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Posted by Natasha on January 5, 2008, 4:17 pm
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I'm about to buy a new computer and have to make decisions about what to buy
in terms of anti-virus, spyware, firewalls, etc. Thought it might not be a
bad idea to throw some questions out to this forum.
I should preface these questions by saying that I am not technologically
oriented and am looking for basic, solid protection.
1. Anti-Virus:
A. What anti-virus do you most recommend and why?
B. I do have anti-virus screened through my ISP, does that make a
difference?
2. Firewalls:
A. If I have a firewall at the router, do I need one installed in the
computer as well? If so, what do you recommend?
B. I'm using W98 right now, but the new system will (obviously) be either
XP or Vista (probably the former). I understand newer versions of Windows
have a built-in firewall - does this apply to both Vista and XP and do I
still need a 3rd firewall on top of that one and the one at the router?
3. Do you recommend a separate program for spyware and if so, which? (I
understand some of the anti-virus programs are now incorporating spyware)
Thanks in advance!
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Posted by tom on January 5, 2008, 4:01 pm
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> I'm about to buy a new computer and have to make decisions about what to
buy
> in terms of anti-virus, spyware, firewalls, etc. Thought it might not be
a
> bad idea to throw some questions out to this forum.
>
> I should preface these questions by saying that I am not technologically
> oriented and am looking for basic, solid protection.
>
> 1. Anti-Virus:
> A. What anti-virus do you most recommend and why?
>
> B. I do have anti-virus screened through my ISP, does that make a
> difference?
You'll probably want an AV program of your own. Usually most ISP just screen
email. Not sure where you are or if it's still available but last week I
noticed that Kaspersky 7.0 AV was on sale at several Chicagoland stores for
$20 instead of it's usual $60.
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Posted by Natasha on January 5, 2008, 5:16 pm
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>
> > I'm about to buy a new computer and have to make decisions about what to
> buy
> > in terms of anti-virus, spyware, firewalls, etc. Thought it might not
be
> a
> > bad idea to throw some questions out to this forum.
> >
> > I should preface these questions by saying that I am not technologically
> > oriented and am looking for basic, solid protection.
> >
> > 1. Anti-Virus:
> > A. What anti-virus do you most recommend and why?
> >
> > B. I do have anti-virus screened through my ISP, does that make a
> > difference?
>
> You'll probably want an AV program of your own. Usually most ISP just
screen
> email. Not sure where you are or if it's still available but last week I
> noticed that Kaspersky 7.0 AV was on sale at several Chicagoland stores
for
> $20 instead of it's usual $60.
Thanks for your reply, Tom. I hear Kaspersky is not so user friendly for
the non-technological savvy person - would you agree with that? Does it
include any spyware components?
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Posted by tom on January 5, 2008, 6:22 pm
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>
> >
> > > I'm about to buy a new computer and have to make decisions about what
to
> > buy
> > > in terms of anti-virus, spyware, firewalls, etc. Thought it might not
> be
> > a
> > > bad idea to throw some questions out to this forum.
> > >
> > > I should preface these questions by saying that I am not
technologically
> > > oriented and am looking for basic, solid protection.
> > >
> > > 1. Anti-Virus:
> > > A. What anti-virus do you most recommend and why?
> > >
> > > B. I do have anti-virus screened through my ISP, does that make a
> > > difference?
> >
> > You'll probably want an AV program of your own. Usually most ISP just
> screen
> > email. Not sure where you are or if it's still available but last week I
> > noticed that Kaspersky 7.0 AV was on sale at several Chicagoland stores
> for
> > $20 instead of it's usual $60.
>
> Thanks for your reply, Tom. I hear Kaspersky is not so user friendly for
> the non-technological savvy person - would you agree with that? Does it
> include any spyware components?
>
I use KAV and don't feel it's anymore complicated than most other AV's I've
used in the past. It's got a couple more bells and whistles than others but
they can be turned off with out losing the basic AV protection it's known
for. It also includes spyware, adware and dialer protection. You can DL it
and try for 30 days for free before deciding if you like it.
http://usa.kaspersky.com/ I just looked at the Sunday paper and Circuit
City has it on sale for $9.99 after a $50 mail in rebate.
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Posted by Ernie B. on January 5, 2008, 4:47 pm
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> I'm about to buy a new computer and have to make decisions about what to buy
> in terms of anti-virus, spyware, firewalls, etc. Thought it might not be a
> bad idea to throw some questions out to this forum.
>
> I should preface these questions by saying that I am not technologically
> oriented and am looking for basic, solid protection.
>
> 1. Anti-Virus:
> A. What anti-virus do you most recommend and why?
>
It depends on how much money you want to spend. Kaspersky and NOD32 are
highly recommended but they are costly. Avast,
<http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html>, is good and it's free for home
use.
> B. I do have anti-virus screened through my ISP, does that make a
> difference?
>
ISP screeners usually scan incoming email only. There are other sources that
can infect your computer. Some ISPs offer a suite as part of your fee, you
might look into that.
> 2. Firewalls:
>
> A. If I have a firewall at the router, do I need one installed in the
> computer as well? If so, what do you recommend?
>
I think so, I use Zonealarm free, <http://tinyurl.com/kzq>, because it will
alert you to *outgoing* attempts of programs to "call home".
> B. I'm using W98 right now, but the new system will (obviously) be either
> XP or Vista (probably the former). I understand newer versions of Windows
> have a built-in firewall - does this apply to both Vista and XP and do I
> still need a 3rd firewall on top of that one and the one at the router?
>
The Windows firewall only blocks incoming stuph, it doesn't tell you anything
about what's trying to get out.
> 3. Do you recommend a separate program for spyware and if so, which? (I
> understand some of the anti-virus programs are now incorporating spyware)
>
Yes. I use...
Spybot Search & Destroy, <http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html>
a-squared <http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/>
Superantispyware, <http://www.superantispyware.com/>
AVG anti-rootkit, <http://tinyurl.com/2lr2l3>
... to detect most of the cooties that you will find. Spybot finds key
loggers etc., a-squared is optimized for Trojans, Superantispyware is a
general-purpose scanner and AVG anti-rootkit is supposed to detect rootkits.
Download, install, update and try them.
> Thanks in advance!
>
Welcome.
--
Ernie B.
Communication: The art of moving an idea from one mind to another, hopefully
without distortion.
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