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new laptop - what av to install

  • 31-08-2007 10:22am
    #1
    Andy27981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭


    Hi All

    Ive just installed XP on an old laptop that was lying around here at work for home use. just wondering what the best freeware security solutions to install. What do you recommend?

    Any help appreciated :D

    Thanks
    Andy


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  • #2
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    Comodo is the best firewall

    For anti-virus it's between these : AVG, avast!, antivira

    Real-time anti-spyware protection : SpywareGuard, AVG anti-spyware, these two would be the best

    Anti-spyware scanners : AVG anti-spyware, Dr. Web Cureit


  • #3
    balu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭balu


    One word: Ubuntu :)
    And you won't have any problems at all...


  • #4
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,537 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    For free anti-spyware, malware, adware with XP-2 consider:
    Spybot Search & Destroy
    Ad-Aware SE Personal
    Spyware Blaster (passive blocker programme)

    All three of the above are compatible with each other, too.


  • #5
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    balu wrote:
    One word: Ubuntu :)
    And you won't have any problems at all...


    except for having to install an entire os


  • #6
    voxpop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    AVG for antivirus
    Jetico for firewall


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    The main three free Av's I suppose

    AVG or AntiVir for antivirus

    I'm not too fond of Avast but ymmv


    if you use spybot then install spywareblaster too and first

    Change your browser from IE to
    Opera
    or
    Firefox + noscript


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