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What security do I need
sanora
Posts: 52 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
About to have a Dell Inspiron delivered later this week. What security software do I really need and do I have to purchase it or can i download free? Thanks
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It will have vista preloaded, that's all you need. If you have a router for internet that will be fine too, it has NAT built in and is a good firewall. The other thing you can't buy and that is common sense.0
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You need an Antivirus, Antspyware and Firewall programme all of which can be obtained as free downloads.
You will soon get posters recommending their favourites.
AVG/Avira are free antivirus.
Malwarebytes free Antispyware
Zone Alarm free firewall.
Ccleaner is also useful for getting rid of accumulated rubbish.That gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
If you have a router with a built in firewall then running a oftwre firewall is not really necessary although a lot of people do. Personally I don't. The only thing I would install is some form of Anti-Virus but then I know people who don't bother.
Malwarebytes is good but I only run it if I suspect a problem, Vista comes with Defender Anti-Spyware anyway.
Other thn that as totalsolutions said, commons ense is the key. Keep you PC updated with Microsoft patches. Don't open mails from people you don't know and don't visist dodgy websitesIt's my problem, it's my problem
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends
And feel I want to die0 -
Thanks to those who replied earlier. How can I check to see if my router has firewall protection?0
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Id recommend ~
PC TOOLS firewall
AVIRA or AVAST anti virus
MALWAREBYTES
SPYBOT
SUPER ANTI SPYWARE
FIREFOX with the NOSCRIPT plugin:idea:0 -
I'd reccomend comodo internet security, zonealarm doesn't work with 64-bit windows, and comodo has been rated the best free firewall and best 64-bit firewall.
http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php0 -
I'd reccomend comodo internet security, zonealarm doesn't work with 64-bit windows, and comodo has been rated the best free firewall and best 64-bit firewall.
http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php
How do you know the anti virus program is any good?:idea:0 -
Comodo av scored 90% on one of the test i saw the other day. That's the non heuristics version (still in beta)0
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Do you have a link Tom? (Plus 90% on an av test isnt so hot normally):idea:0
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