Spyware

[CrazyQ]

Any free ones I can use, my computer is just about to blow up any second now....

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Any free ones I can use, my computer is just about to blow up any second now....

It all depends on how savvy you are.

AVG is a good free one.

I use Zone Alarm that I downloaded for free illegally by utilising Vuze and the fantastic torrent website, thepiratebay.com.

 

[Benno_900]

I use AVG and Adaware, both tend to do the job. Ad-Aware is better.

AVG: http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus/3000-2239_4-10385707.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10824764

Adaware: http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10844457

 

[giantroo]

I use Norton 360 , AVG, and Ad-aware. Find AVG is the best.

 

[CrazyQ]

Thanks guys.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Thanks guys.

You are gonna have fun, man. Be patient. My last computer had no virus protection for about two years, not something I was overly fussed with, so when I finally got around to doing it I found over a thousand viruses and some pretty nasty trojans.

Now I am ultra vigilant.

 

[bellzy]

Who needs spyware when our very own CEO carries horses heads around with him - for a living!

 

[NICK_ROOBOY83]

Be careful. There are some Worms & Trojans that can infiltrate your system & steal your network connection.

Meaning they are actually using your Internet to do illegal things & by that putting you in trouble. Plus they are using up you MB usage allowance.

BTW, I've found Norton pretty good.

 

[CrazyQ]

You are gonna have fun, man. Be patient. My last computer had no virus protection for about two years, not something I was overly fussed with, so when I finally got around to doing it I found over a thousand viruses and some pretty nasty trojans.

Now I am ultra vigilant.

Sounds like a ****ing video game.

Trojans? viruses? viligant?

Blah!

 

[Ry009]

I use North 360

Not to be confused with NMFC trading policies!

 

[Mario the Lothario]

Kaspersky is very good.

Stay away from Trend Micro.

 

[giantroo]

Not to be confused with NMFC trading policies!

Shit. Just realised.

 

[giantroo]

Kaspersky is very good.

Stay away from Trend Micro.

Yeh i hear they are. Everytime i get delivered the PC Authority magazine from the Australian Computer Society they talk about it. Might try it one day.

 

[giantroo]

Be careful. There are some Worms & Trojans that can infiltrate your system & steal your network connection.

Meaning they are actually using your Internet to do illegal things & by that putting you in trouble. Plus they are using up you MB usage allowance.

BTW, I've found Norton pretty good.

Are you talking about a normal internet connection or a wi fi connection?

Because there are ways you can block IP addresses and computers from hacking in from your wifi. That is if you have an open one.

 

[NICK_ROOBOY83]

Are you talking about a normal internet connection or a wi fi connection?

Because there are ways you can block IP addresses and computers from hacking in from your wifi. That is if you have an open one.

Normal broadband cable connection.

 

[giantroo]

Normal broadband cable connection.

Oh ok.

You can use Norton360, it will protect your whole internet connection.

 

[NICK_ROOBOY83]

Oh ok.

You can use Norton360, it will protect your whole internet connection.

Whats the difference between Norton 360 & 2008?

Because if its better, I'd definitely want it.

 

[Sanecow]

whats the difference between norton 360 & 2008?

1648

 

[bellzy]

Bigfooty just got a whole lot geekier.

Props, Q.

 

[blackshadow]

Another ZoneAlarm user here - have used it for years and it's been very good. The full security suite.

 

[giantroo]

Whats the difference between Norton 360 & 2008?

Because if its better, I'd definitely want it.

Don't know what 2008 is but i know that 360 does these:

Protects for web browsing, email, IM, PC security
secured for online shopping and banking
gives your PC a tuneup like a car
has backup storage

 

[giantroo]

Bigfooty just got a whole lot geekier.

Props, Q.

It's good to have a mixture of both.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

It's good to have a mixture of both.

We should always have a fair share of geeks and a fair share of the props they use to get off.