Inu-ya Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 When I downloaded it last, it ask about buying it or... something. "Can't remember that well" But anyways I'm glad its free but I need the link. I'm willing to give it a spin again. I did some testing early last week and I didn't do to good on a firewall test. It best rate was 5 of 5 and I got 0! I need a good Firewall that is free and I know some but which one is the best? I did the test out from the Avast Forums Here. Ok, i'll give it a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted December 27, 2005 Administrator Share Posted December 27, 2005 ZoneAlarm has really gone downhill. It's buggy and just sloppy, interface and all. Outpost may be a bit more complicated, but it also blocks a lot more too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 Or Outpost FREE; http://www.majorgeeks.com/download1056.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted December 27, 2005 Administrator Share Posted December 27, 2005 Topic pinned. This is a great thread. What I'm getting next isn't quite security, but I think in a way it is. A nice UPS by Belkin. :cuddle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted December 27, 2005 Administrator Share Posted December 27, 2005 Funny thing is just after mentioning it, I got it at noon and am using it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Now, I run the maintenance for my parents comp and I'm home for the holidays. I was wondering if the arovax shield (which is interesting me greatly) uses alot of CPU and RAM because this is a laptop with only 512 ram and a 1.4ghz processor. I'm running MSAS which I'm quite pleased with, but I'm only willing to run one resident scanner, because the computer is a little slow as it is So what do you recommend for a resident scanner, arovax or MSAS? I haven't had a problem with MSAS, and normally I go by the old proverb "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but that arovax shield seems pretty **** good from some of the reviews and recommendations from fellow forum members. Your Antispyware somewhat-literate friend, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 Topic pinned. This is a great thread. Coolness, and I created it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xd3vilx Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I use this following program for my computer Anti Virus: Nod32 Anti-Virus 2.5 Anti Malware: Spyware Blaster Ad-Aware Personal HijackThis Firewall: Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall Other: CCleaner Easy Cleaner RegSeeker That all in my computer (i think)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Here's my collection: Resident Antivirus AVG 7.1 Free On-demand Antivirus Scanners BitDefender 8 Free Edition Mcaffee A.V.E.R.T. Stinger Avast Software Cleaner On-demand Malware Scanners Ewido Free HijackThis! Realtime Antispyware Microsoft AntiSpyware SpywareBlaster On-demand Spyware Tools CWShredder AboutBuster HSRemove Kill2Me <Edit> I forgot - AdAware SE Personal On-demand Rootkit Detector RootkitRevealer System Monitor WinPatrol Firewall WinXP SP2 Built-in Cleaners CCleaner EasyCleaner HDCleaner Miscellaneous FirelogXP - Reads XP Firewall logs Who's Connected? - Reveals programs that are connected to the internet Xpy - Disables selected XP services. I just use it to kick-start the XP Firewall. <Edit> I forgot the most important thing: Browser Firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit86lr Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Linksys router firewall WinXP firewall Spybot-Search & Destroy Ad-Aware SE Personal CWShredder Ewido MS Antispyware Beta SpywareBlaster Hijack This CCleaner Firefox 1.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ma TriX 0978 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Mostly just updated. You guys use alot of programs to protect your PC lol. All i need and use are. Outpost Firewall (excellent) Also used with Windows Firewall SP2 e-Trust Anti-Virus and Windows Defender. And my computer runs smooth and error free. No need for these extra little programs. and BTW CCleaner is now Adware. Alot of those extra programs are unneeded. All you need to make sure you do is have your Mal-ware Prevention program and anti-virus program have scheduale scans that run everynight and show the results so you can check them when you get on in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit86lr Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Mostly just updated. You guys use alot of programs to protect your PC lol. All i need and use are. Outpost Firewall (excellent) Also used with Windows Firewall SP2 e-Trust Anti-Virus and Windows Defender. And my computer runs smooth and error free. No need for these extra little programs. and BTW CCleaner is now Adware. Alot of those extra programs are unneeded. All you need to make sure you do is have your Mal-ware Prevention program and anti-virus program have scheduale scans that run everynight and show the results so you can check them when you get on in the morning. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So far I do agree with you because the only program (out of my list) that ever detects anything is Adaware, and it's usually cookies. (yes CCleaner is marked as Adware, but the slim version does not meet that criteria) EDIT to my original post: Include eTrust, and the Defender upgrade. I must have been drunk when I wrote that. j/k LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Anti Malware Windows Defender BETA 2 Firewall Windows Firewall MISCELLANEOUS CCleaner Disk Defragmenter Firefox 1.5 Email Gmail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corjello Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 no hardware firewall? the only reason i dont run a software one is because of my hardware one. And no anti virus? are you asking for trouble? lol! )corjello( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 :P i have symantec antivirus corp edition 9, which i got it from the company i worked previously... but it didnt find anything so far, so i decided to remove it... i also have zonealarm free installed, but it uses too much resources... and the new version actually slow down my system start up... there it goes... oh... my modem dont come with a firewall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Symantec is not very good, and it uses too many resources; you're well rid of it. You should have an AV program, though. Using Firefox, you won't need it often; but when you need it, you really need it. A better firewall would be a good idea, too. There are others less bloated than zonealarm, read through this thread for recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 i dont know about antivirus... i hate them... as for firewall, i have only used ZoneAlarm (beside ICF)... but the majority seems to be using Outpost... maybe i will give it a try... ZoneAlarm really going down hill... oh... i forget to include Spywareblaster in my previous post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Totally changed my list: Antivirus: eTrust EZ Antivirus - http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/ Firewall: ZoneAlarm Pro - http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/cata...amp;lid=nav_pro On-Demand Anti-Spyware: Spybot - Search & Destroy - http://www.spybot.info Ad-Aware SE Personal - http://www.lavasoft.com/support/download Spyware Blaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html Disk Cleaners: Disk Cleanup - Included in Windows Disk Defragmenter - Included in Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 to...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Thats the changed list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Doesn't look totally changed to me...or changed at all :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 i guess Ultimate Predator changed the other post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 Yeah I did, sorry, I was just referring to it, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 So what did you change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 A lot. Upon being told that all optimizers/registry cleaners/tuners can cause critical damage if they screw up, I ended up uninstalling a lot of programs. I also got rid of Ewido, I simply don't like having lots of anti-spyware programs that can conflict, especially one whcih installs a service. I also reverted back to ZoneAlarm Firewall, as Outpost was causing serious problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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