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21st Apr 2009, 08:24
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| Hi, For the last year or so I have used AVG 7.5. However, recently that inspired and AVG are charging for the 8 or 8.5 version on their site, which is valid for one year. If anyone can provide advice as to the best free anitvirus software that I should install and also If I should use a separate firewall from windows. Previously I used PCTools firewall but then it kept blocking my internet pages so I used Windows instead. Many thanks, Hope to hear back soon. It is a dell desktop, windows xp |
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21st Apr 2009, 08:55
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21st Apr 2009, 09:53
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| I agree with Fordy. I use Avast on my computers. I haven't settled on a firewall yet, still using the MS one, which Evil Fantasy (one of our malware experts here) says is stupid of me lol. I need to find a good firewall. |
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21st Apr 2009, 10:00
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| Avast for me too.
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21st Apr 2009, 12:18
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| Ok, Avast it is. What about Firewall, any ideas? |
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21st Apr 2009, 12:45
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| I use MS one like Bubba,  I'll PM Evil to get him to reccommend something 
__________________ "Why did they [PS3 Slim] stick with the UFO landing on a rectangle look" --- Nilay Patel; Engadget Ep. 160 |
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21st Apr 2009, 12:49
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| He has already suggested a few on this thread Fordy: http://www.computer-juice.com/forums...safe-web-7949/ The problem is, I game and the comodo kept crashing for me.......... |
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21st Apr 2009, 13:00
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| Ah, my bad. Well just check out that thread then TBH though I have no complaints with the MS thing. I may do ServerGuys custom firewall Linux thing.. I forget what it's called sometime next year. Need to look into it more first though.
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21st Apr 2009, 13:08
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| I use AVG free - 8.5 is the current version. Never had any problems at all. And yes, if you use XP then you need a third party firewall. The XP firewall does not monitor outgoing traffic - only incoming. They fixed this in Vista.
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21st Apr 2009, 13:18
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| Now wait a minute you Scottish haggis (lol my dad's side of the family are from Scotland so I can say that), EF didn't say that. I run Vista Ultimate 64, so you are saying I don't need a 3rd party firewall? I also use a linksys router so doesn't THAT also give me some protection? I am SO confused........... |
