Advice on what to install

Lugh_Chronain

Avast! & PCTools Firewall were recommended to me not all that long ago. But whatever you download onto your laptop make sure you run a frequent scan.

I ran a scan on Sunday and found I'd got a trojan so you still need to be careful regardless. With PCTools Firewall you don't necessarily have to run a scan as this will be done every time you switch on your laptop. I do run a scan with PCTools Firewall now and then all the same just in-case.

Donnie

Strider590 wrote: »

Tell a lie, they're Israeli.... I knew it began with I

Check Point - Zonealarm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_Point

http://www.zonealarm.com

Used to be owned by "Zonelabs".

That was six years ago.

Jaffa.

I suggest installing Firefox or Opera rather than using IE

-TangleFoot-

Or even better, replace Windows with something else!

Jaffa.

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Or even better, replace Windows with something else!

Yeah there's no harm in trying out a new OS

[Deleted User]

Jaffa. wrote: »

I suggest installing Firefox or Opera rather than using IE

Unless of course you're using Windows Vista or 7 with UAC enabled, in which case IE7/8 become more secure than any other browser

djf_03

Malwarebytes Antimalware is the way forwards - saved my chuddies many a time

Jaffa.

anewhope wrote: »

Unless of course you're using Windows Vista or 7 with UAC enabled, in which case IE7/8 become more secure than any other browser

There isn't going to be an IE in Windows 7 though

[Deleted User]

Jaffa. wrote: »

There isn't going to be an IE in Windows 7 though

There will be if it is the user's preferred browser and they choose to install it, which I'm sure many will do.

Or be installed as part of the many millions of pirated installs which won't be the EU specific versions