from www.grisoft.com \n\nIf you prefer to use paid antivirus protection (I highly suggest this), then I recommend you go with Norton Antivirus.\n\nNorton Antivirus is extremely user friendly and cathces most of the virus. But test reports show that BitDefender can catch more infections than Norton, but it is not very user friendly. I am currently using BitDefender. \n\nSo there you go. You have to choose between Norton or BitDefender.\n\nHere are some useful links:\n\nNorton Antivirus Review: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&q=Norton+Antivirus+Review\nBitDefender Review: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&q=bitdefender+review\n\nYou might also be interested in:\n\nhttp://www.gamersworldbd.com\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/gamers-world_bd/\nhttp://gamersworldbd.blogspot.com\nhttp://exchangestation.gamersworldbd.com
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Get a good antivirus program. Here you have some free ones:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/security.htm
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an excellent anti-spyware program that I personally use is trend micro anti-spyware , it is very powerful , it won't let any spy even think to do enter my computer , I started using the free trial , then bought a registered copy for a low price , check : http://astore.amazon.com/antispy-20  look for trend micro anti-spyware 3.0
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Here you have some good and free antivirus and anti-spyware programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
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AVG works best in tandem with programs like Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware, and one other free antivirus of your choice (like say Mcafee Stinger).\nTrusting your system to only one antivirus or trojan/spyware detector is just suicidal. No ONE program will detect everything.\nPS - Norton is the best....at slowing your system down, hogging system resources...screwing up if you try to uninstall it...taking forever to do full system scans...yup...Norton is the best at SUCKING LARGE.
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This is probably a good high level place to start:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_insecurity\n\nThis page offerrs a good overview of computer security in general, and many useful links elsewhere.
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Reformat your hard drive if you have to. Try and save what info you have then reformat. Install avast anti virus, an anti adware program from www.downloads.com and a free firewall program. There's some options out there FREE for home users.\n\nThe key to keeping your computer safe from adware is to stop downloading programs from unknown sources. You can always check sources by doing a search on Yahoo! or Google and check their news sites too. Or simply ask in this forum. Make sure you have trusted sources OK.
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the best secure computer is a computer turn off\n\ndon't share the hd and if you want use a firewall
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Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/\nGet one and also an anti-spyware program!