magictv Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hi, on Thursday I will be recieving my new computer which I will use to acess the internet etc. and was wondering if anyone had a short list of free programs maybe to put on my conmputer to secure it from spyware and viruses and to generally keep it healthy. Also please mention any other programs which could be useful. Thanks. [/bads] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Read the stickies for advice on what software to use. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunaboy692004 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Avg Anti Virus Norton Antivirus and Firewall Spybot S&D Hijackthis Current Goals80/80 Fletching60/75 Woodcutting97/100 Combat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Avg Anti Virus Norton Antivirus and Firewall Spybot S&D Hijackthis Norton isn't free (unless you want to go "elsewhere" for it). It doesn't need to be used along side AVG either. Add Adaware to that list after dropping Norton and you've got a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictv Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 I got those things downloaded now, besides norton I got AVG though. I now have a question should I get sygate firewall or zonealarm firewall? Thanks again. [/bads] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I got those things downloaded now, besides norton I got AVG though. I now have a question should I get sygate firewall or zonealarm firewall? Thanks again. Zonealarm I used for a long time before I got Mcafee. Awsome firewall for free. Sygate I believe was bought by symantec (the people who make Norton) and it's not free anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Sorry double post :wall: . I am getting lag on these forums today for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictv Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Ah ha that solves that then, so Zonealarm it is. [/bads] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunaboy692004 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Also please mention any other programs which could be useful. Norton is usefull, read the first post Current Goals80/80 Fletching60/75 Woodcutting97/100 Combat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Norton is a pain in the arse and has caused me more trouble than it has good and from what I've gathered, alot of other people haven't had exactly good experiences with it either. Further more, its a resource hog and difficult to uninstall. So if i were you, i would stay away from Norton and just stick with AVG or some other less irritating anti-virus program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zibl Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 http://www.majorgeeks.com I actually have a few things from there to help my computer. Most of which is used mainly for freeing up unnecessarily used space and what-not. I highly suggest AVG Free Edition (anti virus). Enjoy. RS Name: Zibl || Click Signature for my RS Life Story![ 87 Combat ] [ 1240 Total ] [ Ex-RSC Professional Merchant ]12.20.01 - 10.5.05 || Status: RetiredTotal losses in 5 years = just over 630 million gp (BILLIONS in today's prices) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vape Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Why hasn't Firefox been mentioned yet? #-o Where the bloody hell are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 CCleaner. I think the site is http://www.CCleaner.com :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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