What is a good firewall & spyware & virus protection for a dell laptop?

Question

Hi I'm going to be buying a dell inspiron laptop and i was just wondering what a good firewall spy ware and virus protection would be a good one to purchase that would give full protection so my computer doesn't get ruined I'm not to picky about price i would rather pay for something and have it work than having to buy a hole new laptop! please help

Answer 1

probably a program called AVG anti-virus.

it worked really well, on my computer.

It scans alot, and pops up often, and it can get rather annoying. But if you want your computer save, then I guess it's worth it(:

There is a free version of this software.

To get a more securer version you may have to buy it.

Answer 2

avast it is the best virus protection

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Editi...

for spyware spy bot

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-De...

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Answer 3

if you are willing to pay, get nod32 best all out paid protection

Answer 4

I have a dell labtop and I use for it

1-kaspersky internet security 2009

2-spy emergency 2008

they work well on my labtop plus they are not solw my labtop

Answer 5

Norton 360 (all in one) (BEST) (need to pay),all

CCleaner (Free), Spyware

Xoftspy(need to pay), Spyware

Regcure (need to pay) Spyware

Best off with Norton 360 and CCleaner

REMEMBER: DONT SEARCH FOR ANTI SPYWARE PROGRAMS, THEY COULD MAKE VIRUSES AND MAKE YOU PAY TO DELETE THEM!!!!

Answer 6

Honestly the best protection is deep freeze (Because the harddrive will never keep a virus or spyware). Because you are first buying the computer, I would look around into it. However, deep freeze may not be what you really are looking for. Deep Freeze only works if you leave it on, and that means you cannot permanently install something without shutting it off. On top of that, if you want to save files, documents, settings, you'll have to partition or run an extra hard drive to save files.

Why Deep Freeze is the best?

1. Barely uses any processing power or memory storage = 1% at most.

2.  No updating!

3. If you get something bad, just restart. It is instantly restored.

4. Doesn't corrupt registry like other antivirus removers do.

5. Virus scanners and spyware scanners do not find all viruses or spyware, and most cases cannot remove them properly, something very few people know!

Read, learn, and ask others.

http://www.faronics.com/html/deepfreeze....

My own comments on this: Deep Freeze is one of the best programs I have ever seen. I have been with the computer and electronics field for over 15 years. Nothing beats this product. Consider, I have computers that are 8 or more years old and this product has made them always work, always fast, don't worry about viruses or spyware, your computer is 100% safe from that. No detecting, no updating, your processor and ram is not used to maintain a working system! Incredible, really it is.

Free Test Drive (30 days):

http://www.faronics.com/html/choose.asp?...

If you don't want to wait for the trial version to come in your email, I would search the web for it instead. No one likes to fill out all that information needed before downloading.

Answer 7

AVG

search it on Google

Answer 8

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 and i must say you are asking the right questions because Dell does not do a very good job of protecting the computer from spyware.  The Dell designers actually PUT spyware on your computer before they even sell it.  

For a firewall if you have Windows XP or Vista then your computer automatically comes with a firewall.  If not then I recommend Norton or McCafee for anti virus and firewall.

For an anti spyware program I use "No Adware".  It's one of the most popular spyware removers on the net and comes with an amazing support staff that continually keep the software updated against the latest threats.  You can check out a review here:

http://www.spyware-fix.net/