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Su4n2 said:
I like Norton Antivirus (just the antivirus, none of their other stuff) or McAfee.
McAfee is good. It's ridding a virus from my pc as we speak 🙁
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NubianPrincess said:
Hmm. Thats why I use Norton. I don't get viruses 🙂
Yes, Norton Anti-Virus is a great program. Just make sure you keep it updated (and keep Windows updated). No AV program guarantees complete virus protection - new viruses come out all the time, and it's simply impossible to protect against them all immediately. I remember when Sasser hit our school network (UCLA) last year - not a single AV program was able to recognize it (that was not a fun week at work).
Use a firewall, Anti-Virus, and make sure automatic updates is on.
Use a firewall, Anti-Virus, and make sure automatic updates is on.
Su4n2 said:
Yea, but keep in mind that Dell has been recently sending trial versions of anti-virus. It is usually just good for 3-6 months.
It was my own fault. I KNEW that attachment was infected, but I took the risk to warn others. Mcaffee shut it down instantaneously, though.flighterdoc said:
antivirus isn't helpful without a firewall, be sure you have one.
Norton, McAfee, zone Alram, and PC-Cillin all have good anti-virus programs and firewalls. It is a matter of preference. I prefer zonealarm firewall and antivirus, but also really like Pc-cillins.
there are some good tips on how to further protect your pc at www.grc.com (gibson research corporation website). they have a leak tester that will check the effectiveness of your firewall from within your PC as a trojan would. they have a program called shields up, that will ping your computer and tell you what ports are open (this means you are visible online). and they have a lot of other programs and suggestions for security.
be smart about security. don't download anything you're not familiar with. Look to web sites and trusted magazines such as pc magazine or pc world and follow their pc security suggestions.
You can do a google search for pc security, but you'll turn up a lot of suspect web sites.
aslo, never download any popups. My little brother is horrible at this. there are several pop ups designed to look like computer programs or alerts... just close them... thinkg like "your computer may be infected... click here to delete" or " your computer may be running slow, click here to speed up" etc.
also, use a spyware remover. there are a couple of good ones you can get for free at download.com, namely spybot search and destry (S&D), and Ad aware.
be educated!
bb
Norton, McAfee, zone Alram, and PC-Cillin all have good anti-virus programs and firewalls. It is a matter of preference. I prefer zonealarm firewall and antivirus, but also really like Pc-cillins.
there are some good tips on how to further protect your pc at www.grc.com (gibson research corporation website). they have a leak tester that will check the effectiveness of your firewall from within your PC as a trojan would. they have a program called shields up, that will ping your computer and tell you what ports are open (this means you are visible online). and they have a lot of other programs and suggestions for security.
be smart about security. don't download anything you're not familiar with. Look to web sites and trusted magazines such as pc magazine or pc world and follow their pc security suggestions.
You can do a google search for pc security, but you'll turn up a lot of suspect web sites.
aslo, never download any popups. My little brother is horrible at this. there are several pop ups designed to look like computer programs or alerts... just close them... thinkg like "your computer may be infected... click here to delete" or " your computer may be running slow, click here to speed up" etc.
also, use a spyware remover. there are a couple of good ones you can get for free at download.com, namely spybot search and destry (S&D), and Ad aware.
be educated!
bb
Norton is good but SYGATE is the best.coz norton slows down the comp but no such probelm ever occurs with sygate.try it and beat the viruses.
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