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re: newbie, Got Norton anti has trial for Internet Security, should I?
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Posted by gary
(776 messages posted)
norton and mcafee are resource hogs. get a free anti virus protection.try avg or
advast they have free versions.they dont take up much space and not a resource hog.
On Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2:33 pm, SuperC wrote:
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> hey, currently desktop with Vista and wireless. Should I be really concerned
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>net Security. suggestion for Free net security or ? thanks
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re: newbie, Got Norton anti has trial for Internet Security, should I?
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Posted by Adam Bradley
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Norton gets ragged a lot but I have never had any trouble out of it myself, no reason
not to use them if it is free. As for security your wireless router is the best protection
you have, putting a firewall on your PC is not a bad thing but not really required
as the OS's built in firewall is good enough. An antivirus is needed however, and
some antimalware as well.
On Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2:33 pm, SuperC wrote:
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> hey, currently desktop with Vista and wireless. Should I be really concerned
with
>net Security. suggestion for Free net security or ? thanks
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re: newbie, Got Norton anti has trial for Internet Security, should I?
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Posted by Daniel Smith
(47 messages posted)
Avast is by far the best, and it's free! www.avast.com and choose the free home
version.
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re: newbie, Got Norton anti has trial for Internet Security, should I?
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 8:13 am
Posted by MartinM
(7551 messages posted)
Yes, you should be concerned
To protect your wireless connection itself, make sure it is encrypted (WPA
is best)
To stop malware getting into your PC in the first place, Avast or AVG,
plus SpywareBlaster.
To scan (weekly) for malware that Avast or AVG don't pick up (no one scanner picks
up everything), MalwareBytes and SuperAntispyware.
To clean up the places where malware lurks, CCleaner (don't bother with Registry
"cleaning", but you might find the Cookie tool useful)
To avoid much of the malware problem in the first place, use Firefox instead
of IE.
All the above are free downloads, and "tried and tested". Do this quickly, before
too many infections take hold.
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