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Post by Lastat on Nov 5, 2010 16:24:22 GMT -5
need a good, simple, non hog av, firewall. been checking out pcmag.com for good ones. still undecided. i am behind a wifi router, i hear those can be better than software, just hard to configure, which would be beyond me.
thanks for any info guys.
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Post by DarkkHero on Nov 5, 2010 17:49:13 GMT -5
Microsoft Security Essentials
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Malwarebytes.
All you need. I use this on setup on all my clients pc's, as well as my own. All free as well.
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Post by Lastat on Nov 6, 2010 9:10:17 GMT -5
ok i have windows security software now. i have had malwarebytes for a long time now i just dont have the paid version so no real time protection. still gonna be ok with that?
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Post by DarkkHero on Nov 6, 2010 19:55:14 GMT -5
You're all set. Keep them updated.
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Post by Lastat on Dec 2, 2010 15:29:12 GMT -5
ok been runnin these since. security center rating, been running malwarebytes for a while, im aware of its abilities. opening ports for windows firewall, not for the avg user but doable alerts for opening control panel security area? adding apps to approve list easy enough alerts for false alerts not many many more were correct than not, all done with normal surfing, game installs and updating and voip set ups. normal = normal for me  overall, light fast accurate. at first it felt like what i had heard about vista, but not having a prob since install malware is caught quickly and easy to deal with and seems like is actually gone the first time overall thanks man! great free apps never thought microsoft would have something so good. they must have purchased it from another company like the windows defender app.  |
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Post by DarkkHero on Dec 2, 2010 21:45:26 GMT -5
They got tired of Windows not having good anti-virus protection freely available. Tired of the Mac ads.
They tried selling this Anti-Virus, in the form of Microsoft OneCare. But it still was not reaching enough people, costing $50/year. They decided to drop the paid program.
This is their free solution, and very robust.
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Post by Lastat on Dec 2, 2010 21:52:11 GMT -5
ahh ok. i remember seeing that and figured im not gonna do that. its really not bad. AV software is way overpriced out of reach of the people who really need it, the n00bs. good thing windows has a built in firewall, although i dont know how robust it is, really.
again thanks darkk. gonna come alpha test the emu sometime?
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Post by DarkkHero on Dec 4, 2010 10:53:58 GMT -5
Nope. In my spare time, i'm a staff Lead beta tester for Earth and Beyond EMU. Not much room for anything else atm. www.enb-emulator.com |
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