Author Topic: Computer viruses! (Read 169 times)

keavin · « **on:** September 29, 2008, 07:46:27 AM »

anybody got any good advice on some good virus protection???

olieoliver · « **Reply #1 on:** September 29, 2008, 07:49:23 AM »

I use McAfee and I haven't had a virus or spyware, EVER.

OO

811952 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 29, 2008, 08:34:45 AM »

Tally another vote for McAfee.

I also use Malwarebytes these days to find and clean bad things. You can do a search for it at www.majorgeeks.com to download the latest version.

John

adriaan · « **Reply #3 on:** September 29, 2008, 08:39:22 AM »

Don't download stuff off the internet that you wouldn't want your mother to know about - lots of viruses lurking in the dark.

Bradley Young · « **Reply #4 on:** September 29, 2008, 09:46:41 AM »

I've got some advice:

Use Firefox with Adblock and Noscript.

Most of the threat vectors these days are email and web based, and FF + the extensions I listed should protect from the vast majority of web based ones.

If you run windows, you need to have at least Windows XP SP2, and turn the windows firewall on. I don't see any need for an add-on firewall, the one included is quite serviceable.

As far as antivirus goes:

Trend Micro: use only if you have been recently thinking, man, my computer is just waay too fast, and I need to slow it down. Waaaaaay down.

Symantec: okay, and I've heard that the latest version (9?) is much less obtrusive (good thing!)

McAfee: okay

AVG: seems to not be too performance draining, plus it is free for non-commercial use.

olieoliver · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2008, 10:01:42 AM »

I have another question. I have a MAC in my studio and although I don't use it very often for the internet and email it does have access and I have NO virus protection on it. I am fairly new to MAc OS so my question is, DO I NEED A THIRD PARTY VIRUS PROTECTION?

OO

flaxattack · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2008, 10:04:51 AM »

i use firefox and norton security

jas · « **Reply #7 on:** September 29, 2008, 01:21:58 PM »

I use Macs exclusively. I have ClamXAV (free) on both machines as well as the built-in firewalls. But Macs are a lower risk ... at present. Look at versiontracker.com for Mac software, you can find plenty freeware.

Jas

mike1762 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 29, 2008, 03:42:49 PM »

I use condoms

lbpesq · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2008, 05:23:54 PM »

I tried that once, but it made the screen really blurry.

Bill, tgo

artswork99 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2008, 07:07:37 PM »

rogueman · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2008, 08:19:11 AM »

Linux. Any body know the best version for music?

olieoliver · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2008, 08:23:55 AM »

Maybe Lenux Kravitz. (rim-shot)

OO

811952 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2008, 10:07:56 AM »

I used Ubuntu for awhile and found good codec availability, but it's been awhile..

hankster · « **Reply #14 on:** September 30, 2008, 06:17:40 PM »

You don't really need any 3p protection on a mac, unless you are concerned about receiving contaminants via email and passing them on to others via email unknowingly, by forwarding mail for example. And of course if you are using a Mac with an Intel chip and running Windows on it, you will be just as vulnerable in that mode as on any PC.

Rick

Author Topic: Computer viruses! (Read 169 times)

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