can anyone advise me of anyfree antivirus or firewall software, as my computer only has 196mb of mem i cant download bt's software as it requires 256mb!
2007-03-18 02:31:48 · 19 answers · asked by derbyboy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Progfest has it bang on, AVG for antivirus and zone alarm for a software firewall.
You might want to try spybot search & destroy or adaware as well - again all for free.
2007-03-18 02:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by thecoldvoiceofreason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-13 17:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grissoft AVG + ZoneAlarm firewall
2007-03-18 02:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firewall=Zonealarm.
Antivirus=AVG.
2007-03-18 02:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 02:56:10 · answer #5 · answered by fogleman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use sunbelt kerio perosnal firewall, free to try for 30 days and then most of the program free after that. Have not had any problems yet on home pc and manages itself.
2007-03-18 05:54:29 · answer #6 · answered by StevieD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I dont use either
I use the windows firewall and the
the security settings avaiable in Windows
which is found in tools -Internet Options
when I download anything I go to the free online scanners
such as
2007-03-18 02:43:42 · answer #7 · answered by netw0rk_computers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Try AVG it is free and is really wonderful. I do not think it took very much memory. It is a firewall and an anti virus.
2007-03-18 02:36:52 · answer #8 · answered by bobbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut down the software that loads on startup to free some RAM, Winpatrol or Ccleaner will do it easily. You could do with a bit more.
You need to install one firewall.
The Windows firewall doesn't stop malware on your pc from dialling out.
http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall OR
http://www.comodogroup.com/ - Comodo firewall.
You need to install one anti virus;
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ -AVG anti virus or
http://www.avast.com - Avast Antivirus
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Main/view/Download-Free-Products.html - Bitdefender 8 doesn't run in the background and can be used as a second back up anti virus.
You need all these anti spyware programs;
http://www.ewido.net - AVG(Ewido) anti trojan.
http://www.safer-networking.org - Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware. Use the Teatimer settings to protect Internet Explorer, and the Immuniser to stop malware getting on your pc.
Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com
Plus;
http://www.lavasoft.com - Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware
And these are useful utilities;
http://www.mozilla.com/ - Firefox web browser.
https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?q=ad+block&type=A&app=firefox - Adblock Plus
http://www.ccleaner.com - Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool
Winpatrol is a handy utility that manages cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.
http://www.winpatrol.com
http://www.siteadvisor.com -MacAffee Site Advisor warns about malware on sites you are about to visit.
http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - The Spyware Warrior site identifies fake anti spyware programs.
2007-03-18 04:42:58 · answer #9 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG free antivirus, anad Zone Alarm free version from www.download.com
2007-03-18 02:49:12 · answer #10 · answered by bradsharkuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋