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Posted by: ttomm46

Hi

I had to re-format my hard drive due to the fact i got several trojans ..i finally got rid of the but when i deleted pc cillin it diabled my browser....even system restore nothing was quite right..

I'm starting to wonder about maybe getting either norton or mcafee internet security suite..

any opinions?

:cool:

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Posted by: Hackerman

run your antivirus more than no times a year?

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Posted by: ttomm46

Hi

i had my anti virus and zone alarm both running...however i think i got the trojans from an active x web page......one of the malware things with the trojans was lob tool bar which i researched on some forums is a dog to get rid of,,,and my browser was hijacked..had to use "hijack this" to get rid of that problem

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Posted by: Harper

Keep your virus definitons up todate.

I have never install any Zone Alarm, Black Ice, Internet Security on my PC, and I have only had 1 time where i had a problem. And that was with BACKORFICE many years ago.

They only software i use to protect my OS is :-
* McAffee Virus Scan
* SpyBot S&D
* AdAware 6.0
* HiJack This

I am also behind a NetGear DG814, but that only has a MILD firewall.

IMHO, Internet Sercurity Software is some thing that the average home PC user does not need. I have more problems with Virus and Spyware (both personally and professionally) than I do with people trying to hacked in by some out side source.

How ever, this is also dependant on the type of internet user. I guess I am the type of internet user that does not attract this sort of attension in the first place.

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Posted by: Erstad

I've used Zone Alarm before and have had nothing but problems.

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Posted by: ttomm46

Hi

know of a good firewall?

Tom

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Posted by: Apokalipse

I use cable and it's important for me to have a firewall
I use Look 'n' stop lite
fully customisable, light on resources, freeware, and very effective
I think you can get it here: [url]http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/freeware.html[/url]

and I use Antivir Personal edition: also free, light on resources, also very fast, and I found it to detect more viruses than Norton
[url]http://www.free-av.com[/url]

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Posted by: HoLoCroN

I am using Norton Internet Security 2004 Pro, it is the AV and Firewall package in one. But since I have multiple computers, I can only have that installed on two, the rest I use Zone Alarm as a firewall and Symantec Antivirus Corp. Edition (The licence I have allows me to use it at work and at home)

They both work fine, for some reason, McAfee doesn't find all of the virii all of the time but any AV is better than none.

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Posted by: ttomm46

thanks

this will help.




Tom

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Posted by: Harper

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ttomm46 [/i]
[B]Hi

know of a good firewall?

Tom [/B][/QUOTE]

I know a lot of people praise ZONE ALARM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by HoLoCroN [/i]
[B]Antivirus Corp. Edition (The licence I have allows me to use it at work and at home) [/B][/QUOTE]

Go the Corp Editions!!!!
That pretty much my main machine at home.

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