Best free internet protection programs?  From experience preferably.?
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I would reccomend getting , AdawareSE \nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/Using_Ad_Aware_SE_to_remove_Spyware_&_Hijackers_from_Your_Computer-tut48.html\n\nSpybot (s&d)\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nA good firewall is vital and this explains about them and offers a list\nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/Understanding_and_Using_Firewalls-tut60.html\n\nSpywareblaster will prevent many attacks.\nhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html\nSpywareguard too.\nhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html\n\n\nBe careful with the cleaners, if in doubt, don’t delete, check first!!\nCrapcleaner....\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com/\nEasyCleaner.....\nhttp://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm\n\n\nThen you have to choose an Anti-virus\nAVG....\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php\nOr AVAST....\nhttp://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html\nOr a-squared.....\nhttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/\nOr Computer Associates.....\nhttp://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/\n\nFor Trojans try these ( free to try),\nhttp://www.ewido.net/en/\nOr\nhttp://www.misec.net/trojanhunter/\nOr\nhttp://www.agnitum.com/products/tauscan/index.php\n\n\nAnti-spy\nhttp://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/\n\n\n\nAnd always scan once a week with these free and trusted scanners as well if you go to gaming sites and porn and etc.\nhttp://housecall.trendmicro.com/\nhttp://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php\nhttp://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner\nhttp://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm\nhttp://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx\nhttp://www.bitdefender.com/
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Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/security.htm
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My favorite free antivirus program is the award-winning Avast! Home Edition.\nIt can be found here, http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html\nHere are a few of its awards, http://www.avast.com/eng/awards.html\n\nFor a firewall, I like ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
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Unfortunately with todays malware it is important to use a whole battery of programs to get adequate protection. These are my recommendations, all of which are free but still excellent products:\n\nAntivirus:\n\nAvast (Free) : http://www.avast.com\n\n\nAntitrojan:\n\nEwido (14 day trial but excellent so had to include) - http://www.ewido.net/en/\n\n\nAntispyware/antiAdware:\n\n\nSpybot Search and Destroy - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\nTutorial for spybot: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial43.html\n\n\nLavasoft Ad-aware SE Personal - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\nTutorialfor ad-aware: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial48.html\n\n\nSpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html\n\nTutorial for spywareblaster: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial49.html\n\n\nThe Microsoft Antispyware: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx\n\nTutorial for MSAS: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial98.html\n\n\nFirewall:\n\nKerio Free: http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html\n\n\nAnd a tutorial on good practices on staying safe on the internet:\n\nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial82.html\n\n\nIf you think you may be still infected after using the below programs and want an expert to help you for free, you can post a hijackthis log at my forum.  Instructions for doing so can be found here:\n\nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic34773.html\n\n\nHope this helps.
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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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When choosing a Firewall, Spyware Blocker, or Anti-Virus programs, it's always best to find what fits your own needs based on the level of use.\n\nCheck out Major Geeks.  It's a resource I often find myself turning to when I need a new little toy or gadget for online use.\n\nThey've got some free anti virus protection programs there you can download as well.
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These 3 will protect. I use all 3. They are all free. And use no system resources.\n\nSpywareBlaster\nhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html\n\nIE-Spyad\nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=53\n\nMVP Hosts File\nhttp://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
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The best way is to use a Firewall. It not only tells you which programs are trying to access the Internet, but also lets you decide which programs cannot access the net. \nYou can download a free firewall from http://www.zonelabs.com - the ZoneAlarm website.\nPlease read the Installation Procedure before downloading for a glitch-free performance.
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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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Go to hear and check out there reviews of the free anti virus programs. And they have free firewall reviews too.\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/
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Free and reliable antivirus programs are: \n\nMicrosoft Windows Defender  http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security...\n\nAVG FREE at http://free.grisoft.com \n\nOnce you download/install the programs, be sure to UPDATE! This ensurees that you have the very latest protection, not just the latest as of the day it was archived! \n\nAlso, for best results, pick up some free spyware removal programs:  \n\nSpybot Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org\n\nAdaware SE Personal http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware\n\nAgain, remember to update before using for the most protection.  In fact, set your programs to automatic update, or remember to update them regularly.
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Free or Not Free?\n\nFree:\n-Grisoft's AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/)\n\nNot Free:\n-McAfee http://www.mcafee.com/us/\n-Norton Internet Security http://www.symantec.com/index.htm\n-Trend Micro http://www.trendmicro.com/
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If you are really worried try an IP address blocking/scrambling programme. A good free one is ProxyWay.
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Spybot Search and Destroy is a good one:\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/
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Smart question. It is tricky business indeed.\nWell, I recomend:\n- Kaspersky AntiVirus Personal Pro (for antiviral purposes)\n- ZoneAlarm Pro (a truly powerfull firewall, trust me!)\n- Ad-Aware Pro (besides the excellent spyware detection rate is has an useful antispyware shield)\n- Mozilla Firefox (as main browser - it is the safest)\nIf all of this seems too complicated, you might want to try the Kaspersky Security Suite. Anyway I do NOT recommend neither Norton nor Trend Micro. McAfee maybe, or BitDefender Internet Security 2006. This is all. Have fun searching for these on Google.\nI mention that I have tested these all...
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For free antivirus, you can use AVG\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nFor free internet security, use ZONE ALARM\n\nhttp://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp;jsessionid=ESBmGDeYddFtwP1H5r2XYSMBD10Pey12bO1iuuvV1e8RTtyQ4qXJ!-634197662!-1062696903!7551!7552!NONE?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=nav_za\n\nor just use Yahoo or Google to find it.
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Zone Alarm.\nTry it and you'll see.\nANd one more thing: if avg or any other free programs would be so good.... why are those free?????