Virus protection

[piggah]

looking for good, reliable virus detection system. Currently operation with macafee. Is it good? and should i just stay with them?

 

[Bobbye]

I'd recommend a combination of these over McAfee:

Recommended Free Anti Virus:

Avast Free:http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
or
Avira Free:http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html

Recommended Free Firewall:

Comodo:http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
or
Zonealarm:http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/zonealarm_free_firewall.jsp

Spyware/Adware Programs:
Spyware Doctor: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/176-spyware-doctor.html
and
Spybot Search & Destroy: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/149-spybot-search-and-destroy-detection-update.html
and
SpywareBlaster: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/568-spywareblaster.html

 

[Kazi]

If you are able to spend some money
i recommend

Antivirus

ESET nod32 http://www.eset.com/

Kaspersky http://www.kaspersky.com/

Avira premium www.avira.com

This is only if you have some money

firewall, most of these come with firewalls if you decide not to install a firewall

Firewall

I recommend

Zonealarm free http://www.zonealarm.com/store/conte...e_firewall.jsp

comodo free http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Spyware/adware

I recommend
Spybot search & destroy
Superantispyware
spywareblaster
malwarebytes

 

[hrlow2]

Tells me my setup is OK. Using AviraAntiVir,Comodo firewall, SuperAntiSpyware,SpywareBlaster,MalwareBytes,WinPatrol,and SpywareGuard. Only problems I have are an occasional cookie( but WinPatrols Scotty loves those).

 

[Kazi]

I think spyware guard no longer recieves updates.

someone please confim whether it recieves updates or not

By the way spybot is not for scaning but for its Awesome immunization feature

you should also try spyware doctor as suggested by bobeye

cookies can be bad or good

Other then that its alright

 

[hrlow2]

No,I haven't seen any updates to SpywareGuard in a long time, but I like it and it doesn't use much space or resources.

 

[Kazi]

Well then if you feel happy then you are all set for protection.

 

[piggah]

woo hoo thank you all. Kinda made me feel like a dirty person without out proper virus protection