Too much/little security

[Krispy1]

if u want something free use avast

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[malexous]

As usual, it appears everyone is just recommending their preference.

If your router has a firewall then Windows Firewall is certainly good for a firewall that you don't have to "personalize". If you are happy and feel comfortable with Zone Alarm then decide for yourself which you want to use.

You can try different anti-virus programs but Avira is a good one. I would also recommend Avast! 5 Free if you want to try another vendor. With your computer practices, I believe, a free one is enough (There isn't much evidence that a paid one is better than a free one, anyway).

If you want another layer that, I believe, shouldn't conflict with your set-up and will need very little intervention then you should look into Sandboxie.

 

[HMonk]

Since you acknowledge your noob status, one other protective measure to consider that is not often mentioned is the <hosts> file located in the System32/Drivers/etc directory.

Go to Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File to read about and DL the latest version, which is updated approximately monthly.

Monk

 

[Corrine]

Hi, makeshiftpat. Welcome to SevenForums. You've asked good questions and received great responses!

I would like to add to what the others have said about Advanced System Care. From what I have seen too many times, more damage than good is done by registry cleaners.

 

[Nem]

Theirs nothing wrong with ASC (Advanced System Care) i never had any problems with the registry cleaner or any other part of it. Sure it finds a great load of Keys it wants to delete.. browse through em to see what it's going to be cleaning up.. it also has other great features to it.

Recently I've Uninstalled it as i don't feel i need it anymore (switched back to CCleaner & Wise Disk Cleaner).

 

[makeshiftpat]

As usual, it appears everyone is just recommending their preference.

If your router has a firewall then Windows Firewall is certainly good for a firewall that you don't have to "personalize". If you are happy and feel comfortable with Zone Alarm then decide for yourself which you want to use.

You can try different anti-virus programs but Avira is a good one. I would also recommend Avast! 5 Free if you want to try another vendor. With your computer practices, I believe, a free one is enough (There isn't much evidence that a paid one is better than a free one, anyway).

If you want another layer that, I believe, shouldn't conflict with your set-up and will need very little intervention then you should look into Sandboxie.

Great! I feel comfortable with ZA and my AV. I will try Sandboxie and see if that runs smoothly without interfering with my other securities.

 

[HMonk]

@Makeshiftpat: It's not for me to say but thanks for posting back with your decision; if nothing else, it answers the question, "Well, after all was said and done, what'd he do?"

Monk

 

[Corrine]

Good poiont, HMonk!