[Adam101]

OK so if your not already running some anti virus and spywear protection, well shame on you you should be. However you say your cheap and dont want to buy anything well I have a solution for you cheapskates( Im one of them) download AVG antivirus program free edition from www.grisoft.com and a free spywear program called spybot search and destroy from http//www.safer-networking.org/ and run and Update these 2 programs often if not daily, I guarentee some of you will run these and will find things on your PC that you never knew where there. Just a helpful tip and if you really like it do what I do and donate to the good people that put out these programs.[^]

 

[PhyxOz]

i prefer to buy from tried and trusted companies, like Symantec. i use them for Anti-virus and my software firewall. they constantly update it, and not that expensive.

 

[Adam101]

Phyx well the above are Highly recomended by many PC magazines and things such as Tech tv, Cnet etc also yea your right Updating is the key in any antivirus thankfully AVG does update there definitions weekly if not daily.

 

[neckcutterjt]

well i do run antivrus progs ,and my favorites are . norton internet security with antivirus . then i also run a spyware program called pest patrol it has found and removed more [email protected]#$ then any other ive tried. and with 3 pcs right here , my kids on one . i need all the protection i can get. just my 2 cent jason

 

[PhyxOz]

norton Internet Secuirty is Awesome. i run it on my puters here as well.

 

[Mermaid]

I use Norton and can't complain about it. I've had more e-mails caught by Norton in the past few weeks, then the past few years combined.
I also have Spybot and read about it in PC magazine. You're right! It has caught tons of "crap" and deleted them out of my PC. Thanks for sharing the info!

 

[tikki50]

I dont care for Symantec you do know they track things on your computer like applications. They recently launched an anti-pirate detector that will inform them of pirated software on machines. I use Zone-Alarm for a fire wall and ad-aware for spyware. Macafee for Virus protection too.

 

[PhyxOz]

i also use ad-aware. i like it alot. Symantec hasn't caused me any problems, not that i would have anything like that of course. it's amazing how many intrusion attempts i get on a daily basis. lol most sub seven script kiddies. i have fun reporting their IP to my isp. I acutally called and complained enough for them to start contacting the idiots' host ISPs. i always make sure to wait for them to scan me a couple of times before i report them so they are repeat offenders and cant say it was a mistake.. lol. Problably some pretty upset parents out there.

 

[chem_fun]

I will second, Zone-Alarm for a fire wall and ad-aware for spyware. I love Norton AV Corp. I'll look into their anti-piracy stuff. I didn't know they implemented this. Curious.

-Scott