My PC is a Celeron 1.70 GHz with 112 MB RAM, and I run Windows XP SP1. My antivirus protection is Symantec´s Norton Antivirus 2004 version 10.1.0.13. I use the built-in Firewall from Windows XP, and run Spybot S&D as well as Adaware SE. But I have a bad habit ( :o ) of using P2P programs such as Kazaa Lite and Piolet (in oredr to run Piolet on Windows XP - they require the user to turn off the Windows XP Firewall).
Where am I trying to get at?
I think Norton slows down the PC too much and I still get adware/ malware in my system and Norton won´t remove things like Blazefind or Mybar, or Dealhelp :(
I heard of a new antivirus which is meant to be very light on the system: NOD32 :!:
What should I do to protect myself and not slow down my PC too much????
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Jump to PostI work for BGSU's Computing Connection, and I use/reccomend Zone Alarm for a firewall, and McAffee for anti-virus. Oh and Firefox for Internet browsing.
Kaspersky may be good, i've never tried it.
Jump to PostKaspersky is an excellent product. I switched to it (corporate license, sometimes it pays to work for a reseller ;)) when my license for Panda expired and their support department were completely deaf to support requests getting my account reactivated (after paying of course, they still didn't respond...).
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Jump to Postget crap cleaner ccleaner look it up...i know its old thread but you know someone might look at later and still find things useful. just use torrents from trusted users .. i dont ever use either and im always find stay of the ......sites lol
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Jump to PostI have NOD32 on my computer and it has been running for more than 3 years.
At time, I felt like re-install my OS but after some thinking, I cannot find a reason why I should do that. My computer has been running perfectly well.Some people commented Kaspersky …
Jump to PostI recommend you Microsoft Security Essentials. It is free, consumes low system resources and is efficient.
You can download it from SNIP
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