NEED PROTECTION FOR LAPTOP-TIRED OF VIRUSES?

Question

ok so for the past years pretty much all the computers ive been on have gotten viruses. i was able to get them fixed my either wiping the hard drive clean or rebooting from the master drive that contained the original start up information that came with the package.

now tonight my laptop just got hit with a virus and im tired of it. i mean in know it may be the websites i go to that aren the usual like yahoo! or google but like wierd ones like this one website that has a weekly comics strip and stuff. but im tired of going to this websites and there be a chance of a virus or something entering my computer and ruining my life.

so my question is what can i do to stop all these things getting on my computer? what can stop these things from slowing down my computer, puting viruses and errors on my computer, and just draining the life out of my computer? will a simples virus protecter and firewall work? what do i need to do to protect my computer 100%?

thanks

and srry. really frustrated.

Answer 1

use nod32!!!

Answer 2

go to www.downloads.com and get AVG and spybot search and destroy (both free for home users) I install them both on all systems I build. They work great and have caught everything i can find. THanks

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Answer 3

Get AVG Free 8.0. It's Absolutely free. If you don't want free, get AVG Internet Security 8.0. There is also anti-virus like McAfee, Avast!, AntiVir and more. Just don't be tricked by fake anti-virus' like AntiVirus Gold (Not AVG 8.0).

Hope I Helped!

Answer 4

AVG is free and has worked great for my computer-

http://free.avg.com/

Answer 5

Well, everyone has their own opinion about this but after trying MANY programs over the years, I am running two free ones right now that have not failed me.

AVG Antivirus 8.0 (AVG Free) and Spybot Search & Destroy for antispyware. They both run in the background and stop infections before they hit.

I highly recommend them.

Answer 6

install

avast

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...

SUPERAntiSpyware

http://www.superantispyware.com/superant...

Comodo Firewall

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

all of the above are free and good in blocking threats and killing threats

Answer 7

The best Security suite is called Kaspersky Internet security , its about $80 for a years subscription, but it is well worth it, very well worth it., And no , dont use norton, it hogs your system resources and slows down your computer , unlike kaspersky .

Answer 8

Use Norton Antivirus.  It can get pricey, but it works very well, and auto-updates eery night for me while i sleep.

Heep at least a light firewall, allowing only trusted sites thru.

Answer 9

Well first of all there's no anti-virus which can guarantee 100% security or safety. A good combination of a firewall and ant-virus can help u a lot but it also depends on your requirements. If u have a computer with low configuration then don't ever go with heavy-resource products like norton. If u r willing to spend money for all this then i will recommend Kaspersky as anti-virus and Comodo Personal Firewall (freeware) as firewall.

The firewall is as efficient as it's user.

To be secure from your side don't open any randmom executable from insecure sources or make sure that every file with .exe extension which u execute is guaranteed to be safe and from trusted sources. If u wanna check for a file's reliability then u can get it scanned for free online at www.virustotal.com

Answer 10

I just turn on my Firewall at Tools and Download this Free software called ESET. It can delete all the viruses in about 35 mins! I used to have AVG [also free] But I think ESET works better :]

Also, Check out what websites you're going to. If ANYTHING says it's 'Free' or they seem to be spams, do NOT click it! It could automaticly send you millions of viruses.

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Answer 11

IF YOU WANT A PAID VERSION THEN I STRONGLY SUGGEST MCAFEE TOTAL PROTECTION 2008 WITH SITEADIVSOR PLUS BUT IF YOU WANT A FREE ONE GET AVAST HOME EDITION (ONE FEATURE I LIKE IS THAT YOU CAN SCAN YOU'RE COMPUTER BEFORE THE VIRUS START,AND BEFORE YOU'RE COMPUTER STARTS)  AND I HEARD COMODO FIREWALL FREE EDITION IS GOOD  

Answer 12

Hey, I know that you're frustrated and you're completely right. Viruses ruined my new laptop a million times, lost my files, and had to get started over again. Forget all these programs, grab yourself a fresh copy of NOD32 Antivirus, a powerful lite software that will protect you and you will never notice it there. A full review here from Soft-Tracer Blog: http://www.soft-tracer.blogspot.com and Trust me, you wont need to worry anymore :)

I hope this helped.

Answer 13

get avg its great you can get free or full here you chose both good http://free.avg.com (stay away from norton its no help)