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Originally Posted by Loddonjohn
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to get your views on the free anti virus and firewall software, avg Komodo etc. I have had Panda anti virus and firewall installed but it let something through which would not allow me to download any web pages or update the anti virus program etc in the end i had to reformatt the pc....now unsure about paying for Panda again......Sadly my son watches internet porn...Honest it is him 
Any thoughts please
John |
I am not normally a fan of the free anti virus apps available. With the increase of phishing sites and spoof e-mails these tend not to work too well. Although saying that I did use the AVG Free for a while which will just do your basic virus checking and that's about it. I would recommend using a Firewall too, (Windows Firewall, Zone Alarm etc)
I recently bought a new laptop (With Vista SP1) then read an
article about some of the main vendors failing on Vista, So I bought Kaspersky for about £30 (3 User) and have not looked back since.
If your AV software is letting viruses through I would check that it's virus signatures are up-to-date, there are also other free utilities that will scan your PC for threats. What I tend to do is if my AV software detects a treat, scan it with another vendor to make sure.
To see what ports are open on your PC you can use the netstat -na from a command window, remember when using a firewall you have TCP and UDP ports. This
site shows what ports are open on a Windows XP PC.
Hope this helps.
Simon.