Re: Quick question about anti-virus
- From: "Graham J" <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:33:28 -0000
"ric" <publicmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Oct 31, 9:34 am, "Mark, Devon" <coope...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
I know this is the wrong forum but I've found people here helpful in
answering questions quickly!
My friend has a PC (yeh, bad news, I know! I converted to a Mac last
year and have never looked back).
Anyway, she wants to now get on the 'net so needs antivirus/firewall
etc. I want to install it this morning. Cost not an issue, but what is
best? She has a 90 day trial version of Norton AV etc already
installed, but this has expired.
So, what anti-virus:-
- works fine, with little/no user requirements? i.e. it just sits
there nicely without the user hardly knowing etc
- is very easy (please) to install
I'm not a 'techie', but when I had a PC I had Norton installed and it
seemed to be more problem than it was worth. I 'converted' in the end
to AVG Free and it was great. Is AVG Free still available? Any other
options, either free or paid for?
Thanks, Mark.
Definitely OT, but I don't mind if you don't!
AVG antivirus is good and still free: http://free.grisoft.com.
They also do a decent, free Antispyware program.
Also use Spybot Search and Destroy - not so much for regular use, but
more for its immunisation options that block nasties before they
happen.
Install both and get one of the many hosts files from t'internet to
block malicious sites and you're good to go: oh, and make sure
automatic update is turned on.
Grisoft is pretty good.
Make sure you have a router (from about £25) to provide the internet
connection - it will provide a useful level of firewalling. You can then
share the connection with a Mac, if you wish. Presumably this is ADSL on a
conventional phone line - if not, ask again.
Do not use the USB modem provided by the ISP, and DO NOT install anything
from any CD provided by the ISP. Use a router (see above) and configure it
via its built-in web page. Ask here for help with this when you have the
router.
Leave the Windows built-in firewall installed and running. Don't install
any other firewall - anything else will ask the user questions she can't
answer, and the wrong answer may render the firewall ineffective.
Create an "Admin" account with full administrative permissions. Create a
"user" account for the normal user - if there are several, then if
appropriate make an account for each of them. Ensure that these "user"
accounts have limited permissions. This should prevent the users from
installing software - particularly the nasties they might inadvertently
download from the web. It follows that you should use the "Admin" account
when connecting new peripherals such as a printer.
This will work for XP and Vista - if she has anything older, suggest
replacement.
--
Graham J
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