AdAware is good....Spybot is also good. but ya know something....you dont even really need those that much... Use Firefox which doesnt allow those little webbugs to download and install without your knowledge.....and dont load your machine with every little third party "enhancement" that comes along.....alot of those have spyware inbedded...
Symantec antivirus is good if you can get a copy. kaspersky 4.x has has good reviews on virus detection, but it runs too laggy on my winxp. If you delete suspicious attachments, ditch outlook express, update antivirus regularly and practice safe hex in general, free antivirus programs should be good enough.
Some friends of mine keep recommending Clam Antivirus... anyone heard of this and is it any good? What about Panda? Is that worth buying or would Norton be the better option?
Damn, I'm cursed! I got this error message trying to use Panda: "An error has occurred downloading Panda ActiveScan. Please repeat the process. If the error occurs again, restart your system and try again The error could be due to a download error or a problem with the installation." I tried repeating several times and got the same result. Ideas?
There isn't one. Use multiple - Adaware, Spybot Search & Destroy are free. SpySweeper by WebRoot isn't free, but is good.
If you're on a Windows box, they're probably recommending a port of Clam called Clamwin. I don't know anything about it other than it's free (under the GNU public license). I haven't seen any independent testing or reviews of it yet, though and it's still in beta phase, so I'm not relying on it. You can go to http://www.clamwin.net to get a copy. As for Panda, in the past it hasn't been regarded too highly in catching viruses. They've even gone so far as to not allowing independent testing organizations test the effectiveness of the software. Needless to say, I'm not using their software. Just as with spyware detectors, there is no one perfect solution in antivirus software. I use multiple. I haven't had a virus successfully hit me in over 9 years. I use Eset and NAV for the most part and may end up getting a copy of Kaspersky as well.
It's probably just a computer pun by 8ball. "Hex" referring to various terms associated with computers and programming.
Yup, just a nerdy play on words. Here's a guide on safe computing , a bit dated but still worth a look.
