What are the best spyware, anti-virus, firewall softwares out there?

If I were to pay for a virus scanner, I'd probably go for NOD32, as I have more limited experience with Kaspersky. Still, a nod (pun!) goes go each of them for being excellent bits of software. Right now I'm using Avira though, and it does me proud. I haven't had any problems yet, and its light footprint is very nice.

Spyware/Malware removers that you pay for I don't know as much about - what I generally do aside from being careful where I go and what I click is have three non-active programs on my computer - A-Squared, Ad-Aware, and Spybot S&D. I try to run at least one of them at least once a week. They don't conflict with each-other since none of them use real-time proctection, and between the three of them I sure hope they catch most everything.

Firewall, I'm behind a hardware firewall (I'm pretty sure that does as good a job or better). If I were looking for a software firewall though, I would have gone with Blackice, but it seems to have been discontinued - I'm not sure what I'd go with. Probably just cough up the money for the router and stay behind that, since it would likely cost the same amount.

If I were to pay for a virus scanner, I'd probably go for NOD32, as I have more limited experience with Kaspersky. Still, a nod (pun!) goes go each of them for being excellent bits of software. Right now I'm using Avira though, and it does me proud. I haven't had any problems yet, and its light footprint is very nice.

Spyware/Malware removers that you pay for I don't know as much about - what I generally do aside from being careful where I go and what I click is have three non-active programs on my computer - A-Squared, Ad-Aware, and Spybot S&D. I try to run at least one of them at least once a week. They don't conflict with each-other since none of them use real-time proctection, and between the three of them I sure hope they catch most everything.

Firewall, I'm behind a hardware firewall (I'm pretty sure that does as good a job or better). If I were looking for a software firewall though, I would have gone with Blackice, but it seems to have been discontinued - I'm not sure what I'd go with. Probably just cough up the money for the router and stay behind that, since it would likely cost the same amount.

RayvinAzn

The best firewall and anti-virus programs are from COMODO (google it, I forget the url). These are both free.

The best anti-spyware program is Counter-Spy from Sunbelt. It isn't free, but it's fantastic.

For a firewall, I normally just stick with Zone Alarm (which has been purchased by checkpoint - who also made firewalls as well).

Does the job for me.

I would say that out of all of the past anti-viruses ive had NOD32 is the best. Ive had it for about 3 years, it detects 98% of viruses, which is my estimated guess, and in recent pc magazises(im a nerd) it got 2nd place.

But thats just me:)

I would say that out of all of the past anti-viruses ive had NOD32 is the best. Ive had it for about 3 years, it detects 98% of viruses, which is my estimated guess, and in recent pc magazises(im a nerd) it got 2nd place.

But thats just me:)

Link2legends

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I would say that out of all of the past anti-viruses ive had NOD32 is the best. Ive had it for about 3 years, it detects 98% of viruses, which is my estimated guess, and in recent pc magazises(im a nerd) it got 2nd place.

But thats just me:)

Forerunner-117

What go first? :P