What Is The Best Internet Security On The Market Today...?

Question

Okay, I'm gonna purchase an Internet Security Suite too feel safe with my computer, any recommendations?

Answer 1

Yeah, do your own suite.

Here's some ideas to "roll ya own" Internet Security Suite for free. Free is always the best.

1. For your Anti-Virus......(Always use only 1 A-V)

I like the FREE, AOL ActiveVirusShield. Don't let the name AOL scare you. ActiveVirusShield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.

In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, ActiveVirusShield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
Full test results are here:
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82

ActiveVirusShield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources.

Updates many times per day to detect new malware.

Free to anyone, AOL member or not from:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?


2. For your Firewall..........(Always use only 1 firewall)

An excellent free firewall is Comodo Personal Firewall. It can pass firewall "leak tests" that even most of the "paid-for" firewalls cannot pass.

And Comodo has a great support forum. Where the CEO / President of the company might even himself answer your question! Check it out at:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/


3. For your Anti-Adware and Anti-Spyware needs...............(use 2)

Pick and choose, 2 anti-spywares from the list below and alternate scanning with them on a regular basis. New spywares are created literally hourly, so no single anti-spyware can really detect all malware. Have at least 2 on hand and alternate scanning with each every few days or so. All are free. All can remove as well as detect.

Spybot Search and Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Ewido:
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Adaware SE:
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

A-Squared:
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

SUPERAntiSpyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/

Windows Defender:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Unfortunately, many "paid for" anti-spyware products are in fact either of limited usefulness or downright scams. When in doubt, look at the list of rogue anti-spyware solutions listed here:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm


4. And to protect your computer from ever getting infected with spyware in the first place............ (use them both)

SpywareBlaster:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SiteAdvisor:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/

Everything here is 100% free!!!!!!

Great luck!

Answer 2

The best one is a free one. Just make sure the following is true:

1) Ensure you have a hardware router with a built in fireawall like a d link or linksys router.
2) Ensure that you have all the latest windows security updates installed
3) Ensure that you have Windows Firewall turned on at all times
4) Ensure that your password is long and hard to guess.
5) Disable your network connection by right clicking and "disconnect" if you will be away from your computer for a few hours.
6) Get free virus protection like Avira
7) Do a spyware scan once a week with a free program like ad-aware.

If you do this you could only be breached if someone has actually targetted you and wants to spend hours hacking.

Answer 3

I've been using McAfee 2007 after switching from using, AVG Free, Spybot S&D and Zone Alarm. It's actually not too shabby, runs pretty well on my machine.

I've had pretty bad results with Norton.

Answer 4

Buy Kaspersky internet Security great program, great detection awesome. http://www.kaspersky.com/

Answer 5

NOD32 , it doesnt requiers much CPU power
and its very safe

on a second place you will find MCaffee

Answer 6

Pandasoftware.com - free trial, check it yourself...

Answer 7

We use ZoneAlarm and have had good luck with it.