What's your favorite FREE security software?

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  1. Pedro

    Pedro Registered Member

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    ejr: read the getting started and FAQ.
    They're very good, but you must read almost everything. It's really easy, if you don't use the SandboxieIni. That's one step ahead, but you don't really need that to start.
     
    Pedro, Feb 3, 2007
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  2. ejr

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    It wasn't hard to use. I think the problem I was having was because I didn't realize that you can only "force" programs to open in the sanbox with the paid version.

    What advantages do you get in the registered version?
     
    ejr, Feb 3, 2007
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  3. Meriadoc

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Sysinternals and Microsoft Process Guard, Autoruns, Rootkit Revealer, TCPView, LiveKd, Windbg and Shared Computer Tookit.

    IceSword, RkUnhooker, DarkSpy, modGREPER and SVV.

    AVZ, CureIt, SAS and Kasperskys online scanner.

    HookExplorer, DeviceTree, Ethereal, SuperScan4 and TrueCrypt.

    m0n0wall, ipcop and SmoothWall.

    FireFox.
     
    Meriadoc, Feb 3, 2007
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  4. Pedro

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    From the FAQ:

     
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  5. FastGame

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Avast and Sandboxie
     
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  6. mercurie

    mercurie A Friendly Creature

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    antivir pe classic, for free it is just great! :thumb:
     
    mercurie, Feb 3, 2007
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  7. tansu

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    well, Ubuntu :)
     
    tansu, Feb 3, 2007
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  8. lodore

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    opensuse:D
    kubuntu
     
    lodore, Feb 3, 2007
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  9. acr1965

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Comodo Firewall
    Comodo V-engine
    Snoopfree
    SSM
    MVPS hosts
    Spyware Blaster
    Spyware Terminator Realtime Shield only

    On demand-
    SuperAntiSpyware
    Ashampoo Anti-Spyware(free promo)
    AVG Anti-Spyware
    Blacklight
    Ad-Aware
     
    acr1965, Feb 3, 2007
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  10. controler

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    Yup Fav FREE security would be my tiny little brain.

    con
     
    controler, Feb 3, 2007
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  11. TECHWG

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Avast {Antivirus}
    ProSecurity {HIPS}
    Truecrypt {Encryption}
    Comodo Firewall {Firewall}
    PGP freeware {Encryption}
    TCPView {Net connection viewing}
    ProcessExplorer {Task management}
     
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  12. The Hammer

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    SuperAntispyware isn't bad.
     
    The Hammer, Feb 4, 2007
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  13. Newby

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    FireWall (entry and exit level): SensiveGuard free
    Sandbox (access level): GeSWall free
    Procesmonitor (trigger level): SSM free
    DataWall (damage level): SensiveGuard free and Antivir-free as Antivirus

    Hardening: Spywareblaster, SafeXP, DEP-enabled for all programs and hardware FW as inboud protection (stealthing). See pic

    Thanks folks at Wilders for providing me with the info (IceScar, Belgamin, Aigle, Herbalist, Kees195:cool:
     

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  14. Meriadoc

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Microsofts Port Reporter tool and Parser tool are not bad freebies.
    PR-Parser is the tool that parses the logs that the Port Reporter service generates.

     
    Meriadoc, Feb 4, 2007
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  15. SafetyFirst

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Firefox with NoScript add-on and Vidalia/Tor/Privoxy bundle
    Torpark
    PeerGuardian
    MRU Blaster
    Cyberhawk
    Eraser
     
    SafetyFirst, Feb 5, 2007
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  16. PhoenixWeb

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    How could I forget:

    Dr.Web CureIt
    Dr.Web Link Scanner
    Eraser
     
    PhoenixWeb, Feb 6, 2007
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  17. pcalvert

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Which version of ZA is that?

    Phil
     
    pcalvert, Feb 6, 2007
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  18. cprtech

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    UBCD4Win. It's more like a virtual pc toolbox on a cd. Check out its list of tools and utilities:

    http://www.ubcd4win.com/contents.htm

    You do have to build it, but it's well worth the effort.
     
    cprtech, Feb 6, 2007
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  19. glentrino2duo

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    checked their site, but PowerShadow is shareware? or am I missing something?
     
    glentrino2duo, Feb 6, 2007
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  20. duke1959

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    hello pcalvert. I tried version 4.5.594.000. It was under 10MB of memory in task manager, and ran smoother than 6.1.744.001 and the last two new versions. I may even uninstall my AVG Firewall in my Internet Security Suite and try it again because of how well it ran. It isn't recognized by Windows Security Center if that's a big deal to you. (It was to me but now I'm reconsidering it) It doesn't have Antivirus Monitoring either, but the newer versions that do never monitored many of the AV's out there anyway, and I actually liked that it didn't have it. Last it seemed to have better alerts than any of the newer versions too, and is why I am thinking about installing it again. I did use the /clean uninstall method that can be found in the Zone Alarm Forum, and it uninstalled fine.
     
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  21. Meriadoc

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    AVZ AntiViral Toolkit:thumb:
     
    Meriadoc, Feb 7, 2007
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  22. ThunderZ

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?



    Did you mean AVZ or AVG? There are AntiViral tools called by both names.
     
    ThunderZ, Feb 7, 2007
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  23. Mele20

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    I can't believe no one named the one application I could never be without:

    The Proxomitron with Sidki's superb configs

    I won't even consider using Ubuntu on my Virtual machine until I learn how to get Proxo to work on it.
     
    Mele20, Feb 7, 2007
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  24. ccsito

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    Version 5 and above added the Windows Security Center interface. I think the Antivirus monitoring was an unnecessary add-on. If you can't determine that the AV program is out of date yourself, then why depend on the firewall program to do that for you? The option stops after one year unless you switch to the paid version so I was glad it turned off anyway.

    BTW, my signature line lists the free programs that I use. My favorite free program is Vundofix. Ran it for one second and the trojan was gone. :thumb:
     
    ccsito, Feb 7, 2007
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  25. Meriadoc

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    Re: What's your favourite FREE security software?

    AVZ:)

    edit : just noticed I did include it first time
     

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