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felix · 2006-09-18, 05:25

Security related programs are listed here, as no finger can be pointed to any one of them as the best, thus I will just list them here and some details about them. Choose whichever you like.

FREE Security Programs
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AVG AntiVirus Free Edition - antivirus/antispyware [Download]
Supposedly loosy on deletion.
Avast - Home Edition - antivirus [Download]

AntiVir by Avira - antivirus [Download]

BitDeffender 8 - antivirus [Download]

ClamWin - antivirus (screenshots) [Download]

BitDeffender Linux Edition - antivirus for Linux [Download]

Clam - antivirus for Linux [Download]

WinPooch - anti-spyware/anti-trojan [Download] [Open Source]

Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall (SKPF) -Firewall [Download]

SmoothWall - Firewall [Download] [Open Source]

Sygate Personal Firewall - Firewall [Download]

ZoneAlarm - Firewall [Download]
Supposedly, good for gaming, bad for torrents.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile - protection for your mobile phone [Download]

SpyBot : Search & Destroy - anti-spyware [Download]

Other Anti-Spyware : Windows Defender (by Microssoft), Ad-Aware, Winpatrol, SpywareBlaster

McAfee SiteAdvisor - virus/spam/phishing etc site warning program [Download]
You are warned of the threat level of a site (and potential annoying factors) NOT that you have been infected.
The Programs is only for Internet Explorer users, it adds a little warning menu next to the adress bar (that warns you of potential threats), also shows a warning level next to each item in a google search. See "Other ways to protect your computer for FREE" for more info... and how to use the service without IE.
Comodo Firewall - Firewall [Download]

Comodo AntiVirus - AntiVirus [Download]

Other FREE Security Programs : Crap Cleaner WinPatrol SnoopFree F-Prot Antivirus for DOS

Other ways to protect your computer for FREE
Use FREE scan (like this one by Kaspersky or this one from Trend Micro or this one from BitDeffender or this one from Panda or this one from Symantec (the makers of Norton)) . If the scan finds things, then go to sites like Kaspersky's Official Site or BitDeffender's Official site or Symantec (Norton's Official site) or McAfee's Official site, there you will find removal tools, all FREE to download. These are basically specialized programs made to clean (usually disinfect) X virus/trojan/whatever. Needless to say these are more trustworthy then antivirus scans as they are made with your problem (virus/trojan/whatever X) in mind. This is also useful if the antivirus detects the threat with algorithms (doesn't have it registered in it's database) thus you have only the delete option available.

Use McAfee Site Advisor service (not the program mentioned above). Regardless of which browser you use you can go to the site and enter a the domain (address) of another site to check if it's Ok (Ex (links to rating) : AnimeSuki.com, Google.com). There you may find if the site is safe (note the service goes by a "better safe then sorry" policy, so a site may be marked as Unsafe if it's activities are very suspicious; check the user comments to find out more info/opinions). Main rating is by the staff (you are free to suggest any site for rating). Other ratings are by users, all opinions are welcome.

Use Spam Poison. Instructions : Just have a link to Spam Poison's site. Spam-bots searching for E-mails will go there were they will be fed tons and tons of fakes, making any information they collected from your site (or the site you like/visit etc) useless. A simple banner icon is available ( <-- click it to go to the site for the code), you can of course be more creative like NightWish and have it sneakily hidden somewhere, like your sigy.

Malware removal procedures...

Uhh... Ok I know there were some other ways... can't seem to remember ATM... ARGHH...

Paid Security Programs
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F-Secure - antispyware [Download] [Price - $60(1 license) $120(3 licenses)]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus - antivirus [Download] [Price - $40 (1 year) $64 (2 years)]
Supposedly has issues with ZoneAlarm.
Kaspersky Internet Security - antivirus/firewall/anti-(hacker, spam, phishing, spyware, adware) [Download] [Price - $60 (1 year) $96 (2 years)]

AVG - antivirus [Download] [Price - Professional $40 (1 lice, 1 comp, 2 years) SoHo $60 (2 lice, 5 comp, 2 years)]

Trend Micro PC-Cillin - antivirus [Download] [Price - $50]

Panda Antivirus - antivirus/anti-spyware [Download] [Price - $30]

Norton Antivirus - antivirus/antispyware/email protection [Download] [Price - $40]
Supposedly, intrusive, resource heavy, has unfriendly settings, sometimes screws up network configuration, is a lot of a hassle.
//Note : A screenshot of a part in Norton Antivirus 2007 can be found on the download page.
Norton Internet Security - antivirus/firewall/anti-(phishing, hacking etc) [Download] [Price - $70]
May cause problems with networking.
//Note : A screenshot of a part in Norton Internet Security 2007 (Main Controls, probably) can be found on the download page.
McAfee VirusScanPlus - antivirus/firewall/antispyware [Download] [Price - $40 (1 year)]
Supposedly, a resource hog.
McAfee Internet Security - Read Spex... [Download] [Price - $50 (1 year)]

McAfee Total Protection - Read Spex... [Download] [Price - $60 (1 year), $100 (2 years)]

NOD32 - antivirus [Download] [Price - $40 (1 year), $33 (if you buy at least 5)]
Supposedly, has low resource consumption, known to fail miserably at detecting some threats.
F-Prot - antivirus [Download] [Price - $30]
Supposedly, low resource consumption. Interface screenshot...
Linux (and other OS) Version also available... (pay)
BitDeffender Antivirus - antivirus [Download] [Price - $40 (2 users 2 years)]

BitDeffender Internet Security - Antivirus/Firewall/Anti-Spyware etc Full details... [Download] [Price - $70 (2 users 2 years)]

ZoneAlarm® PRO - Firewall [Download] [Price - $40]
Spex (as listed on site) : Network and Program Firewall, Operating System Firewall, Identity Theft Protection, Anti-Spyware, Spy Site Blocking, Privacy Protection, Game Mode, Email Security, Wireless PC Protection, SmartDefense™ Service

How to avoid trouble :

You antivirus is your backup, you need to protect yourself. It can't protect you if you say ok to the trojan, virus or some internet scam. (in short : don't be an idiot)
Don't use your personal information unless its required for payment (or something similar) or you are writing it in something that wasn't specifically designed to hold it. (like a post on the forum for example)
Don't use a universal password. Your Email password should always be unique (don't use it anywhere else). For convenience you could use a password that you enter everytime you register to some random site you don't care much about or don't care much about ATM you register. When it becomes somewhat important change the password. If it contains content that can be exploited ($$$) should your account info be snatched (username/email, password) than use a unique password. Note : for a good password use more then numbers and letters. (should no specification of using only numbers and letters be made)
When creating a password use just your spontaneous imagination an try to avoid personal references. If you want to test your password start an account on hotmail (just enter the sing-up phase) and try out passwords, hotmail tells you how good it is (try to get a good grade, their check list seems pretty good).
If you're going to use (or really need to use) a mail client then use multiple emails. One official (never use email-client with it), use this one for business etc and one personal (use the email-client only with this one), tell this one to your friends, family, use it for forums etc
Be careful with what information you remember and what you store. Don't save or use, with caution, options that save information like user name and password on your computer. If you have amnesia often then write it on paper or in your mobile or some other external source.
Don't make public your email on any site. If you want to give it to people then give it through non-public means like a PM.
Sites from big companies or brands etc are usually safer.
The bigger, sophisticated, cooler the site the safer.
The secure connection thing isn't that much safer but it is a sign of trust.
Sites with their own domain are more trustworthy (domain names cost money) (don't confuse with subdomain names (like "forums" in "forums.animesuki.com", there are sites were you can get FREE subdomains or just a subdomain name)
See something in your browser pop up saying things like "your computer is infected" or "is at risk" etc. Just walk away or ignore it, it's always a trap.
The more ads the more unsafe the site.
Try not to use standard programs (IE etc). The more people use it the more people will try to find holes in it. Non-Standard programs are usually better anyway.

Security settings :

Configure your antivirus to reflect the security you need. Before you start choosing try to think just what do you have that needs protecting.
You will always need an antivirus to protect your Operating System from mutiny (unauthorized restarts, weird responses etc).
Don't carelessly set the settings to high. (scanning periodically and keeping the settings at a reasonable level is usually better).
Always have the highest level of security for the scans and make sure you scan everything. Quick scans can be useless (and create a false sense of security), they are good to check if you got totally and utterly infected.
When presented with infected files, unless they are system files (are located somewhere in the windows directory) or are very VERY important and hard to replace, DELETE them.
If you know someone is targeting you (personally), make sure you use the highest security settings for your security programs.

Ok... That should be n00b friendly enough...
If you would like to add some other suggestion please post here...

Antivirus comparason sites : av-comparatives

Other Security Related Programs

Darik's Boot and Nuke - Hard Drive Wipe [100% FREE] [Floppy-Boot / USB-Boot / CD-Boot] [supports: IDE, SCSI and SATA]

Darik's Boot and Nuke (commonly known as DBAN) is an open source project hosted on Sourceforge. The program is designed to securely wipe a hard disk until data is no longer recoverable, by overwriting the data with random numbers generated by Mersenne twister (a PRNG). The Gutmann method is included with DBAN.

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felix sleepyhead Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: event horizon	Security Programs Security related programs are listed here, as no finger can be pointed to any one of them as the best, thus I will just list them here and some details about them. Choose whichever you like. FREE Security Programs Back To Top AVG AntiVirus Free Edition - antivirus/antispyware [Download] Supposedly loosy on deletion. Avast - Home Edition - antivirus [Download] AntiVir by Avira - antivirus [Download] BitDeffender 8 - antivirus [Download] ClamWin - antivirus (screenshots) [Download] BitDeffender Linux Edition - antivirus for Linux [Download] Clam - antivirus for Linux [Download] WinPooch - anti-spyware/anti-trojan [Download] [Open Source] Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall (SKPF) -Firewall [Download] SmoothWall - Firewall [Download] [Open Source] Sygate Personal Firewall - Firewall [Download] ZoneAlarm - Firewall [Download] Supposedly, good for gaming, bad for torrents. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile - protection for your mobile phone [Download] SpyBot : Search & Destroy - anti-spyware [Download] Other Anti-Spyware : Windows Defender (by Microssoft), Ad-Aware, Winpatrol, SpywareBlaster McAfee SiteAdvisor - virus/spam/phishing etc site warning program [Download] You are warned of the threat level of a site (and potential annoying factors) NOT that you have been infected. The Programs is only for Internet Explorer users, it adds a little warning menu next to the adress bar (that warns you of potential threats), also shows a warning level next to each item in a google search. See "Other ways to protect your computer for FREE" for more info... and how to use the service without IE. Comodo Firewall - Firewall [Download] Comodo AntiVirus - AntiVirus [Download] Other FREE Security Programs : Crap Cleaner WinPatrol SnoopFree F-Prot Antivirus for DOS Other ways to protect your computer for FREE Use FREE scan (like this one by Kaspersky or this one from Trend Micro or this one from BitDeffender or this one from Panda or this one from Symantec (the makers of Norton)) . If the scan finds things, then go to sites like Kaspersky's Official Site or BitDeffender's Official site or Symantec (Norton's Official site) or McAfee's Official site, there you will find removal tools, all FREE to download. These are basically specialized programs made to clean (usually disinfect) X virus/trojan/whatever. Needless to say these are more trustworthy then antivirus scans as they are made with your problem (virus/trojan/whatever X) in mind. This is also useful if the antivirus detects the threat with algorithms (doesn't have it registered in it's database) thus you have only the delete option available. Use McAfee Site Advisor service (not the program mentioned above). Regardless of which browser you use you can go to the site and enter a the domain (address) of another site to check if it's Ok (Ex (links to rating) : AnimeSuki.com, Google.com). There you may find if the site is safe (note the service goes by a "better safe then sorry" policy, so a site may be marked as Unsafe if it's activities are very suspicious; check the user comments to find out more info/opinions). Main rating is by the staff (you are free to suggest any site for rating). Other ratings are by users, all opinions are welcome. Use Spam Poison. Instructions : Just have a link to Spam Poison's site. Spam-bots searching for E-mails will go there were they will be fed tons and tons of fakes, making any information they collected from your site (or the site you like/visit etc) useless. A simple banner icon is available ( <-- click it to go to the site for the code), you can of course be more creative like NightWish and have it sneakily hidden somewhere, like your sigy. Malware removal procedures... Uhh... Ok I know there were some other ways... can't seem to remember ATM... ARGHH... Paid Security Programs Back To Top F-Secure - antispyware [Download] [Price - $60(1 license) $120(3 licenses)] Kaspersky Anti-Virus - antivirus [Download] [Price - $40 (1 year) $64 (2 years)] Supposedly has issues with ZoneAlarm. Kaspersky Internet Security - antivirus/firewall/anti-(hacker, spam, phishing, spyware, adware) [Download] [Price - $60 (1 year) $96 (2 years)] AVG - antivirus [Download] [Price - Professional $40 (1 lice, 1 comp, 2 years) SoHo $60 (2 lice, 5 comp, 2 years)] Trend Micro PC-Cillin - antivirus [Download] [Price - $50] Panda Antivirus - antivirus/anti-spyware [Download] [Price - $30] Norton Antivirus - antivirus/antispyware/email protection [Download] [Price - $40] Supposedly, intrusive, resource heavy, has unfriendly settings, sometimes screws up network configuration, is a lot of a hassle. //Note : A screenshot of a part in Norton Antivirus 2007 can be found on the download page. Norton Internet Security - antivirus/firewall/anti-(phishing, hacking etc) [Download] [Price - $70] May cause problems with networking. //Note : A screenshot of a part in Norton Internet Security 2007 (Main Controls, probably) can be found on the download page. McAfee VirusScanPlus - antivirus/firewall/antispyware [Download] [Price - $40 (1 year)] Supposedly, a resource hog. McAfee Internet Security - Read Spex... [Download] [Price - $50 (1 year)] McAfee Total Protection - Read Spex... [Download] [Price - $60 (1 year), $100 (2 years)] NOD32 - antivirus [Download] [Price - $40 (1 year), $33 (if you buy at least 5)] Supposedly, has low resource consumption, known to fail miserably at detecting some threats. F-Prot - antivirus [Download] [Price - $30] Supposedly, low resource consumption. Interface screenshot... Linux (and other OS) Version also available... (pay) BitDeffender Antivirus - antivirus [Download] [Price - $40 (2 users 2 years)] BitDeffender Internet Security - Antivirus/Firewall/Anti-Spyware etc Full details... [Download] [Price - $70 (2 users 2 years)] ZoneAlarm® PRO - Firewall [Download] [Price - $40] Spex (as listed on site) : Network and Program Firewall, Operating System Firewall, Identity Theft Protection, Anti-Spyware, Spy Site Blocking, Privacy Protection, Game Mode, Email Security, Wireless PC Protection, SmartDefense™ Service How to avoid trouble : You antivirus is your backup, you need to protect yourself. It can't protect you if you say ok to the trojan, virus or some internet scam. (in short : don't be an idiot) Don't use your personal information unless its required for payment (or something similar) or you are writing it in something that wasn't specifically designed to hold it. (like a post on the forum for example) Don't use a universal password. Your Email password should always be unique (don't use it anywhere else). For convenience you could use a password that you enter everytime you register to some random site you don't care much about or don't care much about ATM you register. When it becomes somewhat important change the password. If it contains content that can be exploited ($$$) should your account info be snatched (username/email, password) than use a unique password. Note : for a good password use more then numbers and letters. (should no specification of using only numbers and letters be made) When creating a password use just your spontaneous imagination an try to avoid personal references. If you want to test your password start an account on hotmail (just enter the sing-up phase) and try out passwords, hotmail tells you how good it is (try to get a good grade, their check list seems pretty good). If you're going to use (or really need to use) a mail client then use multiple emails. One official (never use email-client with it), use this one for business etc and one personal (use the email-client only with this one), tell this one to your friends, family, use it for forums etc Be careful with what information you remember and what you store. Don't save or use, with caution, options that save information like user name and password on your computer. If you have amnesia often then write it on paper or in your mobile or some other external source. Don't make public your email on any site. If you want to give it to people then give it through non-public means like a PM. Sites from big companies or brands etc are usually safer. The bigger, sophisticated, cooler the site the safer. The secure connection thing isn't that much safer but it is a sign of trust. Sites with their own domain are more trustworthy (domain names cost money) (don't confuse with subdomain names (like "forums" in "forums.animesuki.com", there are sites were you can get FREE subdomains or just a subdomain name) See something in your browser pop up saying things like "your computer is infected" or "is at risk" etc. Just walk away or ignore it, it's always a trap. The more ads the more unsafe the site. Try not to use standard programs (IE etc). The more people use it the more people will try to find holes in it. Non-Standard programs are usually better anyway. Security settings : Configure your antivirus to reflect the security you need. Before you start choosing try to think just what do you have that needs protecting. You will always need an antivirus to protect your Operating System from mutiny (unauthorized restarts, weird responses etc). Don't carelessly set the settings to high. (scanning periodically and keeping the settings at a reasonable level is usually better). Always have the highest level of security for the scans and make sure you scan everything. Quick scans can be useless (and create a false sense of security), they are good to check if you got totally and utterly infected. When presented with infected files, unless they are system files (are located somewhere in the windows directory) or are very VERY important and hard to replace, DELETE them. If you know someone is targeting you (personally), make sure you use the highest security settings for your security programs. Ok... That should be n00b friendly enough... If you would like to add some other suggestion please post here... Antivirus comparason sites : av-comparatives *Other Security Related Programs* Darik's Boot and Nuke - Hard Drive Wipe [100% FREE] [Floppy-Boot / USB-Boot / CD-Boot] [supports: IDE, SCSI and SATA] Darik's Boot and Nuke (commonly known as DBAN) is an open source project hosted on Sourceforge. The program is designed to securely wipe a hard disk until data is no longer recoverable, by overwriting the data with random numbers generated by Mersenne twister (a PRNG). The Gutmann method is included with DBAN. Download : [Direct] Last edited by felix; 2007-10-16 at 10:59. Reason: Version 1.4.3 -- Added "Darik's Boot and Nuke"