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    Perfect Set-Up?

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Jewperman, Jan 11, 2008.

  1. Jewperman

    Jewperman Notebook Consultant

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    I have read all the threads reccomending diffrent firewalls, anti-spywares etc but whats the differance? Also, do you need one of all? If so, what is the perfect set up of antivirus programs? Which one would you choose?


    Thanks!
     
    Jewperman, Jan 11, 2008
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  2. thnksfrthmmrs

    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    If you're willing to listen I can tell you what I think would be the best set up. I would use Avast for antivirus, because it packs the most features for free while still having good virus detection rate. For a firewall I would use Comodo since it is free without ads like Zone Alarm and is proven to block more ports. For antispyware you can just enable Windows Defender. Those three would be what I call a perfect setup for on demand protection.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Jan 11, 2008
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  3. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    Personally, I think any combination of reputable firewall/AV/Antispyware apps will suffice unless you're totally wreckless in your surfing habits. IMHO, though, you should use at least two different antispyware programs because none that I'm aware of is capable of catching every possible bit of nastiness which may infect your system.
     
    bmwrob, Jan 11, 2008
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    vi3tscorpian Notebook Evangelist

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    my ideal package: ZA pro + NAV + Ad-ware Pro + Spyware Blaster
     
    vi3tscorpian, Jan 15, 2008
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  5. coolguy

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    I think my combination of AVG free + Windows Defender + Windows firewall is more than enough adequate security for my laptop.
     
    coolguy, Jan 24, 2008
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  6. Tailic

    Tailic Notebook Deity

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    It depends on your situation. AV and Anti-Spyware utilities are a must have for any system. If you find yourself getting a lot of spyware then you should invest in a paid version that runs in the background, same goes for an anti-virus. If your computer is hooked up to the internet directly then you should invest in a good firewall, either it be free or otherwise.

    It depends on the person and their needs. Scan your computer for awhile and try out free trial versions of paid software and see if you need them.
     
    Tailic, Jan 24, 2008
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  7. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    I got fore a more powerful, yet system resource light setup than the others.

    Comodo pro, threatfire, Spybot search&destroy, Antivir
     
    Gintoki, Jan 25, 2008
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  8. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I don't think there's a prefect set-up, but this is what I use:

    Online Armor (I have XP Pro)
    Ad-aware 2007
    Avira AntiVir (primary scanner, active protection off)
    A squared free
    Avast (secondary scanner, active protection on)
    CCleaner (this is a stretch, but I think it's important all the same)
    Spybot
    Spyware Blaster
    Winpatrol

    Final Count:
    1 Firewall
    2 Anti Virus
    3 Anti spyware/malware
    2 Preventative programs

    I also use Winaso and jkdefrag. I have tuneXP, but only used it for an initial tune-up and haven't touched it since. Just in case you think all this takes up an insane amount of resources, it doesn't. Only 34 processes running at start-up and negligible CPU and RAM usage. Overkill, definitely, but I kind of like this stuff for some reason.

    After using these programs I'd rank the anti-virus programs I've used as:
    Scanning: Avira > Avast/AVG
    Active Protection: Avast/AVG > Avira

    Spyware:
    A Squared > Ad aware 2007 >> Spybot

    Firewall
    Online Armor > Comodo > Kero (also known as sunbelt) > Zone alarm
     
    jin07, Jan 26, 2008
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  9. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Nope. Came up with it myself. I knew that avira's active protection wasn't as robust as avast's so I used avast's active protection.
     
    jin07, Jan 26, 2008
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  10. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    I just use Avast(Anti Virus) and Spybot's Tea Timer(to prevent reg changes without my permission).
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jan 26, 2008
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  11. Gintoki

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    I just let comodo firewall protect me from anything i don't want.
     
    Gintoki, Jan 26, 2008
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