What Security do you use?

gears_of_computers

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::j:j:j:ji now use avast and microsoft fire wall as my main one great help guys best og luck in the future:money::money::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle:

joaqs

I'm using AVG and didn't have any problems with it. (unless there are some unidentified malwares lurking in my PC). I just constantly check msconfig and my task manager for potential threats.

omits

joaqs wrote: »

I'm using AVG and didn't have any problems with it. (unless there are some unidentified malwares lurking in my PC). I just constantly check msconfig and my task manager for potential threats.

It could be argued that manually checking is too late! Do you run a rootkit check?

boxit

For people who have used the same anti-virus for years and haven't experienced many other ones, I would suggest giving ESET NOD32 or Smart Security a go. Before you install it, make sure you uninstall your old anti-virus and run any removal tools to make sure it's gone completely (especially with Norton, McAfee and AVG as they tend to leave a load of stuff behind), otherwise you may find that what is left over can conflict with other things.

Here's a little test to try. Find a folder on your hard drive that has a lot of files in it and copy it into another folder on your hard drive, timing how long it takes. Next, disable the anti-virus background scanner (resident shield, or whatever they call it), and try it again. You should notice a difference.

You may think you are happy with a product, but if you haven't tried any alternatives, then you can't be sure how good it really is.

gw11

Following research on this thread I use the following on a new laptop:
Avast 6, Windows Firewall, Malwarebytes (run weekly), Windows 7 kept updated, weekly back up to an external drive.

Spank

You can get NIS 2012 free for 90 days here. Think it's supposed to be for ING customers, but doesn't ask for any details

karl-123

windows 7 home premium 64 bit operating system

with internet explorer 64 bit
and (microsoft security essentials)
32 bit is a security risk i use internet explorer 64 bit as often as i can
i have been upgrading and repairing computers for ten years any third party software other than microsofts
is never going to be as good as microsoft products karl.... i build my own desktops the last laptop i bought was from saveonlaptops for £350 it was a acer aspire 3820tz with a 9 cell lithium ion battery included karl x

datadabbler

avg free, and the odd spybot run,

stevepas

I'm on xp sp3, in-built features that I use are SRP, and tweaks to the LSP and Services,
surf on a Limited Account.

Netgear router/firewall

Currently on G-Data IS, very good detection see AV comparatives.org
I recently tried Avira which I prefer to G-Data until the debacle with the uniblue/ask toolbar thing.

Processguard, brilliant hips
(I had it before it went down a not so good path, will only work on xp, one of the reason I'm still on xp)

MJ Registry Monitor (new one for me)

Firefox with Noscript (all scripts set default deny), WOT, ABP.
nicely sitting in Sandboxie with tight controls.

other bits occasional Proxomitron filtering.
tons of other handy utils like process explorer (always running) and cports.
It may sound alot but I'm normally using a total of about 600-700mb of memory
and the only software that costs money is G-data IS
(auto updates runs out after the trial)

Spybot, Mbam and SAS for on demand
(use them to scan downloaded files before recovery from sandboxie)

Handful of dedicated Anti-rootkit scanners, again on demand.

Various erasers/cleaners for tidying up entrails.

I think that will do for a start

Although I originally installed some of these for security reasons I find I am now using them to
alert for things like Adobe wanting to load a kitchen sink and zimmerframe.

HarryL

Just windows firewall and anti virus. works for me and doesn't interfere with what I'm doing. The amount of times Norton decided it had an update that was SO important it had to minimise the video I was watching/game I was playing/document I was writing to tell me about it. Programmers gotta learn that we use the full screen option because we are consciously deciding we don't need any other program or application right now, otherwise we would keep the windows tool bar for quick swapping.