What Security do you use?

Garf

Work Laptop:

Sophos AV
Windows Defender (as Firewall)

Microsoft ISA Firewall
Router Firewall

Home:

Router Firewall
F-Secure Internet Suite (AV, FW, Spam)

Windows Defender
Hijackthis.exe

Llyllyll

Desktop PC:

Grisoft AVG anti virus

Outpost Firewall

Ad Aware
Spybot

Hijack This
Rootkit Revealer

K9 Spam filter

...and caution/common sense.

Blackjack_Davy

Symantec Internet Security - Firewall and AV, Intrusion detection, ad blocking, etc, etc.

Spyware Doctor

Ewido AntiMalware

WinPatrol

AdAware

SpywareBlaster

CCleaner

Also occasional online virus/trojan scans just in case.

jam

Llyllyll wrote:

...and caution/common sense.

I'm glad you run this, cos sooo many people don't bother. IMO it's the best defence there is.

I posted about a year ago when this thread was pretty young, commenting that I was virus free without any checkers installed, and afaict this is still the situation. I must admit tho, I have installed F-secure recently, but without it claiming to find anything. If the virus you're trying to defend yourself from gets as far as your virus scanning engine, you need to ba asking what's gone wrong, having an aAV tool installed does not give 100% protection.

kevin.philips

I use the following:

Zone Alarm Security Suite - Excellent all round product that sits behind a wireless router with further protection at inbound and outbound level (Outbound to prevent spreading if I do happen to get a virus/spyware/malware etc).

I also make it a habit to destroy properly (Data Shredding) all sensitive information where I can and encrypt sensitive files that I wish to save (Which isn't many).

The best option IMHO though is to not only stay up to date with systems updates but to exercise caution - not to open attachments from sources I don't know or recognise, not to travel through websites that insist I install further ActiveX controls etc and to not accept software I do chose to download to insist in me installing further 3rd party add-ons.

darude

Kaspersky Internet Security. You can get a free 6 months license from the latest PC Pro magazine - issue 145, November 2006. I was about to pay £40 for a year's license. Lucky I found it in my local shop! :money:

Aiadi

kevin.philips wrote:

I use the following:

Zone Alarm Security Suite - Excellent all round product that sits behind a wireless router with further protection at inbound and outbound level (Outbound to prevent spreading if I do happen to get a virus/spyware/malware etc).

I also make it a habit to destroy properly (Data Shredding) all sensitive information where I can and encrypt sensitive files that I wish to save (Which isn't many).

The best option IMHO though is to not only stay up to date with systems updates but to exercise caution - not to open attachments from sources I don't know or recognise, not to travel through websites that insist I install further ActiveX controls etc and to not accept software I do chose to download to insist in me installing further 3rd party add-ons.

Kevin, I really think that Sandboxie (from sandboxie.com) is something that would be of interest to you. Seems to me like something that would suit your security needs and may allow you to have more freedom when you travel through different websites. I have been using it for months now and the protection is really amazing (can't praise it enough).

:username:

Work PC - McAfee
Home PC - McAfee
Laptop - McAfee

I like McAfee

I also use various other bits of software to keep other nasties out!

Spikeybabe

I believe norton anti virus / mcafee products are the best on the market.

I have tried AVG and Panda and these didn't get rid of the virus so don't see the point of these products.

PC World
Norton normal retails at PC for £59.99 inc VAT (Norton Internet Security 2006)

Note : I did see they bundle Ghost and Go Back - I believe this is a PC World Special.

but when computer companies are building machines and want to ship say norton they ship a version call OEM (Original Equipment Manufacture) so you just get a disk no manual of packaging etc... and it cost alot less .

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/103065 - Internet security on ebuyer £21.51 inc VAT and super saver postage...

I hope this saves some monies

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alison74

Hi guys

Just getting my computer back to normal after it crashed.

Can someone advise me if I have the right security ? i.e not too many programmes that are maybe clashing ?

Norton
AVG Free
CCLeaner
Spy Bot
Spy Blaster
Ad Aware

Anything else that would help matters along ?

Thanks in advance