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Computer Question
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:16 pm
by wlhayesmfs
I know that a lot of you have lot of computer experience and can tell me a anti virus software I can get for my daughter computer that is free and works. She like youtube and playing games and is alway seeing ads for free downloads trying to get her to click on it. Being too young she does and so I have to keep cleaning up her computer. any Ideas?
Thanks
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:36 pm
by Culprit
Microsoft Essentials is a good free anti-virus program. It is what I use and it works well.
However, no anti-virus program can solve/prevent all problems that arise from clicking where you shouldn't. I recommend learning to use each of the following. They are each different, and each have their place: CrapCleaner, AdAware, MalwareBytes.
But first and foremost, teach her not to click where she shouldn't.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:38 pm
by JPG
I like AVG)free).
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:01 pm
by heathicus
The best anti-virus is user behavior.
For prevention of web based trojans, I like Firefox with the NoScript plug-in.
Microsoft Security Essentials is pretty good security software.
Avast! and AVG are good anti-virus.
For cleaning, there is MalwareBytes and Iobit Advanced System Care.
Everything mentioned above is free. Don't even think about paying for Norton or McAfee. They offer no better protection than the free options and slow down your system.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:55 pm
by JPG
heathicus wrote:The best anti-virus is user behavior.
For prevention of web based trojans, I like Firefox with the NoScript plug-in.
Microsoft Security Essentials is pretty good security software.
Avast! and AVG are good anti-virus.
For cleaning, there is MalwareBytes and Iobit Advanced System Care.
Everything mentioned above is free. Don't even think about paying for Norton or McAfee. They offer no better protection than the free options and slow down your system.
Please explain.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:22 pm
by beeg
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:38 pm
by jcraigie
Definatly use firefox instead of IE - a lot less problems.
AVG free version for antiviris is usually rated as high or higher than paid for programs.
Comodo firewall free version again rated very highly.
CCleaner run it once in a while to clean up the junk that gets left behind (with the default setting you are 99.9% safe in letting it do the work for you)
Malwarebytes again run it once in while to clean up the junk.
As said above tell her to stay off of sites you don't allow her to get onto that is the safest way to operate.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:09 pm
by JPG
Thank You!
How does this differ from
not enabling java scripts?
Don't...
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:40 am
by derekdarling
“The three golden rules to ensure computer security are: do not own a computer; do not power it on; and do not use it”.
Robert Morris (July 25, 1932 – June 26, 2011) (Early pioner of computer security and contributor to UNIX, including the password encryption scheme)
Derek
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:48 am
by rlkeeney
You might want to look at
ClamWin Antivirus. It's free (GPL) open source software.
If you don't want to deal with viruses etc don't use Windows.