urgent virus alert - everyone read

is the AVG your using the FREE Version Hornbeam??????????????

 

No. It was installed by my computer dealer when I bought my computer. Cost about �£30 I think, but not sure.

 

I have a Zone Alarm firewall(Free) along with Adaware (free) Grisoft AVG (free)and recently been given Spybot, Plus Mailwasher which allows you to view before deciding to open anything I bought that from New Zealand few years ago cost about �£7 at the time I think there is a free version but you get ads onnit.

 

A small FREE programme, which I have used for several years, is Spyware Blaster ..this very small programme works in the background constantly and stops a lot of these nasties getting on your computer in the first place. Just remember to update it ..
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

and a link I have bookmarked and use every day is Calendar of Updates, which gives a Daily reminder of all the updates available .. it saves going through all the security programmes that do not automatically update....

http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=calendar

Another reminder re Firewalls, which no-one who is on the internet should be without, is to SWITCH OFF the Windows own firewall as having two running is detrimental ...the Windows firewall is only one directional (incoming) and this isn't sufficient .....personally I use Zone Alarm (free version) and have found it to be excellent.


finally ..there is a very good anti Spam programme, again free, which integrates itself into OE and Outlook automatically, Lockspam. I tried Mailwasher, but didn't like the fact I had to open Mailwasher before OE.....

http://www.polesoft.com/

It is very efficient, any Spam that arrives it is filtered to a 'Spam box', and then deleted on closure of OE.


M-L

[ 22. October 2006, 11:17 AM: Message edited by: Mona Lisa ]

 

very useful ML thanks

 

I am with aol so i get free spyware it runs every 15 minutes at the bottom of the screen removing and blocking any spys..and i have macafee firewall which i also have off aol its just an extra �£2 a month and its kept up to date and its just added on to the broadband bill.and i dont have any problems ..aol also blocks e mails that are dodgy and scans all for virus etc etc..I wouldnt change from aol especially after hearing so many horror storys of different internet providers..

 

I have the Macafee package. Costs me �£60 a year but seems to be doing it's job very well. Was tempted to change to some free for download software, but then my mate got a virus and it virtually wiped out her PC at great expense, so I'm sticking with this for a while. It's a problem when you don't really know that much about computers....