Re: [nukkad] Virus protection--suggestions for

["Dr.M.C. Gupta" <>]

FIRSTLY, Thanks to Dr. Taher, Dr. Mean and Pravin. It is this kind of
instant response, in technical, professional, sociological, political
matters etc. that makes this list a unique one.

Now, to Dr. Mean.

Dear Mean,

Pravin, on your authority, has suggested the following combo package that he
is already using:

1.  Spyboat search and destroy - Application to scan for spyware, adware,
hijackers and other malicious software.

download link - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

2.  AVG Antivirus

download link - http://free.grisoft.com/

3.  ZoneAlarm - Firewall

download link -
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/1023_zl/zlsSetup_70_462_000_en.exe


BTW, Dr. Taher mentioned that avast is initially free for 2 months and then
usable freely / extended for an year more. A fourteen month free period is
long enough to consider favourably.


I shall be grateful to have final comments / suggestions from you about what
to download.

MORE SPECIFICALLY--

Should I go in for
1.  Pravin's combination, or

2.  Comodo firewall plus Avast antivirus, or

3. Comodo firewall plus Comodo antivirus, or

4. Two or three above plus Spybot


Thanking you again,

M C Gupta

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On 2/15/08, Mean Drake  wrote:
>
> At present the BEST free antivirus and firewall are Comodo Firewall and
> Comodo Antivirus. Both are lifetime free. The firewall does ask a few
> questions but if it wouldn't it would be a poor piece of software. Questions
> can be minimised by setting different modes. Feel free to ask me questions
> if decide to install these.
> Personally I use Comodo Firewall (free) and my Antivirus is Avast Pro but
> this antivirus doesn't fit your requirements as it is not free. There is of
> course a free home version for Avast too. That has 1 or 2 features disabled
> compared to Pro version.
>
> > Request to members--
> >
> > My Norton antivirus program is expired. I need to instal an
> > antivirus program with the following characteristics--
> >
> > 1. Free
> >
> > 2. Available for long term [3 months trial versions are a headache
> > in themselves]
> >
> > 3. Preferably with firewall
> >
> > 4. Easy to install
> >
>
> --
> Mean.
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Prof. M C Gupta
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