have tried Zone Alarm and AVG
2006-08-22 10:01:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
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☞ http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm?s_cid=msep
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☞ http://www.zonealarm.com/
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2006-08-22 10:07:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kerio Personal Firewall
The original Kerio 2.1.5 is available at LastFreeware. It is an excellent free firewall that many prefer to later, bloated versions of Kerio:
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/downloads321/keriopf215.zip
Note that the free and paid versions of Sunbelt Kerio are the same. If you don't buy the product some advanced features are automatically turned off after 30 days. For home users, Kerio Personal Firewall 4 is available in two flavors - the full edition and the limited free edition.
http://download.kerio.com/dwn/kpf4-beta.exe - for 4.2.0 Beta 1 download or check for updates from currently installed KPF4
Agnitum's Outpost
http://www.agnitum.com
Sygate Personal Firewall
Download Sygate Personal Firewall here:
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=sygate
SoftPerfect Personal Firewall
Current version: 1.4.1
http://www.softperfect.com/products/firewall/
Zone Alarm
Jetico
http://www.jetico.com/index.htm
NetVeda Safety.Net Firewall
http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm
R-Firewall
http://www.r-firewall.com/
2006-08-23 23:01:58 · answer #2 · answered by Reston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best security configuration for windows 98 is
1)avast 4.7 anti-virus(http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html),a good all round virus scanner and good at protecting windows 98(proven)
2)spy-bot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) a very good and reliable spyware cleaner and defender,10/10
3)lavasoft adaware(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) another top marks for a good anti-adware program,also very good at preventing the cause of pop ups
4)spyware blaster(http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html)this is not a scanner or cleaner,but protects your p.c so infection cannot get on it in the first place,also works with mozzila firefox
5)yahoo toolbar(http://uk.toolbar.yahoo.com/) a good utility i used when i had 98,it has a pop up blocker and a very good anti-spy,good at finding data miners and tracking cookies
you can use all this software at the same time on windows 98 ,as i used to and considering 98,s security flaws it protected quite well
however ,as you know microsoft have stoped doing updates for 98 from last july,so you are opening yourself up to hackers,but by using a free firewall will make your p.c safer
here is a list of a few free firewalls
1)http://www.download.com/Ashampoo-FireWall/3000-10435_4-10575188.html?tag=lst-0-2
2)http://www.download.com/ZoneAlarm/3000-10435_4-10550364.html?tag=lst-0-8
3)http://www.download.com/AS3-Personal-Firewall/3000-10435_4-10523855.html?tag=lst-0-1
4)http://www.download.com/Minute-Personal-Firewall/3000-10435_4-10455106.html?tag=lst-0-3
5)http://www.download.com/ZoneProtect-Personal-Firewall/3000-10435_4-10366934.html?tag=lst-0-8
6)http://www.download.com/WyvernWorks-Firewall-2004/3000-10435_4-10280363.html?tag=lst-0-2
all these are totally free and are compatible with windows 98,so i would recommend you install one of these to protect you while on-line,the most dangerous place to be with windows 98,as hackers are using 98 as targets due to the limited security people use with it,so a firewall is a must
so if you use a anti-virus,2 to 3 anti-spyware and 1 firewall program ,that should keep you pretty well secure while on-line,but just remember to pratice safe surfing,this can make your security programs work better
any more problems with windows 98 ,please let me know
good luck
2006-08-23 23:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avast Home Edition is one of the best anti-virus programmes
Google for firewall
Download CCleaner to clean up your computer It's free also
2006-08-22 10:09:47 · answer #4 · answered by mjdp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try avast then www.avast.com antivirus software
have used this with win 98 /me
just type in firewall freeware in a search
2006-08-24 23:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bypass to the positioning called cnet they have a stable variety of distinctive downloads some you do could purchase yet in addition they have plenty that are loose downloads.. wish this helps i'm able to truthfully say ive used that website to placed on loose cyber web protection on the two my desktops and ive never had any issues had greater worry once I had norton on it could never verify out something without container poping up asking if i desired to dam it or no longer....................... stable success
2016-11-05 09:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go to google they offer a free software bundle that includes norton antivirus - with 6 months free updates
2006-08-22 10:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Forget free stuff. Invest in "nod" it is the best on the market by a country mile.
2006-08-22 10:06:57 · answer #8 · answered by daisychain 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get new windows program and aol. aol has mcafee anti everything.it blocks stops and smashes anything you can think of. or just buy macs cd and install. its better than norton.
2006-08-22 10:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the best one is windows defender.. it is a microsoft one too and its completely free
2006-08-26 00:18:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋