What kind of protection should I use with my HP Pavilion with Vista 64-bit laptop?

Question

I see the laptop already has some sort of Norton Internet Security trial (I think) and am wondering if this is the best kind of service protection for the laptop with Windows Vista. Are there even better ones out there? (Possibly McAfee or other products)

Answer 1

Use PC Decrapifier to remove trialware:

http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/

Freeware that works:

Use Firefox in preference to internet explorer.....much safer:

http://www.mozilla.com

Online Armor Free Firewall:

http://www.download.com/Online-Armor/300...

Installation Tutorial:

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2008/06/16



Avast anti-virus better definitions, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit built in, faster and more reliable:

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

Setup Guide:

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2008/07/15

Lavasoft AdAware2008:

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/30...

How to use:

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2008/06/01

Spybot S&D:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl...

Download, install, update and Immunize, then click 'Check for problems' then when complete select all and then 'Fix Checked'

SpywareBlaster 4.1:

http://www.download.com/SpywareBlaster/3...

SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, dialers, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted programs

SpywareGuard 2.2:

http://www.download.com/SpywareGuard/300...

real-time protection solution against spyware

To scan and remove other malware:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Simply download, install,update and perform Quick Scan.

Also use Spyware Doctor Free Basic Edition, which offers realtime protection:

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_inst...

Its free with Google pack, untick all boxes except Spyware Doctor. Download install, update and run.

SnoopFree Privacy Shield which  is not another scanner product.  It's a powerful shield that guards your keyboard, screen and open windows from all  spy software.  The way it works makes it  virtually impossible for any spy program to work on your computer:

http://www.snoopfree.com/default.htm

KeyScrambler which encrypts everything that you type in including credit card numbers etc.

http://www.download.com/KeyScrambler-Per...

Works on most browsers, email clients and IM programs, and it's free.

How to use:

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2008/06/06

Threatfire which runs alongside your antivirus enhancing your protection:

http://www.threatfire.com/Download/

Scroll down and click on Get Free

AVG v. Avast:

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-compare-h...

http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti...

Answer 2

You can either upgrade the norton internet security trial version or buy a good spyware protection since 90% of the computer are infected with spyware than viruses.

Answer 3

there are many good antivirus dont use norton its a resources hog  , download avg free from >free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus... or download avast from >www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.h... and download good antispyware > spybot search and distroy,and download spywareblaster from>www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload... use it with  mozilla firefox and last download mozzila firefox add one ,wot!  

Answer 4

AVG

It's free reliable and very easy to use, much better than Norton or McAfee. It also won't eat into your resources.