AV/anti-trojan apps....

[mjc]

AV Apps

Programs designed to detect and hopefully, eliminate virus/worms and other harmful items.

Free
AVpe AntiVir Personal Edition (free for home use)
AVast
AVG
Bitdefender
Comodo
ClamWIN (OpenSource AV for Windows)

Pay
Twister Anti-TrojanVirus
Kapersky Anti-Virus
Nod32
DrWEB
F-prot (Free DOS version)
eTrust
Sophos
Norton Anti-Virus
McAfee Anti-Virus

Online Scans
http://www.pandasoftware.es/activesc...vescan-com.asp
http://security2.norton.com/ssc/vc_scan.asp
http://housecall.antivirus.com/

Anti-trojan

Programs that are specifically designed to detect and disable/remove common trojan worms.

TrojanHunter (pay)
Tauscan (pay)
TheCleaner (pay)
SwatIT
Ewido Anti-malware

Personal Firewalls (free)

Programs designed to restrict what applications have access to the internet and restrict open access from the net to your computer.

ZoneAlarm
Kerio (Sunbelt version)
Kerio (last freeware version of the old Kerio--pre-Sunbelt version)
Sygate
Outpost
Comodo Personal Firewall
Ghostwall
Fileseclab Firewall

Adware Cleaners

Programs designed to detect and remove known "spyware"/adware...especially the "phone home" or tracking components.

Spybot
Spybot quick tutorial
AdAwareSE
X-Cleaner

Diagnostic/Other Useful

Programs that aren't specifically protection but offer useful diagnostic or cleaning functions.

MRU Blaster
StartUp List
Hijack This
SpywareBlaster
IE Spyads
SpywareGuard
ProcessGuard
Key Logger Hunter

Updated 6/24/2006 Added a a few more...keep them coming.

[Mark Miller]

Another site that you can get a free virus scan. zero Knowledge, it's called freedom,
http://www.freedom.net/
I use the whole program but the free scan is very good Pc world gave it 4 stars.
Mark

[sea69]

thanks mjc

[stefanus]

Thanks MJC

[Mitch Hatfield]

Hi mjc,

Do u know of any programs, preferably free, that will do the same job as vCatch Basic from www.vcatch.com/ ?

Probably you'll go for Mail Washer, but it still won't work with Hotmail

[david eaton]

Thanks MJC. Just installed spybot s&d on a friend's computer. Only thing it had NOT got was athlete's foot!! 243 items of spyware etc., and he wondered why it was always going to the wrong pages in IE! Some people should not be let out without a license.


David

[UPENDRA UPADHYAY]

Thanks Mjc For usefull List.

[jes]

Which do you think is the best AV program. I have NAV. I have always heard that it is the best there is.

[Budfred]

The quality of Norton has varied a lot over the years. Right now it is pretty good, but a lot of people around here are really fond of AVG. Some people use both, though not at the same time.

Budfred

[Mark Miller]

Hi Budfred,
I know other people have told you, but I relly like your boys. I feel the same way about my cat. Sorry to get away from post.
Mark

[blacksnake]

Thanks Mjc

Used AVG for months and very happy with it

Thanks for the others..

Blacksnake

[Fruss Tray Ted]

I have been using both for many months now with no ill effects.

There was one incident that mjc pointed out of a conflict around one of his earlier update alerts that AVG thought Norton's was a virus. Once you tell AVG that Norton's is on 'our side', all is well at the battlefront. They've been working harmoniously since.

I guess I'm actually using 3 A/V's right now because my ISP has one on their server and a Spam/Ad blocker as well. This is why i have saved links but not installed any Ad blocking software ATT as I have no reason to.

Has anyone ever tried 2 firewalls simultaneously? Just wondering..

That's all for now from Fort Knox...

[Mark Miller]

Hi Fruss,
Just out of curiosity why would you want 2 firewalls, it seems to me that they would get in each others way. I mean if your running a large network maybe, but if its just your computer[s] at home I think this would be overkill. Even XP's firewall prevents anyone from knowing where you are and with good avg you are probably fine. I am sure everyone is going to up in arms about that, but thats how I feel. I think you need to be more careful about info you give out and protect your passwords than anything else.
Let the games begin Mark

[Ghost_Hacker]

2 firewalls on one host.... Never seen any reason to do that.

But I have seen host based firewalls on networks that also have a firewall at the perimeter.


EDIT Now, that I think about it. It could be usefull in a home situation where IPSEC was used for firewalling and Zonealarm was used for it's reporting feature, since IPSEC offers no logging. That's about the only reason I can see for using 2 "firewalls".

[Eutychus]

Looks like Norton and other antivirus are taking the M$ lead and have gotten greedy.

http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stor...909117,00.html

[YODA74]

Figures thats why free AV's will survive until they get greedy. This is why Virilli run so rampid they do not want to stop it they just want to charge you money to say they can.It just leads to people not updating there AV which keeps Virilli rampid. NOT everyone lives on an income of 50.000 and above,most are just struggling as it is but you cannot sink this into the heads of corporate IDIOTS.

[Budfred]

So far I don't mind getting the latest version of Norton AV. If I subscribed to update online, it would cost me $30. Through various sales, I have never paid anything like that for any version of Norton AV that I have. Right now I have it in System Works 2003 and will be getting a standalone copy with my tax software. Each of these is free after rebates, so I pay sales tax and postage. As long as I can keep getting upgrades this way, I won't complain.

Budfred

[sea69]

how about if you're sharing a DSL (dynamic) connection with several machines. All of these individual machines can be online at the same time- however- they all have seperate/different IP's.

wouldn't it be prudent to have ZA installed on each machine- since they are sharing, but seperate (IP's), shoudn't each machine (individually) be protected (it's own IP addy)??

what's going to protect each machine otherwise?

[Ghost_Hacker]

I agree!!!

I have seen many instances of folks running a firewall on a router and a firewall on each computer,but I have never seen anyone run 2 firewalls on one computer.

I can only see one reason (which I outlined before) you would want to run 2 firewalls on one host.

[stefanus]

Hi Guys, I have been on leave (Vac) for two months and booted my PC. Suprise! a pop up from Norton AV advised me that my anti virus was out of date and I proceede to rectify the stuation when low and behold I was informed that my subscription ended on the 27th of Jan 2003. I do not remember ever subscribing to NAV haveing bought the PC as a package.Hveing not read all the chat on the subject just reading a reply from Eutychus that was in my mail box. Where did the tread start. Have been in ZIM and South Africa for two months and after many delays and jet lag am trying to get back into things.
Thanx all

[Budfred]

stefanus,

I am not entirely sure what you are asking, but I can tell you that when you use Norton AV for the first time online, it starts a clock that runs for a year of updates and then you either have to install the new version or pay them a fee for another year. If you haven't done one of these options yet, I hope you are running AVG or something else because there are a lot of new nasties out there now.

[mjc]

A recent development on DSLR has lead to a wonderful idea. The security forum now has a daily post of updates for various security programs. Most of the items on the above list are on the update list.

The update will always be the first thread in the DSLR Security Forum

[ste]

i use norman antivirus i think its the best out there ive tried them all norton,mcaffy,pccillin but norman owns!

[madazzcow]

I just bought a new pc and i need a good antivirus,firewall,spyware and adware cleaner, & internet tracks eraser soft... im using winXP and my av and firewall is PCCILIN, but im not satisfied, i feel like im not getting max protection. can anyone recommend me any?

Is there a software that has all this in one?

[mjc]

No there is not an all in one.....

but fortunately some of the items the best of the breed is free..

For adware scanning, you can't beat Spybot Search and Destroy. (free)

For firewalls what you have is pretty good, just need to make sure you have it configured properly....or you can try out Kerio or ZA (both free editions are more than adequate).

For tracks cleaning (there are a couple of utilities that can do it all but are $$$), in the free arena you have MRUblaster and using the cleaning features built into Spybot....plus of course cookie control.

AV....well there you can try AVG, or go with something like NOD32 or KAV (both considered as top performers...with KAV taking the lead in trojan detections...almost good enough to forego the use of a dedicated antitrojan).