FREE COMPUTER PROTECTION
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:56 pm
Hi all. I know not everyone can afford to buy programs to protect their computers. These may not be the very best you can get, but they are free and I think the BEST FREE ONES you can get.
These programs have been godsends for me. If you are consistent in running them (I learnt my lesson now ) they will protect your computer. They are FREE and well-worth the wait to download IMO:
AVG Anti-Virus: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
(This has saved me twice now from 2 of the worst worms out there!! I swear by it's effectiveness! If only I had remembered to keep it up and running!!! I have it set now to start when I start up my computer, and don't turn it off. It will even intercept viruses to prevent you downloading or installing them)
Zone Alarm: http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/1 ... 37_202.exe
(A decent firewall considering it's free! I do still have some problems running it with logging in to play AC, and am playing with the settings for that. If I had been running it before I got the latest virus, I would have had a better chance. A good firewall is definitely a must for surfing the internet!)
Spybot Search and Destroy {Spybot S&D}: http://www.safer-networking.org/
(By PepiMK. Make sure you use the above address. This is NOT to be confused with viruses using the name!!! This removed heaps of horrid spybots on my computer (including trojans and registry entries by places like Marketscore), and is said to be the most effective you can get. It's new to me, but so far I think it's brilliant! I have it set to start when I start my computer, and it runs a check before windows loads, because some of these bots can't be removed while running. A warning though .. don't set it to everything automated. You will be asking me for help to reset the configuration settings... which took me a while in his forums to find out )
Hope that helps people,
All the best,
Opti
These programs have been godsends for me. If you are consistent in running them (I learnt my lesson now ) they will protect your computer. They are FREE and well-worth the wait to download IMO:
AVG Anti-Virus: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
(This has saved me twice now from 2 of the worst worms out there!! I swear by it's effectiveness! If only I had remembered to keep it up and running!!! I have it set now to start when I start up my computer, and don't turn it off. It will even intercept viruses to prevent you downloading or installing them)
Zone Alarm: http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/1 ... 37_202.exe
(A decent firewall considering it's free! I do still have some problems running it with logging in to play AC, and am playing with the settings for that. If I had been running it before I got the latest virus, I would have had a better chance. A good firewall is definitely a must for surfing the internet!)
Spybot Search and Destroy {Spybot S&D}: http://www.safer-networking.org/
(By PepiMK. Make sure you use the above address. This is NOT to be confused with viruses using the name!!! This removed heaps of horrid spybots on my computer (including trojans and registry entries by places like Marketscore), and is said to be the most effective you can get. It's new to me, but so far I think it's brilliant! I have it set to start when I start my computer, and it runs a check before windows loads, because some of these bots can't be removed while running. A warning though .. don't set it to everything automated. You will be asking me for help to reset the configuration settings... which took me a while in his forums to find out )
Hope that helps people,
All the best,
Opti