Anti-virus/firewall/spyware

[Spawn-Inc]

you forgot hijack this !!!

i use nortan 2006, soon to be 2007, hijack this, and windows firewall. thats all and i'm fine, so far. but i think i am going to add adaware SE to the mix as i've been having minor problems.

[a.Bird]

No one mentioned avast!? I tried AVG but I favor avast! considerably more as it seems to use less resources and is completely free. Anyone with some insight please let me know if you have any issues with the program.

[Luke122]

I'm all about AVG antivirus (free one), Spybot S&D (also free), Windows updates/firewall, and the occasional trip to Housecall (free trendmicro scan).

Oh, and a router. I'm fine.

[PiGMaN]

they cant watch u if you have the correct software to stealth yourself...
Dont be fooled bye thinking they can see u.
Ive been downloadn ilegal software an movies for over 5 years ive got a 300 gig HDD full of stuff they havnt caught me and atleast a dozen friends of minewho do the same as me , the FBI arnt interestd in the average joe they spend therr Millions catchn pep who are making money out of pirated software not pep who download for personal use.
If there really wanted to stop it they would shut down every bitttorrent site and if the site is in a obscure region of the planet the service providers can block it from been accessed....

[CanaBalistic]

they cant watch u if you have the correct software to stealth yourself...
Dont be fooled bye thinking they can see u.
Ive been downloadn ilegal software an movies for over 5 years ive got a 300 gig HDD full of stuff they havnt caught me and atleast a dozen friends of minewho do the same as me , the FBI arnt interestd in the average joe they spend therr Millions catchn pep who are making money out of pirated software not pep who download for personal use.
If there really wanted to stop it they would shut down every bitttorrent site and if the site is in a obscure region of the planet the service providers can block it from been accessed....

Problem #1: Privacy Act. The authorities cant legaly monitor what you download. Anyone who has been caught downloading illeagal material got caught in some other way. Child porn sting operations and so on.

Problem #2: Net Nutrallity: ISP's cant legaly block anything on thier systems intended for the general public. If they could, they would have blocked bit torrents & P2P programs years ago.

Problem #3: Hustle & Flow: Assuming the Authorities were to break the law to catch illegal downlaoders. No program could stealth you. Everything you download goes through your ISP. Which is where they would look first. Making any "stealthing" program you have utterly usless. Your only real defence would be to destroy the information before they came to your door. After all, if your not in possesion of illegal material, you've done nothing wrong...

You are right that the FBI is more intrested in catching Piracy Profiteers than some 13 year old kid who illegaly downloads his favorite metallica tracks.

-Rep for discussing illegal activities on thies forums.
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My security programs:

Ad-aware SE Professional
Norton AV 2007
Registry Mechanic Pro
GiPo Remove On Boot
Sygate Personal Firewall Pro (the company was bought out by norton and is now what norton uses)
CCleaner

I've never had any problems while using this suite of programs.

[Spawn-Inc]

they cant watch u if you have the correct software to stealth yourself...
Dont be fooled bye thinking they can see u.
Ive been downloadn ilegal software an movies for over 5 years ive got a 300 gig HDD full of stuff they havnt caught me and atleast a dozen friends of minewho do the same as me , the FBI arnt interestd in the average joe they spend therr Millions catchn pep who are making money out of pirated software not pep who download for personal use.
If there really wanted to stop it they would shut down every bitttorrent site and if the site is in a obscure region of the planet the service providers can block it from been accessed....

you should use this www.findnot.com

[Bucko]

The most secure computer from viruses and Trojans is one that isn't connected to the internet.
That is why I recommend Telstra Bigpond ADSL.

[azminisk8r]

personally i dont use anything on my comp and run it through once a month for viruses and spyware mostly, not really a problem any more

[danthegeek]

Hey thanx for the suggestions everyone. I actually forgot all about posting this question . Its been such a crazy last few weeks. My professor did suggest CA Internet Security Suite 2007. I downloaded it the other night and it seems ok. The only thing is its only a 90 day free trial.

Thanx again everyone.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I use AVG 7.5 for my virus protection and Spybot Search and Destroy for spyware. Work fine for me, very user friendly.