Do I Have A Good Computer Security Combination?

Posted by benny in FreeWare on October 10th, 2009 | 7 responses

I’m very cheap so I installed only freeware softwares to protect my computer.
I have:
- Avast! Antivirus
- Ad-Aware by Lavasoft
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- ZoneAlarm Firewall
- I also have CCleaner
They’re all working out great and they’re all free…and to think I used to waste my money on internet/computer security!
What softwares can I add to my collection? Or am I good? Remember it has to be free if you make any suggestions! lol
If you want my combination here it is:
Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Ad-Aware: http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
SpyBot S&D: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
ZoneAlarm Firewall: http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm
CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/

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7 Responses to “Do I Have A Good Computer Security Combination?”

  1. cotojo says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Could be better :-)
    Zone Alarm – not as good as it used to be
    Free Alternatives that work better:
    Online Armor:http://download.cnet.com/Online-Armor-Pe…
    PC Tools:http://download.cnet.com/PC-Tools-Firewa…
    Comodo – untick the antivirus when installing.http://download.cnet.com/Comodo-Internet…
    SpywareBlaster in preference to SPybot S&D:http://download.cnet.com/SpywareBlaster/…
    AdAware totally useless!
    Malwarebytes and Superantispyware work far better:http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-An…http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpywar…
    Also use WinPatrol 2009:http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
    And finally, add Web of Trust to your browser:http://www.mywot.com

  2. ronscouc says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    I have all the ones you have also, and yes they all have the free versions I’ve used for years. I also use AVG anti virus software, You can get a copy at download.com. Avast and grisoft pick up worms and viruses, sometimes one finds one quicker than the other. Zone labs is an awesome firewall. You are a smart person. I’m not sure of the CCleaner, what’s that for?

  3. alexk says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Yeah, that is pretty good.
    Im not familiar with all of those products, just make sure none of them are doing the same job, for example your antivirus might also have some type of firewall. If you have 2 security systems doing the same job, it can cause some weird problems down the line.

  4. Barney says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    I’m pretty confident that you are very well protected, but I would suggest getting MalwareByte’s Anti-malware, it finds loads of stuff in the registry, the only bad thing is you can’t schedule scans with the free version.

  5. WP Robot Wordpress Autoposter says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    I admire your quest to use free software. However, like millions of others, none of this would be necessary if you didn’t limit yourself to using Windows.
    Wouldn’t it be great to use an operating system that didn’t need any of this extraneous stuff?

  6. Compter Technician says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Avira
    Super-anti spyware
    Malwarebytes anti-malware
    All free. google them :p

  7. Jessica Queller says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    All that software you have is useless to protect you. If you’ve made it this far without being infected, then you’re just lucky.
    It’s better to stop thinking “antivirus” programs will protect you.
    Instead you should:
    1. Set up and use almost exclusively a limited user account.http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/arc…
    2. Google the phrase “social engineering” and read the first five results.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22…
    3. Install Windows updates automatically.http://www.updatexp.com/windows-automati…
    4. Use Firefox with the NoScript extension.https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon…
    5. Turn off autorun in Windows:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securit…
    6. Don’t pirate music, movies, or software

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