Security for netbook?

knightstyle

Use Mac at home so new to this. Just got a netbook for traveling and think I need to get some security as will be doing online banking etc.
Seen Avast, $80 for two years, any good or is there better?

debitcardmayhem

Avast is free it runs ok on my sammy, however when on the travels I use a live Ubuntu from a USB stick, no need for AV from that.

somersethillbilly

As well as Avast, how about also using Sandboxie
http://www.sandboxie.com/

MVPS Hosts
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

And Norton DNS
http://nortondns.com/

With MBAM as a scanner
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

Minimal resource usage and all play well together with Avast, just a suggestion, others may advise differently, but suits me.

Oh, and of course CCleaner (Slim), not really security, but a "must have" nonetheless.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds

redcard

And at that point your netbook will be so slow you'll be wishing you bought an MB Air!

debitcardmayhem

redcard wrote: »

And at that point your netbook will be so slow you'll be wishing you bought an MB Air!

Nope you will still have lots of pounds in the bank

somersethillbilly

redcard wrote: »

And at that point your netbook will be so slow you'll be wishing you bought an MB Air!

Slow? How do you figure that?

RussJK

somersethillbilly wrote: »

Slow? How do you figure that?

Because he doesn't actually understand what you posted, and wrongly assumes they are loads of security programs 'running' and slowing the computer.

knightstyle

OK, what I understand is that the basic Avast anti virus is free but for shopping and banking online I need something like the $80 internet security version??? See here http://www.avast.com/en-au/free-antivirus-download

hansi

I use Vipre. Simples!:beer:

knightstyle

Vipre costs the same as Avast so what is the advantage? Plus if I buy the for life version do I have to pay for upgrades, it doesn't make that clear?

somersethillbilly

knightstyle wrote: »

OK, what I understand is that the basic Avast anti virus is free but for shopping and banking online I need something like the $80 internet security version??? See here http://www.avast.com/en-au/free-antivirus-download

Or get a free licence from this thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/45380170#Comment_45380170
The licence expires April 2012