Best Walware, Firewall and AntiVirus?

[ChanceTheNinja]

I'd like to know great applications for firewalls, malware scanner and an antivirus. Pretty much it! Thanks.

 

[Alec Mowat]

Knowledge is the best antivirus.

Don't visit risky website, don't download suspicious software, don't open emails that you don't recognize.

99% of the virus' I see are installed by users who clicked on a link, accepted the system changes, and installed it themselves. The antivirus won't stop this behaviour, and does not always catch it.


AV's use a lot of system resources and do very little good. You end up with more false-positives than anything.

Windows Defender is the only one I recommend. Use a good router and don't open any ports, like RDP, directly to your system.

Don't use your Administrator account for your daily use, create a user with limited access to prevent an infection from hijacking system files. Have a good log in password.

 

[mickypheonix]

Hi ChanceTheNinja
Free antivirus - AVG Free
https://www.avg.com.au/products/avg-anti-virus-free/?gclid=CMmw0YeIqL4CFcGXvQodOi8Awg
Free Firewall - Zone Alarm free firewall
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/free-firewall-and-pro-antivirus.htm?oem=1520&cid=W200123&lid=en-au&source=G:AUS:B004:Firewall&medium=SEM-Upsell&content=G:AUS:B004:A002:Exact:U01:T033&term=zone%20alarm%20free%20firewall
Malware Removal - Malwarebytes
https://www.malwarebytes.org/

 

[oldrkp]

There are many antiviruses available in the IT market but I know one of the best antivirus knowns as Protegent. It is the best because in this antivrus many features available like recovery data facility.

 

[dnormtech]

I recommend Avast free antivirus... have been using it on all my systems for 10 years or more. virus definitions automatically updated daily...

I use malwarebytes (free) and spybot search and destroy (free) against malware...

suggest comodo (free) or zonealarm (free) for firewall...

i dont go with the package deals (firewall and AV) or the extras (pay)...

ANY time you download or install a program, pay attention to the process. many of them have four or more 'gotcha's ' for software you dont want...

regards...

dnormtech

 

[plaintuts]

Windows security essentials.

Thats probably it... No matter what other antivirus programs market what they can do, you cant completely keep your system free from viruses.