Firewall And spywareguard?

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Hi all,

Just a newbie question:

If one has a good personal firewall (like Kerio) Do you really need a stuff like spywareguard??

Because Kerio can block the ActiveX etc. Does Spywareguard add extra functionalities?

Thanks.

J.

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it’s always good to have a layered defence

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i agree with shgoh. i’m using 4home, firewall, spyware, and winpatrol.

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Joz,

Nothing is perfect (though avast! comes very close) … so it is a good idea to use an anti-virus program, a firewall, and at least 2 programs to fight against malware. :slight_smile:

It is the layered defence that SHGOH mentioned above. :smiley:

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Did forget to install SpywareBlaster too while you have SpywareGuard

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Joz,

I have gone over this elsewhere in the forum, but will do so again here.

I recommend the following for a layered defense:
Firewall
Antivirus
Script blocker
Cookie filter
Popup killer
Antispyware (resident guard is best)
Process guard (to prevent virus from shutting down antivirus software)

I did use Proxy filters at one time, but found that they needed to be constantly adjusted for web browsing. It is a matter of choice.

Antispam is nice but I do not find it necessary.

Techie

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Could you suggest a bundle? Which programs are most appropriate for this configuration? Is these all free? How we can get those programs? Thanks

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Could you suggest a bundle? Which programs are most appropriate for this configuration? Is these all free? How we can get those programs? Thanks :wink:

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This is a very good normal safe way to protected your PC and OS while using your Avast, and it free.

  1. Ad-aware Free version http://www.lavasoftusa.com

  2. Spybot - Search & Destroy v1.2 http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=home

  3. You pick your free Popup Ad stopper

  4. SpywareBlaster v3.1 http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/products.html

  5. SpywareGuard v2.2 http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/products.html

  6. ZoneAlarm free version firewall http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp

Very important always do MS Window Update and get all the Critical Updates and Service Packs, I mean all of it 100%. And always check for new update from MS Window Update.

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Thanks for all your effort, I ll try. :wink:

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Ok, here’s some of the freebies i use.

antivirus Avast AV 4.1 Home Edition (free w/reg)
spyware Adaware (free)
firewall Sygate Personal Firewall (free w/reg)
Cookie Wall (stops the cookies I want stopped)
email Mailwasher (so most of the junk never reaches me)
Popcorn (to reply to stuff I don’t want to download the attachments to)
browser Mozilla Firefox (easy to use ad blocking)
office Open Office.org 1.1.1