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    What protection softwares do you use?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by soulesschild, Oct 2, 2006.

  1. soulesschild

    soulesschild Notebook Consultant

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    What do you use? Just curious

    Me
    AV: NOD32
    SFW: Zonealarm Pro
    HFW: Netgear SPI Firewall
    Antispyware: Lavasoft, Spybot, PestPatrol
    Anti rootkit: ?
     
    soulesschild, Oct 2, 2006
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  2. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    To borrow a phrase from many other posters on this forum:

    Search is your friend.
     
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  3. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    AV: NAV 2002 (I Choose this year cause 2006 is too bloated)
    SFW: Zonealarm (FREE)
    HFW: Just my LINKSYS router setup.
    Antispyware: Lavasoft, Spybot, Windows Defender Beta

    I also use Windows Washer & CCcleaner to clear usage & unneeded Reg.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Oct 2, 2006
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  4. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    AV: NOD32, Common sense
    SFW: Microsoft Firewall
    HFW: Dual protection, WRT54GL's SPI Firewall to BEFSR41 router.
    Antispyware: Ad Aware, Common sense
    Others: Anonymizer
     
    Qhs, Oct 2, 2006
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  5. magicstasis

    magicstasis Notebook Geek

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    Symantec Corporate AV, Comodo Firewall, AdAware, Spybot
     
    magicstasis, Oct 2, 2006
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  6. dark_prince

    dark_prince Notebook Geek

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    AV: AVG
    SWF: Zonealarm
     
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  7. soulesschild

    soulesschild Notebook Consultant

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    QHS, when you say dual protection, are you connected to TWO routers? o_O?
     
    soulesschild, Oct 2, 2006
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  8. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    No, not two simultaneously, but two consecutively. My laptop is connected to the WRT wirelessly with WPA2 TKIP/AES encryption and then the WRT is uplinked to the BEF via ethernet link and then the BEF is connected to the cable modem. Hackers would have to go though one gateway, my WPA2 passphrase, one router, an SPI firewall, MS Firewall, and figure out my IP (Anonymizer) to reach me. Im a security freak :p
     
    Qhs, Oct 2, 2006
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  9. luee

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    Netveda(had problems with Zone alarm), lavasoft,Win def.,CCleaner,yahoo antispy.
     
    luee, Oct 2, 2006
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  10. soulesschild

    soulesschild Notebook Consultant

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    @Qhs G_G thats insane lol
     
    soulesschild, Oct 2, 2006
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  11. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    That is overkill and pointless. But if it make you sleep better at night then by all means...
     
    cashmonee, Oct 3, 2006
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  12. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey its better than nothing. :)

    Edit: If you think this is bad. My Chemistry Professor, also a tech geek like me, has at least ten routers, numerous IP encrypting software, and reformatts his PC every 1/4 of a year. He is so afraid of ID theft that he does not give out his phone #, cell #, e-mail, and NEVER has his picture taken. If I remember correctly he almost destroyed a camera once. If you think I am a freak... :)
     
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  13. NetBrakr

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    AV & SFW: ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
    HFW: Motorola Wireless Broadband Router WR850GP
    Antispyware: AdAware and Spybot

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, Oct 3, 2006
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  14. pop4

    pop4 Notebook Enthusiast

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    AV: NOD32
    SFW: Windows XP Firewall
    Antispyware: I run Lavasoft Ad-aware once in a while
     
    pop4, Oct 4, 2006
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  15. iOsiris

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    Yep I agree common sense is the best.

    AV: AVG
    SFW: Sygate Personal Firewall
    HFW: None
    Antispyware: None
     
    iOsiris, Oct 4, 2006
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  16. dhacmbs

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    av:avg pro+firewall
    sfw: avg pro+firewall
    hfw: linksys router
    antispyware: spybot search and destroy
     
    dhacmbs, Oct 5, 2006
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  17. 31337

    31337 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    KAV 6.0
    xp firewall
    spybot search n distroy
    removeIT
    linksys router firewall
    a-squared HiJackFree
    CCleaner
    ewido anti-spyware
    PestPatrol
    SpywareBlaster
    :D
     
    31337, Oct 7, 2006
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  18. sony1

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    Kaspersky internet security 6.0
    Trend Micro Anti-Spyware 3.0
    Ad-Aware SE Personal
    :)
     
    sony1, Oct 7, 2006
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  19. dallascowboys1champs

    dallascowboys1champs Notebook Enthusiast

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    AV: Norton System Works
    SWF: ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0
    HWF:Linksys
    Spyware: Spyware Doctor

    I have used AVG, Adaware and Spybot when I did not have the money.
     
    dallascowboys1champs, Oct 7, 2006
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  20. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    LMAO ... Maybe he should move to a deserted island :D
     
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  21. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    He recently transfered to another school. LOL maybe that was just a lie just to do what you stated. :)
     
    Qhs, Oct 8, 2006
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  22. jihoon

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    avg free
    lavasoft
    xp firewall

    ccleaner now and then
    (and of course... firefox =D)
     
    jihoon, Oct 8, 2006
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  23. Gophn

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    AV: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (this aint no regular Norton AV)...
    best AV around with no subscriptions & lifetime free updates, but I usually dont leave it on until needed (it kills my gaming performance)
    SWF: Zone Alarm (Pro).. dont matter same thing
    HFW: Linksys Router... doesnt matter really, ZA does most of the work
    Mal-Ware Protection: Ad-AwareSE, Spybot, Hijackthis
    Browser: Mozilla Firefox 1.5
    Email Client: Mozilla Thunderbird.. for GMAIL
     
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  24. LFC

    LFC Ex-NBR

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    AVG Pro with Firewall
    Harden-It (no jokes)
    Modified Hosts file
    Spywareblaster
    Spybot
    AdAware
    Firefox with no-script and adblock extensions

    Currently debating whether I need extra layers on this uni connection...
     
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  25. Actino

    Actino Notebook Guru

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    and I tought being behind two routers was enough...

    by the way how slow is your connectiong now? I noticed mine is about 25% slower
     
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  26. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually mines is really fast. I updated my X60 yesterday and downloaded 300MBs worth of info in 1.5 minutes.
     
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    i have NOD32, but I don't have an anti-spyware.

    Is one highly recommended?
     
    dgerber87, Oct 9, 2006
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    Ive got NOD as well... dont use anything else and wondering the same thing...
     
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  29. jihoon

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    well. the description for nod32 website says
    "Antivirus Software - Eliminate Spyware and Adware with NOD32 Antivirus from ESET"
    so I'm assuming it takes care of spyware.
    But it doesn't hurt to get one in case. Lavasoft ad-aware is free and highly recommended
     
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  30. iza

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    You shouldn't need any realtime protection antispyware, but an on-demand scanner is good to have installed just in case. Adaware works good.
     
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    AV - NOD32, Avira AntiVir, BitDefender 8
    AS - Ad-Aware, Spybot SD, Spyware Terminator, SUPERantispyware
    AT - AVG AS (formerly ewido anti-malware)
    HIPS - System Safety Monitor
    SFW - Comodo FW
    HFW - Router's FW
    *Not all are running simultaneously
     
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  32. Sam

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    I'm using

    Norton Internet Security 2006
    Windows Defender Beta 2
    Ad Aware SE
     
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    AV: AVG Free
    SFW: Zonealarm
    HFW: Linksys WRT54G
    Antispyware: Windows Defender for real-time protection, ewido and Spybot for scans.
     
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    Avira AntiVir PE
    Comodo Firewall
    AdAware, Spybot
     
    Balrog, Oct 13, 2006
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