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[Lal]

Could I have some suggestions as to what firewall & anti spy software I should put on my pc? I will probably end up buying if its good but I want a free one for now. Also is there anything else I need. Thanks

[Oneeyedvic]

AVG offer a free version as well as a trial version if you do want to buy one in the future. I think it is www.avg.com

[dreddy]

avg is from www.grisoft.com firewall : www.kerio.com . free for personal use spyware "adaware" www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ . free for personal use. , "spybot" www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html . free "spywareblaster" www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster. free . i use all three of the above spyware products. between them they offer pretty good coverage.

[stoo_pid]

Firewall: http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm /freeDownload.jsp

[Lal]

Thank you all :o)

[dreddy]

stoo_pid. i used to use zonealarm but a couple of articles in pcpro and the like persuaded me to change to kerio. according to the articles, some zonealarm functionality is switched off in the free version. ive never been caught out while using either of these firewalls so take yur pick.

[Oneeyedvic]

But make sure you only use one - apparently they can interfere with each other

[rinkytink]

Dreddy - not sure if you are aware but some functionality in the free version of kerio is also switched off.

[Mattk]

my firewall is by sygate and is also free i switched from zonealarm as an updated version interfered with downloads

[Ray the DJ]

Excellent Anti-virus is Avast It's free from www.avast.com

[Breezy]

When you come to buy I would recommend Panda Platinum Internet Security, which covers antivirus, firewall, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-dialer, & web content filtering, which updates itself daily when online. It's clear & simple to install & runs in the background without taking up huge resources. Costs about �40 inc 1 year subscription.