Callum C wrote:
> Do any of you have suggestions as to the best combination of software
> packages to combat viruses, adware and spyware?

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Antivirus:

If you want to pay for an AV program: Norton Antivirus 2004
(Mcafee, in my experience, reports A LOT of false positives.)
If you want to use a freeware virus scanner, wait for somebody else's
opinion.

Spyware (Use ALL of these):

Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spyware Blaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.net-integration.net/tools...reblaster.html

CWShredder (CoolWebSearch remover)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

Spy Sweeper
http://www.webroot.com

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:48:58 -0700, "Callum C"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

If you wan a reliable and light combination (not free) of programs, so
Outpost Pro is a very good firewall
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/
and Nod32 www.nod32.com is considered one of world best AV-solutions
(this can be argued here for ages).

Another top notch Av to consider is Kaspersky AV
www.kasperskylabs.com.
A strong all in one solution is F-secure Internet security
www.f-secure.com

Jari

Do any of you have suggestions as to the best combination of software
packages to combat viruses, adware and spyware?

For the longest time I used a combination of:

- Trend Micro Internet Security (Antivirus)
- ZoneAlarm (Firewall)
- Ad Aware (Adware/Spyware)

After updating the antivirs package and ZoneAlarm, some compatibility issues
cropped up and I was unable to use the Trend Antivirus software with the
ZoneAlarm firewall.

I am not satisfied with using the firewall included with the Trend Antivirus
software and therefore am open to suggestions regarding a combination of
antivirus software with ZoneAlarm, my firewall program of choice.

It has also recently come to my attention that Ad Aware is not a
comprehensive solution to unwanted adware/spyware that make it onto my
computer. I have recently been supplementing that with Spybot. Is that a
good combination or are there better ones?

Thanks in advance.

"Jari Lehtonen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:48:58 -0700, "Callum C"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> If you wan a reliable and light combination (not free) of programs, so
> Outpost Pro is a very good firewall
> http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/
> and Nod32 www.nod32.com is considered one of world best AV-solutions
> (this can be argued here for ages).
>
> Another top notch Av to consider is Kaspersky AV
> www.kasperskylabs.com.
> A strong all in one solution is F-secure Internet security
> www.f-secure.com
>
> Jari



www.toptenreview.com my be of some help. I contacted them and they are
quick to respond about certain options.


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"obi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> replying at the bottom....!
>
>

Noted! ))

Thanks.

J
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