Looking for best virus, adware, ect. protection for my PC...

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Rahful

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So I finally ordered my first PC today. I'm wondering what software I should get for it, so when it arrives I will be ready. Here are the specs :

Motherboard : GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Hard Drive : SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Video Card : EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775
Power Supply : CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W
Memory : G.SKILL 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

I need advice on virus, adware, and whatever other protection my computer needs. I want something that doesn't randomly pop up and interrupt my gaming sessions - something that isn't as intrusive and annoying. I want it to, preferably, be user friendly. Most of all I need excellent protection to assure that my PC will not be affected by all that garbage that is out there.

I'm completely clueless on the subject, so please point me in the right direction.
 
Rahful said:
I Most of all I need excellent protection to assure that my PC will not be affected by all that garbage that is out there.
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you may find this a bit weird but there's no such thing as best antivirus.all of em have ther ups and downs, some do this some do that etc..
first if all get a proper firewall, i think ZoneAlarm is on top these days:P.
i dunno any antivirus that wont interupt your gaming session but most of them will do, i think NOD32 won't:D
but anyhows if you want a good AV try Avira or AVAST.
i dunno about Avast but avira you can install and put everything on auto-delete or quarantine and autoupdate without notification.

cheers
 
Most proggies will allow you to turn off any automatic updates and scans. You just have to go into settings or options, whatever they call it.

AVG, Avast, ZoneAlarm are all very good, but ZA slowed my PC down. Felt like I had Norton ... :P I've been using AVG for a while and have had no problems.

CCleaner is a great registry/cookie cleaner and if you need a firewall, Comodo is very good firewall too.
 
Best firewall is a hardware one.

But i don't got one so I'm using Sygate at the mo'. I've used Comodo and Zonealarm as well.

Best AV I know of is Antivir. But it can be a bit distracting at times so you'll want to go with either Avast or Avg.

I'm using Spyware Terminator also. I recommend.

I second Kabuterimon's (sorry that's just what i thought of when i saw your name XD) suggestion for Ccleaner. Oh how I love thee Ccleaner..
 
I guess i'll get Avast.

What exactly is the CCleaner for? I didn't understand that.

Will a firewall interfere with my trying to host matches on games such as Warcraft 3? If not, is Comodo the way to go?

Will Avast, CCleaner, and Comodo be all I need?
 
CCleaner (AKA Crap Cleaner) is a free software that deletes and gets rid of all the useless files that your computer still has. For example:

->Browser history
->temp files
->parts of downloads

CCLeaner for more info
 
Kaspersky has had some of the best detection rates in anti virus for sometime now, yes it does cost to have it but to be fair in something as important as internet security its something that is more than worthy of being paid for. Some might suggest you can get nearly as good protection for free but with people trying new and better ways to attack your system the top end is really the only way to go.

A friend posted this on another forum ony a few weeks ago:

PC Pro ran a massive anti-virus labs test this month, focussing purely on AV/malware solutions, not these kind of "complete security packages" that do firewalls and phishing detection and all that lot.

They put Kaspersky down as absolutely the clear winner by some distance, and also commended it for a very small memory/CPU footprint. Only downer is of course that it's not free! (It had a 98% detection rate.)

If you're after a free AV solution, your best bet is Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic, which managed a 92% detection rate but apparently nags quite a lot for you to upgrade to the premium version.

AVG Free Edition only managed an 83% detection rate, and whilst it was praised in some areas, wasn't considered effective enough at detecting threats to be strongly recommended.

The other freebie is Avast 4 Home Edition (a feeble 70% detection rate), which was given a bit of a pummelling and not recommended at all.

Norton and McAfee both did poorly, with 68% and 78% detection rates respectively - Norton's performance in particular was very bad, and was also a resource hog when running under Vista.

Special mention was made of Microsoft's own Windows Live OneCare which managed an appalling 66% detection rate and also took it upon itself to alter system settings as it saw fit, it got one star out of six.

The basic message they put out is crystal clear - if you're prepared to pay for your AV software then Kaspersky is absolutely as good as it gets in every single regard, they gave it 6 out of 6 stars in every category, and 6 out 6 overall. At £28 per year, it's hardly a bank-breaker.

If you want a freebie, use Avira AntiVir, as none of the other freebies are good enough at detecting threats to be considered bulletproof protection from viruses and malware.

Others perhaps worth a mention are F-Secure Internet Security 2007 which managed 93% detection and was highly praised, except for it being a bit of a resource hog. Zone Alarm Anti Virus did OK with 81% detection but isn't free and has nothing in particular to recommend it.

There were quite a few other products reviewed as well, but they're probably the more common ones you might have heard of or use yourself.
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Think its plain an simple there to see, PC Pro do run some pretty damn vigorous testing when they do these things and I have found them to be extremely reliable in their reviews on a range of products so i see no reason to doubt them here.
 
Very nice of you to show me jimmymac, I will have to look into Kapersky.

And CCleaner looks really nice, i'll download that immeadiately.

Firewall?
 
If you have windows XP, just enable the built in Firewall. It will be enough.
 
Also to protect your computer, I would recommend that you don't illegally download files and especially on P2P softwares.
 
Thanks for you recommendations, but I don't download any illegal software period.

I laugh at my sister when she uses LimeWire because she's dooming her computer.
 
Rahful said:
Thanks for you recommendations, but I don't download any illegal software period.

I laugh at my sister when she uses LimeWire because she's dooming her computer.
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Good to hear you're being on the safe side of the force :P
 
How about none! Download Deepfreeze. Once you reformat and reinstall a fresh copy of windows and applications (if it came from a company like Dell). Then install Deepfreeze and enjoy. This isn't for everyone, but it truly is the ultimate in PC protection. My personal recommendation, create a small partition that you do NOT freeze, to save your documents and files, other wise you must reboot to unthaw the PC before saving changes.
 
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Actually, anyone with kids and teens that have no idea what they are doing, this program is a perfect solution. I think the solution to the unfrozen partition would be a 4GB flash drive for around $50. It's portable so they can do schoolwork, etc...

Great find Crypto :)
 
Kabu said:
Actually, anyone with kids and teens that have no idea what they are doing, this program is a perfect solution. I think the solution to the unfrozen partition would be a 4GB flash drive for around $50. It's portable so they can do schoolwork, etc...

Great find Crypto :)
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Thanks Kabu, I hope you find it useful. It's often used in Internet cafes or other places that might provide terminals for public use.
It takes some getting used to, as absolutely nothing you save or do or change, is kept upon reboot.

Once you get the hang of it, it's beautiful. It's really nice to download free software and test it.

My other reccomendation is Acronis True Image. It allows you to create a mirror imaged of your fresh newly built drive with apps. Store it on an external drive and you'll always have a fresh copy of windows and apps to install in about 20 minutes. Even with deepfreeze, you unfreeze and install crap, so this allows you to get back to the original state.

Oh Kabu - I thought of you the other day. You should check out this $15 tool recommended by PC World. Pretty Cool. This link is a link for a ONE USE program. If you go to the site, you can download a 30 day shareware version.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,62395/description.html?tk=nl_ddxdwn
 
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people I'd just like any suggestions here

I have a computer that is constantly trying to get into trying to ty into mine.

I know the address of the computer and the type of computer ( Apple) my security is blocking it and asks to allow or disallow and of course I don't allow . but nevertheless it is becoming annoying.

is there anything I can do to fix this problem for good?
 
Crypto said:
Oh Kabu - I thought of you the other day. You should check out this $15 tool recommended by PC World. Pretty Cool. This link is a link for a ONE USE program. If you go to the site, you can download a 30 day shareware version.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,62395/description.html?tk=nl_ddxdwn
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Hijack! LOL

Crypto,
I will definitely look into it, thank you! Have you tried GIMP? I found it to be a little too RAM consuming. A friend of mine, fencepost is a whiz with GIMP. Check him out at dA when you're bored :)
 
You silly rascals are getting off subject, use private messages.

So is it confirmed that the best way to go is Avast, CCleaner, and the fire wall that comes with windows, and if I so wish to pay money for security, get Kapersky?
 
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