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    AVG Free. Check
    Adaware Free. Check
    Spybot S&D. Check... used as a last resort for particular intrusions.
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    I personally use ClamWin myself

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    I tried clamwin but it had a serious memory leak and thus would not finish scanning my laptop. Which kind of defeats the purpose.

    If you use the internet responsibly (ie, with Firefox and NoScript) and don't download and install random crap, you'll be ok with occasional spyware scans, I think.

    I may give AVG a shot.

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    Clamwin sounds like a shot for a particular VD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio
    AVG Free. Check
    Adaware Free. Check
    Spybot S&D. Check... used as a last resort for particular intrusions.
    And AVG Free just got a major upgrade that makes it run faster and better...

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    I get McAfee for free

    Though I heard one of their recent updates actually contained a virus It hasn't affected me.
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    I installed the AVG anti-spyware program and it found lots of stuff that other programs did not find.

    I run it once a day now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio
    AVG Free. Check
    Adaware Free. Check
    Spybot S&D. Check... used as a last resort for particular intrusions.

    yea Spybod S&D I did use before, and it was excellent, pick up alot of trash. AVG works for me, and is also good too thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio
    AVG Free. Check
    Adaware Free. Check
    Spybot S&D. Check... used as a last resort for particular intrusions.
    #Hillary4prism

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    Can you guys tell me where I can get the following two at,since it been almost 2 years since I had them ??
    Spybot S&D + Spyware Blaster.

    Plus, I use Mozilla Firefox, updated. Is it a good alteritane to IE, or is there a better one??

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    Quote Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888
    Can you guys tell me where I can get the following two at,since it been almost 2 years since I had them ??
    Spybot S&D + Spyware Blaster.

    Plus, I use Mozilla Firefox, updated. Is it a good alteritane to IE, or is there a better one??
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    Quote Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888
    Can you guys tell me where I can get the following two at,since it been almost 2 years since I had them ??
    Spybot S&D + Spyware Blaster.

    Plus, I use Mozilla Firefox, updated. Is it a good alteritane to IE, or is there a better one??
    Everything you need:

    Spybot S&D
    SpywareBlaster
    AVG and AVG Anti Spyware
    Ad-Aware

    AVG Anti-Spyware (formerly Ewido Anti Spyware) is very good. It will detect malware that Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware will often miss. You should always download those programs from the links above, downloading them elsewhere could be risky as they may be fakes.

    Quote Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888
    Thanks Xia. I going to keep my Firewall, becauses ppl are always trying to hack me sadly, and I been using IE (yes,you can beat me), but I'm going to jump and use FireFox (:) . Thaks m8, I'll download it now :) :)
    I doubt people are trying to hack you. The "firewall" is simply alerting you to normal internet traffic which could be an attempted hacking attempt... This is what is commonly referred to as "Scareware". The aim is to make you think: "Wow all those hackers are outside trying to get in and the firewall is stopping them". If you really must use a software firewall try the Zonealarm free version.
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    I'm really liking AVG anti-virus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caravel
    Everything you need:

    Spybot S&D
    SpywareBlaster
    AVG and AVG Anti Spyware
    Ad-Aware

    AVG Anti-Spyware (formerly Ewido Anti Spyware) is very good. It will detect malware that Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware will often miss. You should always download those programs from the links above, downloading them elsewhere could be risky as they may be fakes.



    I doubt people are trying to hack you. The "firewall" is simply alerting you to normal internet traffic which could be an attempted hacking attempt... This is what is commonly referred to as "Scareware". The aim is to make you think: "Wow all those hackers are outside trying to get in and the firewall is stopping them". If you really must use a software firewall try the Zonealarm free version.

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    Default Re: Free Good AV's??

    Also, is using a Free Software Firewall good,or should I just stick with buying one?

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    Zone Alarm Pro is not free but probably one of the best integrated AV, antyspyware and firewall program.

    Eset NOD32 is the best AV, and is cheap.
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