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What's Protecting Your Computer?

So I thought that this might be an interesting topic. What programs do you trust to protect your computer as you surf the web?

As for me I currently use:
Antivirus: Avira
Firewall: Comodo
Anti-malware: Malwarebytes
Anti-spyware: Spybot - Search & Destroy

I used to use McAfee, but found that it took up a ton of room and was more trouble than it was worth (price included). Everything I use is free and haven't had any problems since installing. Ironically I got a virus after uninstalling McAfee and procrastinating to install something else. It was an annoying one, but I just found where it was on my computer and threw it in the recycle bin.
Anyone have any tales of how Norton or McAfee saved your life or screwed you over? Or maybe you just live on the edge with nothing?

krubby

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

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JadElClemens

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Process access control: SELinux
Firewalll: Whichever firewall ships with Fedora. It was the same with Mint so I'd have to assume it's a GNU utility or something.

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arteem

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Nothing protects my Mac actually.

iPwner

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Nothing protects my Mac (gratefully). On my old PC, Microsoft Security, McAffee Security, Norton Security, etc. jacked up the computer entirely... **** security. <.<

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Undead04

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Avast Anti-virus. Amazed nobody mentioned it. I don't have a firewall though... ;-;

Tako

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avast!, Windows Defender.

Nothing protects my Mac actually.

Nothing protects my Mac (gratefully).

I'm no Mac OS expert, but I think there is something protecting it, but it's hidden on the hard drive. That may be why it's so impervious.

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Echo!

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AVG man, AVG..

Koto

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Me and a baseball bat.

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Codfoshie

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Batman is.
Oh, and Robin.

On a serious note, it prevents the evil guys destroying my stuff!

0176

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Since I'm on vacation and the PC I'm using isn't mine, this is my home's computer.

Antivirus: AVG (had avast!, however it 'broke' - stopped to atualize)
Firewall: Windows 7 default (not even sure if it's working)

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arteem

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

avast!, Windows Defender.

Nothing protects my Mac actually.

Nothing protects my Mac (gratefully).

I'm no Mac OS expert, but I think there is something protecting it, but it's hidden on the hard drive. That may be why it's so impervious.

There's no antivirus, but since 10.8 version we have Gatekeeper that track apps you install.

Jeffburtonfan

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Vipre Internet Security.

a3person

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AVG Free Edition!

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Different55

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

I'm on windows XP with no antivirus.

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Saintcool

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Tako, most mac users are cocky and don't have antivirus because they think that their macs are impervious, just because most viruses are encoded for Windows, what I don't get is if people think macs cant get viruses why not Linux?

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Just the free Norton trial.   After that, nothing.

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gregregreg

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

avast! Free Anti-Virus. No firewall.

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JadElClemens

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if people think macs cant get viruses why not Linux?

Of coers Linux cannot virus whut ar you stpid?
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skullz17

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Ad-Aware Antivirus.

I also have Norton Security Scan but I never use it.

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Fir3Fli3

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Windows 8's new Windows Defender, and Chrome's built-in web page blocker. Works perfectly fine.

edgeofglory123

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Linux doesn't get much malware. It targets Windows by calling itself an EXE file, and Linux uses .jars and .debs instead. At least, I think that's how it works.

JadElClemens

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Linux doesn't get much malware. It targets Windows by calling itself an EXE file, and Linux uses .jars and .debs instead. At least, I think that's how it works.

.jars are java archives, and they generally package all class files required for a particular thing to run. .debs are debian packages and are used to package precompiled binary files and other necessary things. Linux executable files are generally binary and most (those in /usr/bin/) have no file extension.

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NR2001

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Windows Defender on Windows 8 = MSE
If that doesn't work, I remove it myself and then report it to the MMPC.
https://www.microsoft.com/security/port … ubmit.aspx
Firewall: Windows Firewall

If you guys are running Windows XP, you really should get a new computer because XP stops getting updates in 2014, less than a year. (XP's been out for 12 years, you've had that long to upgrade your computer.) There's a tutorial of Windows 8 on YouTube (search for Windows 8 Tutorial).

If you have Vista (Also old) or 7, you can download free security right from Microsoft (Developers of Windows) called Microsoft Security Essentials.

If you have Windows 8, you can just use the built in Windows Defender.

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Cyral

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Re: What's Protecting Your Computer?

Oh now we can see who is vulnerable to what... I mean uhh... Nevermind!

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