what security programmes ahould i have on pc?

wilson1973 · 06-27-2009, 09:10 PM

Im about to receive a new pc im on a tight budget so will be going for those that are free,im thinking of getting

Avast
malwarebytes

will these be sufficient,also does anyone have a secure link to take me to the genuine hijackthis site so i can download it

many thanks

it willbe a vista pc is it a good idea to get firefox for my browser or are there drawbacks to this
many thanks,also is prevx good?

**johnb35** · 06-27-2009, 09:20 PM

Direct from Trendmicro

http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...ols/hijackthis

Malwarebytes is really good. I sometimes use Superantispyware in combination with Malwarebytes.

Use any free virus program, AVG, Avira, or Avast.

Logarithms · 06-28-2009, 09:17 PM

I would humbly suggest Spybot: Search & Destroy.

I feel that it is user friendly and very effective. Good luck.

lubo4444 · 06-28-2009, 11:47 PM

Hey, first the mozilla firefox is really good idea to get it as your browser. I would also suggest get Spybot Search & Destroy which is free. I dont really like Avast because when i had it my pc was running slow with it. I'll never use it again. You can also get AVG anti-virus. It's free also. You can download it from here: http://www.avg.com/.

06-27-2009, 09:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
wilson1973 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 25	what security programmes ahould i have on pc? Im about to receive a new pc im on a tight budget so will be going for those that are free,im thinking of getting Avast malwarebytes will these be sufficient,also does anyone have a secure link to take me to the genuine hijackthis site so i can download it many thanks it willbe a vista pc is it a good idea to get firefox for my browser or are there drawbacks to this many thanks,also is prevx good? Last edited by wilson1973; 06-27-2009 at 09:13 PM.

06-27-2009, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,448	Direct from Trendmicro http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...ols/hijackthis Malwarebytes is really good. I sometimes use Superantispyware in combination with Malwarebytes. Use any free virus program, AVG, Avira, or Avast. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

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Logarithms New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Alpha Centauri Posts: 9	I would humbly suggest Spybot: Search & Destroy. I feel that it is user friendly and very effective. Good luck. __________________ "There is a great satisfaction in building and fixing good tools for other people to use." - Freeman Dyson

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lubo4444 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my PC Posts: 552	Hey, first the mozilla firefox is really good idea to get it as your browser. I would also suggest get Spybot Search & Destroy which is free. I dont really like Avast because when i had it my pc was running slow with it. I'll never use it again. You can also get AVG anti-virus. It's free also. You can download it from here: http://www.avg.com/.