AVG free, what can't I do?

Juzza12

I've seen people say that all they have is free AVG, Avast etc and that it's fine for them but i'm a bit worried about banking, shopping and log ins (as a comper I have loads!)

I didn't really want to pay out again as I also have a Chromebook so can easily do things on there if free AVG on my laptop isn't secure enough.

waddler_8

Keep the system & your installed programs patched & up to date and you'll be as safe as you can be so long as you don't do anything silly that could lead to you becoming infected.

Download SecurityCheck from the link below and save it to your Desktop.

Link

• Double click SecurityCheck (XP), or right click and choose "Run as Administrator" (Vista, Win 7)
  
• Follow the onscreen instructions inside the black box.
• A Notepad document should open automatically called checkup.txt
• Post the contents of that document in your next reply.

Juzza12

Thanks for your reply, i'm pretty careful when browsing and downloading so shouldn't be a problem. I also reset my laptop recently as it was running slowly.

Results of screen317's Security Check version 0.99.54
Windows 7 x86 (UAC is enabled)
Out of date service pack!!
Internet Explorer 9
``````````````Antivirus/Firewall Check:``````````````
Windows Firewall Enabled!
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2013
Antivirus up to date!
`````````Anti-malware/Other Utilities Check:`````````
Java(TM) 6 Update 14
Java version out of Date!
Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.287
Mozilla Firefox 15.0.1 Firefox out of Date!
Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94
````````Process Check: objlist.exe by Laurent````````
AVG avgwdsvc.exe
AVG avgrsx.exe
AVG avgnsx.exe
AVG avgemc.exe
TOSHIBA Toshiba Online Product Information TOPI.exe
`````````````````System Health check`````````````````
Total Fragmentation on Drive C: 8%
````````````````````End of Log``````````````````````

DCFC79

Ive had avast for years and had not problems. Just be careful where you shop.

michaelro

Avg free is rubbish.
Windows security essentials or kaspersky if you have a barclays account

waddler_8

Juzza12 wrote: »

i'm pretty careful when browsing

Practically any site can be compromised. Lots of reputable, mainstream sites have been over the years - either directly or through 3rd party content (ad networks etc).

When they are, if you're not running a fully patched system then you've trouble. Your computer's at risk of being infected by drive-by download with no interaction on your part at all other than visiting the compromised site.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/security/archive/2011/12/08/what-you-should-know-about-drive-by-download-attacks-part-1.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/security/archive/2012/07/19/the-rise-of-the-black-hole-exploit-kit-the-importance-of-keeping-all-software-up-to-date.aspx

And don't be fooled by what you think constitutes a "safe" site - You may be surprised.

http://www.symantec.com/threatreport/topic.jsp?id=threat_activity_trends&aid=analysis_of_website_categories

From you SecurityCheck log:

Windows 7 x86 (UAC is enabled)
Out of date service pack!!

Keep the OS patched.

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Java(TM) 6 Update 14
Java version out of Date!

Java is one of the most exploited programs.

http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792239/IT_Threat_Evolution_Q2_2012#10

http://blogs.technet.com/b/security/archive/2011/11/28/millions-of-java-exploit-attempts-the-importance-of-keeping-all-software-up-to-date.aspx

Mozilla Firefox 15.0.1 Firefox out of Date!

There's been a number of vulnerabilites found in firefox since v15

http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html

Juzza12

Interesting reading, though Java was a must have.

I've updated Windows and uninstalled Firefox as i've recently switched to chrome anyway. Appreciate the help.

Thanks DCFC79 and michaelro will have a look at those two.

waddler_8

Juzza12 wrote: »

Interesting reading, though Java was a must have.

If you need to have it installed, keep it updated - remove older versions.

http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp

If need be, disable it in your browser and only enable it when needed by a website you trust.

http://www.geekstogo.com/2600/how-to-disable-java-in-your-web-browser/

You can check here for the most common programs with vulnerabilities: http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp