What Security do you use?

LEICESTERCITYFC

Hi all.
First post so please be kind!
We are currently in the process of buying a Dell Laptop with Windows Vista Premium.
Will the free programs listed earlier (i.e ZoneAlarm,AVG,Adaware,Spybot S+D etcc) work okay with The Vista system?

BritBrat

I have quite a large hosts file. (1.75 MB) (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc)

As it's so large I have to make changes to XP system or XP would not work.

What does the host file do?

If something tried to go from my computer to "007guard.com" all it would do is stop at address "127.0.0.1" which is just my computer so it can't go out on the net.

PART_OF_HOSTS_FILE wrote:

127.0.0.1 000info.com
127.0.0.1 007arcadegames.com
127.0.0.1 007guard.com <<<<<
127.0.0.1 008i.com
127.0.0.1 008k.com
127.0.0.1 00fun.casalemedia.com
127.0.0.1 00fun.com
127.0.0.1 00hq.com
127.0.0.1 00inkjets.com
127.0.0.1 00z70az77mnsa-00swj1zzprh.com
127.0.0.1 01.sharedsource.org
127.0.0.1 010402.com
127.0.0.1 0123hardcore.com
127.0.0.1 0190-dialer.com
127.0.0.1 0190-dialers.com
127.0.0.1 0190partner.de
127.0.0.1 0190service.de
127.0.0.1 01smith.com
127.0.0.1 0202search.com

I use norton firewall and anti virus.

I also run various spyware programs some free some paid for and rotate them around. some catch things others do not.

And I have a router that has ports blocked.

I have never been infected with anything in 10 years on the net so I guess I am doing something right.

vodkapixie

hiya!
i'm new to this so bear with me, i want to sto my new laptop from gettin loadsa viruses and stuff on it, where should do i get the stuff your all talkin about from? can i buy it from a shop or is it cheaper on the web?
thanks!
Jo

superscaper

vodkapixie wrote: »

hiya!
i'm new to this so bear with me, i want to sto my new laptop from gettin loadsa viruses and stuff on it, where should do i get the stuff your all talkin about from? can i buy it from a shop or is it cheaper on the web?
thanks!
Jo

Read Martin's article on free security. Or you can read this thread. Or failing that you could even google for them. Most of the stuff mentioned is free and legal to download.

albertross_2

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.ccleaner.com/
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-Free/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

it's all free, if you have xp or vista, you have a firewall already, just need some av and antispyware.

wazza

LEICESTERCITYFC wrote: »

Hi all.
First post so please be kind!
We are currently in the process of buying a Dell Laptop with Windows Vista Premium.
Will the free programs listed earlier (i.e ZoneAlarm,AVG,Adaware,Spybot S+D etcc) work okay with The Vista system?

I am in the same situation as yourself. I have looked at the websites of the free programs listed above and found most of them are compatible with Vista. However my dell will be coming with a 36 months free McAfee which i might just use till Vista service pack 1 comes out and hopefully iron out many issues. Then i will restore the laptop to factory setting to wipe off mcafee and then install the free programs listed above. As it happens i currently use the above free programs on my current xp home laptop without any problems.

millypede

None - im a Mac User.

superscaper

millypede wrote: »

None - im a Mac User.

Does that mean you've switched off your Mac Firewall? How do you prevent infection from in the wild viruses such as the MacOS/Leap.A?

nullogik

With the increased popularity in Apple and hence Macs, it would be stupid to assume that the Mac will not become a target in the near future. Its only a matter of time before Mac will need AV and Anti-Spyware software...

millypede

nullogik wrote: »

With the increased popularity in Apple and hence Macs, it would be stupid to assume that the Mac will not become a target in the near future. Its only a matter of time before Mac will need AV and Anti-Spyware software...

Right and Elvis will become the PM