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Name four favourite security apps that you are using at the moment and which browser?

 

1 - Firefox

 

2 - Sandboxie

 

3 - Kaspersky AV latest

 

4 - Netveda firewall

 

5 - Superantispyware - on demand

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Firefox

Etrust ezantivirus

netveda firewall

ewido

spyware blaster

 

I don't like running real time antispyware on my machine and didn't use to like running a firewall(since I got my router.). But since I started using netveda it hasn't bothered me once since I installed it.

 

The sandboxie idea is neat but it annoyed me. :P

I guess if I knew I was going to a virus infested site I would fire it up but I couldn't run that all the time. It just got in the way. <_<

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If I had to choose a security suite that would be the one I would get. :)

Pest Patrol has gotten a lot better then it used to be.

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1. Firefox

2. eTrust EZ Antivirus

3. Avira AntiVir (on demand only, guard not installed)

4. Ewido Anti-Spyware.

5. Spybot-S&D

6. Common Sense

 

O.K. so I cheated and listed six.

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nmap (port scanner)

iptables (packet filter / firewall)

Wireshark (packet sniffer, previously known as Ethereal)

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  1. hpHOSTS file
  2. IE-SPYAD
  3. AVG Free
  4. Kerio firewall v2.1.5
  5. SUPERAntiSpyware
  6. SpywareBlaster
  7. WinPatrol
  8. Windows Defender
  9. HostsMan
  10. IE7 beta 3

 

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein

IE7Pro user

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Internet Explorer.

eTrust EZ Antivirus

Ewido Antispyware

Spybot S&D

Spyware Blaster.

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Firefox

eTrust EZ Antivirus

Ewido Antispyware

 

I'm still undecided on a firewall. I had a bad (re. costly) experience with Netveda, so I'm leaving it alone. Maybe Jetico..?

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TheFiresInTheSky
I'm still undecided on a firewall.

how about zone alarm? its all that ive really tried but i like it.

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I'm still undecided on a firewall. I had a bad (re. costly) experience with Netveda, so I'm leaving it alone. Maybe Jetico..?

 

 

Jetico is one I haven't tried yet. If you do try it out let me know what you think. :D

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how about zone alarm? its all that ive really tried but i like it.

 

ZA was the first one I used years ago. It had a conflict with some other program, so I replaced it with Sygate. (The program was more important than keeping ZA.)

 

While Sygate was fine while it lasted, I expect there are worthwhile replacements by now.

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The last time I tried Jetico which was almost a year ago I wasn't too impressed, but hey they may have updated it. If you can use ZoneAlarm without any problems surfacing it's a good choice.

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Same here.

 

Tried Jetico a while back and it was just too hard to configure (or I was too lazy) but I have read that once it is done it is one of the best.

 

You may want to read through the thread below which has near on 400 posts.

 

Jetico making me crazy

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1: Opera

2: TeaTimer

3: AVG

4: NetVeda Safety.Net

5: Spybot - Search & Destroy

 

btw: i've seen a beta version of Jetico 2 flying around softpedia. someone might wanna try that one ;)

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Thanks humpty. I've been following the 'other firewalls' forum on Wilders for a few days now, trying to get a feel for what I want. I might just go for the Jetico 2.0 beta instead of the current version, but I'm still in 'research' mode right now.

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Browsers: Maxthon, IE, Opera

Anti-Virus: Avast!

Anti-Spyware: A-Squared, Spybot, Ewido, Lavasoft, Advanced WindowsCareV.2

 

FireWall: Windows built-in

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition | COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 with 4 120mm Blue LED FANS 1 Regular 120MM FAN and a Custom Window Side Panel | AMD Athlon II x4 2.6GHZ Stock| XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm | ASRock A780GXE/128 | G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) @800MHZ | CF 2 XFX 4850 1GB @GPU940/MEM1005 | 320GB/OS 160GB/Storage HDDs | LG CD/DVD SATA | Rosewill 600W 2 12v Rail@44 | Ccleaner, Defraggler | Malwarebytes', SUPERAnti-Spyware | Avira AntiVir Personal | Google Chrome v3/4, IE8
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1. Firefox 1.5

2. Sygate Personal Firewall (I was thinking to go back to outpost but seems it blocks my browser)

3. Avast Home Edition 4.7

4. ewido anti-spyware 4.0

5. Lavasoft Ad-aware SE Personal Edition 1.06

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FireFox v2.0 b 2

1. Windows Defender

2. Windows OneCare

3. Endian Firewall (hardware solution)

4. Wireshark (will test it out)

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1. Firefox

2. eTrust EZ Antivirus

3. Avira AntiVir (on demand only, guard not installed)

4. Ewido Anti-Spyware.

5. Spybot-S&D

6. Common Sense?

 

O.K. so I cheated and listed six.

 

Dude! I actually Googled Common Sense? thinking it was a security app I had never heard of :angry: .

 

I had a good laugh when I remembered that you trademarked good ol' common sense a while back. At least At least that explains why I don't have it and probably never will :P .

 

That was really funny. Thanks for the laugh!

 

Firefox

SpyBot [scanning and immunization]

SpywareBlaster

Windows Defender

Zone Alarm Free

 

Online Scans from Ewido, Housecall 6.5, Kaspersky, etc.

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