Could I have some suggestions as to what firewall & anti spy software I should put on my pc? I will probably end up buying if its good but I want a free one for now. Also is there anything else I need. Thanks
avg is from www.grisoft.com
firewall : www.kerio.com . free for personal use
spyware "adaware" www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ . free for personal use. ,
"spybot" www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html . free
"spywareblaster" www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster. free .
i use all three of the above spyware products. between them they offer pretty good coverage.
stoo_pid. i used to use zonealarm but a couple of articles in pcpro and the like persuaded me to change to kerio. according to the articles, some zonealarm functionality is switched off in the free version. ive never been caught out while using either of these firewalls so take yur pick.
When you come to buy I would recommend Panda Platinum Internet Security, which covers antivirus, firewall, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-dialer, & web content filtering, which updates itself daily when online. It's clear & simple to install & runs in the background without taking up huge resources. Costs about �40 inc 1 year subscription.