My Happy Virgin Computer

[Eppy]

The computer I'm typing off of is very new to the internet; she's been online for less than 72 hours. Needless to say, I'd like to keep her running as smoothly as she always has (ie, not very), and for that I need a defensive software suite. I do not, never have, and never will trust anything provided by Microsoft or somebody called 'Norton' and 'Mcaffee', so I ask the people, who are surely better at this than I: which programs should I be looking at as far as spyware/antivirus/firewall goes?

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Quick comment - we thought that Panzer was the Leader, Swift. -Agmen

Which Dreadnought was that?

One of your nine.

[Koolmo]

*Holds up hand*

I'd like to be the first to slip a Trojan aboard her, seeing as she has no other protection... BWAHAHAH!!

I use AVG 7.5 meself. Works fine, updates on startup or manually, blablabla. Never had problems with it.

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<span style="color:#FFFF00">&quot;General Solo, is your strike team assembled?&quot;
&quot;Barely, they're pretty drunk.&quot; </span>
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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

[Axe]

Please clarify, is that your computer is a virgin? Or that you are a happy virgin that uses a computer?

Confused as always.

And yes, AVG is good

[Koolmo]

Epyon WISHES she was...

But its really him.

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<span style="color:#FFFF00">&quot;General Solo, is your strike team assembled?&quot;
&quot;Barely, they're pretty drunk.&quot; </span>
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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

[Axe]

Oh well. Nothing wrong in that, Epyon.

A good firewall is essential also.

[Koolmo]

M'yes, quite. I find that a router does just as well, I use one to split the 'net between two PC's, and to fill that purpose.

Must always be protected, doncha know.

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<span style="color:#FFFF00">&quot;General Solo, is your strike team assembled?&quot;
&quot;Barely, they're pretty drunk.&quot; </span>
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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

[Axe]

Hmmm, split the net... sounds painful.

Norton tends to be a bit of a b*tch for most people. I wouldn't recomend it.

[Koolmo]

Sometimes you have to take the pain with the gain though, and I'm into that anyways:D

Yea, Norton will let ANYTHING through, given 1/2 a chance, and it buggers with the rest of your comp too.

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<span style="color:#FFFF00">&quot;General Solo, is your strike team assembled?&quot;
&quot;Barely, they're pretty drunk.&quot; </span>
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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

[Axe]

Zone Alarm is a pretty good firewall. I use it at the minute.

Careful Koolmo, I might get out those flailled USB cords... :P

[Koolmo]

Well, in reality, you should have both. I do use ZA as well, but you have to be really firm with it, or it'll get all over the place. Gets into your fridge, especially.

USB cords eh? I'm old-school, I use a printer cord with the end ripped off, and a little screen-cleaner to wipe up the blood.

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<span style="color:#FFFF00">&quot;General Solo, is your strike team assembled?&quot;
&quot;Barely, they're pretty drunk.&quot; </span>
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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.