Need Good Firewall+ Antivirus

Respital · 09-23-2007, 06:30 PM

Hey guys i need a program to protect my computer from hackers and from viruses because i had a problem with hackers a while back and they ended up frying up my old computer so when i bought my new computer i bought MacAfee firewall and anti virus but now my anti virus is like expired so i need a free and good antivirus program with anti hacker (firewall)

Thanks

adarsh · 09-23-2007, 06:33 PM

get zonealarm as ur firewall and avast! or avira as ur anti-virus.

f.i.t.h · 09-26-2007, 07:43 AM

Firewall: zonealarm
antivirus: Avira AntiVir
Been using AntiVir for eight years and its great

maxigladi · 09-26-2007, 10:58 AM

ye zonealarm is a good firewall it's has easy user interface and for AV avast or avira will do

but i had experience with zonealarm it's true vector service fails or has some problem realting true vector

still it's a good firewall

patrickv · 09-26-2007, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.i.t.h

antivirus: Ariva AntiVir
Been using AntiVir for eight years and its great

lately been having probs with Avira concerning update, it somehow fails along the way, probably cause of network drops or so

!!

go NOD32

f.i.t.h · 09-26-2007, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickv

lately been having probs with Avira concerning update, it somehow fails along the way, probably cause of network drops or so

!!

go NOD32

i have been having problems for the last 10 days but today, it updated fine

b3rt_d4ni3l · 09-26-2007, 06:19 PM

Here is a list of alternatives that you may want to consider.

Firewall
Zonealarm - http://www.download.com/3000-2092-10039884.html
COMODO - http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
(apparently COMODO has a separate Anti-Virus that you can download free but I am not sure about the quality of it though.)

Anti-Virus
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0
Avira - http://www.free-av.com/
Avast - http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html (dnload link is all the way at the bottom)

Anti-Spyware (just in case you need it)
Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
AVG Anti-Spyware - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0
Spyware Terminator - http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Ad-Aware - http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-200...bj=dl&tag=top5
(you can have more than one anti spyware program in your computer)

Hope this helps.

comptonsk8er · 09-27-2007, 05:49 AM

why does comodo ask you to turn off windows fire wall is that a good idea

hermeslyre · 09-27-2007, 07:12 AM

Comodo is a firewall as well, and two software firewalls working in tandem can cause problems. It's fine to turn the windows firewall off.

comptonsk8er · 09-27-2007, 09:59 PM

which is the best of avg avast avira

09-23-2007, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Respital Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Age: 14 Posts: 801	Need Good Firewall+ Antivirus Hey guys i need a program to protect my computer from hackers and from viruses because i had a problem with hackers a while back and they ended up frying up my old computer so when i bought my new computer i bought MacAfee firewall and anti virus but now my anti virus is like expired so i need a free and good antivirus program with anti hacker (firewall) Thanks

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09-26-2007, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
f.i.t.h Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Zealand Age: 15 Posts: 385	Firewall: zonealarm antivirus: Avira AntiVir Been using AntiVir for eight years and its great Last edited by f.i.t.h; 09-29-2007 at 05:49 AM. Reason: Spelt Avira wrong

09-27-2007, 05:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
comptonsk8er Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 30	why does comodo ask you to turn off windows fire wall is that a good idea Last edited by comptonsk8er; 09-27-2007 at 05:52 AM.

09-27-2007, 09:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
comptonsk8er Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 30	which is the best of avg avast avira Last edited by comptonsk8er; 09-28-2007 at 03:37 AM.

09-26-2007, 10:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
maxigladi Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 32	ye zonealarm is a good firewall it's has easy user interface and for AV avast or avira will do but i had experience with zonealarm it's true vector service fails or has some problem realting true vector still it's a good firewall

09-26-2007, 06:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
b3rt_d4ni3l Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 946	Here is a list of alternatives that you may want to consider. Firewall Zonealarm - http://www.download.com/3000-2092-10039884.html COMODO - http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ (apparently COMODO has a separate Anti-Virus that you can download free but I am not sure about the quality of it though.) Anti-Virus AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0 Avira - http://www.free-av.com/ Avast - http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html (dnload link is all the way at the bottom) Anti-Spyware (just in case you need it) Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html AVG Anti-Spyware - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0 Spyware Terminator - http://www.spywareterminator.com/ Ad-Aware - http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-200...bj=dl&tag=top5 (you can have more than one anti spyware program in your computer) Hope this helps.

09-27-2007, 07:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Comodo is a firewall as well, and two software firewalls working in tandem can cause problems. It's fine to turn the windows firewall off.

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