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    just got rid of norton.

    any good free anti virus/ firewalls out there?

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    Talking Re: just got rid of norton.

    AVG or Avast for your av and windows firewall is fine so long as your
    not a regular visitor to dodgeysite.com.

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    Re: just got rid of norton.

    Hi sprally for a decent firewall zonealarm is good and free you can use this link to download it =

    Hidden Content

    And for a good anti virus for me you just cant beat AVG Free and you can get it from here =

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    Hope this helps you out :-)
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    Re: just got rid of norton.

    zone alarm and avast is what i use and they never hog my system ,alos i use peer guardian to block them annoying ip`s we dont want Hidden Content

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    Re: just got rid of norton.

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by smif Hidden Content
    AVG or Avast for your av and windows firewall is fine so long as your
    not a regular visitor to dodgeysite.com.
    it is not very advisable to just use any version of windows firewall.

    sadly, they only protect against incoming nasties, if you accidently infect your PC with a virus or trojan, from say a DVD download or other download [VERY common on torrents and sharing sites] it will be free to spew out wherever it likes without being blocked, this is likewise the same for router firewalls.

    ALWAYS install a software firewall [like as suggested ZoneAlarmFree] on any PC with an active internet connection.

    Another VERY common route of trojans infection is to browse the internet with an A/C that has administration rights.

    ActiveX plug-ins will install and run automatically in the background without any notification.


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    Last edited by dx100-uk; 25-04-2008 at 02:04 PM.

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    Re: just got rid of norton.

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by borosmoggy Hidden Content
    Hi sprally for a decent firewall zonealarm is good and free you can use this link to download it =
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    And for a good anti virus for me you just cant beat AVG Free and you can get it from here =
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    Hope this helps you out :-)
    Great thanks for those links, didn't realise avg were now offering AVG8.0 free of charge Hidden Content
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    Re: just got rid of norton.

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by dx100uk Hidden Content
    it is not very advisable to just use any version of windows firewall.
    sadly, they only protect against incoming nasties, if you accidently infect your PC with a virus or trojan, from say a DVD download or other download [VERY common on torrents and sharing sites] it will be free to spew out wherever it likes without being blocked, this is likewise the same for router firewalls.
    ALWAYS install a software firewall [like as suggested ZoneAlarmFree] on any PC with an active internet connection.
    Another VERY common route of trojans infection is to browse the internet with an A/C that has administration rights.
    ActiveX plug-ins will install and run automatically in the background without any notification.
    dx
    I know what you mean about the one way windows firewall allowing all
    outbound connections but this is only a concern for those who do not
    use their av programs correctly,if you download a file and open it
    without scanning then of course you are asking for trouble.I have
    been using avg and the built in windows firewall for the last five years
    with no infections and i am a regular torrent user.
    Deciding what firewall to use really depends on the users internet
    habits and level of paranoia,so for many the built in firewall is
    fine.For anyone worried about how well their computer will stand
    up to inbound attacks go to Hidden Content and do the shields up test.

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    Re: just got rid of norton.

    kaspersky internet security is the best in my opinion


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    Re: just got rid of norton.

    ill second kaspersky. Find it much better than the others listed

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