Firewall And spywareguard?

[Joz]

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.

[shgoh]

it's always good to have a layered defence

[clydeb11]

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

[CharleyO]

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.    

It is the layered defence that SHGOH mentioned above.      

[SpeedyPC]

Did forget to install SpywareBlaster too while you have SpywareGuard

[techie101]

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

[Prometheus]

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

[Prometheus]

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

[SpeedyPC]

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

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.

[Prometheus]

Thanks for all your effort, I ll try.  

[lifespan]

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