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What are the best FREE security software packages for a new laptop?

animallovingfun asked:


Hello,
I’m getting my new laptop delivered tomorrow and want to protect it straight from the box by installing the necessary security software. I’m only looking for FREE software programs to do this. Having a quick look i have found that i need: firewall & anti-virus software packages. I have googled this and have found Comodo (Firewall) and AVG (anti-virus) as highly recommended on various websites. is there anything else i need to protect my new laptop from any security breaches? do i also need to install Online Armor on top of AVG and Comodo or does this do the same as Comodo. I have also found ZoneAlarm as another Firewall package, is this better than Comodo? Thanks in advance
What i’m looking for is suggestions on what packages i need to do the following: anti-virus, firewall, ad-ware, spyware, malware & startup ‘cleaner’. From what i can gather AVG is going to be the anti-virus software that i use, now i need to know other programs for the other jobs/tasks

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4 Responses to “What are the best FREE security software packages for a new laptop?”

  1. tado m on April 7th, 2009 2:03 pm

    i recommend AVG Antivirus…..cause i’m using it!

  2. Hex on April 10th, 2009 2:25 am

    Hey

    You can always download AVG.But go and check out.

    Hope it helps.
    CHEERS

  3. freemouseone on April 10th, 2009 5:24 pm

    Also, get software to get rid of spys and ads. THey will slow your computer down a lot.
    I have a 5 year old Dell Laptop and it works great.
    I use SPYBOT and AD-WARE. THey are both free.
    I get all my downloads from
    THey are safe downloads.
    Never download straight from a browser. You dont know what you will get.

  4. Bingobango on April 14th, 2009 3:45 am

    I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans etc. AVG does not slow the system down as much as some other products and Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from the following. On the home page select downloads and then the appropriate category.I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps