what combo of programs do you people use...on my old laptop i used free avg + free sygate...n this new laptop i put on comodo (which doubles as a firewall and antivirus + windows defender ....

comodo is to fukin invasive and annoys the shit out of me when trying to install sumthin lol..

any suggestions?

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Been using Kaspersky for a few years, I think Neversoft recommended it then (oh the HORROR!) but it can be somewhat intrusive as well though it really doesn't bother me and has done a pretty great job overall. I've tried all types of Anti-Virus programs including some recommended by other members here, but Kaspersky is my favorite. It's a pay program but not hard to find.

I also run spybot search and destroy, malwarebytes anti-malware, and ad-aware on a regular basis to catch anything that slips through (usually through user error) and all 3 are freeware.

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I also use Kaspersky anti virus, it gets updated pretty much every day and i don't have many problems with virus, malware and the rest.
I use zone alarm pro as well as xp firewall

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For Windows XP:

A cocktail of:
HijackThis
Spybot Search & Destory
Ad-Aware
AVG (NOD32 was actually my favorite AV of all time, very unintrusive, but I also believe that was when my browsing and security habits started to be more finely tuned regardless so that may have factored in to taht)
Firefox w/ Adblock Plus extension (fact: most spyware/malware comes from embedded advertisement, no reason to not pretty up your browsing experience as well as increase your own security)
Windows Firewall

For Windows Vista:
AVG
Windows Security Suite (Firewall/Malware Check/UAC)
Firefox w/ Adblock Plus

That's it, I've never had issues with Vista on any of my personal machines to having need anything more intense then that. I hate being stuck in a Windows OS and I still can't fault MS here, they've increased OS security *immensely* (of course still not up to standards I would like) and it's just people not recognizing or correctly using the tools they've now built into the OS. I've seen people bitch about how bloated Vista is and instead install Norton Security Suite instead of just using Vista's built in firewall ... It's just retarded. /rant

For Linux:
ClamAV (gasp! an anti-virus in linux! what!?) - Simply put it's just a smart move for *any* linux server machine that's hosting an email server to have this installed and configured. A responsible admin will realize that the majority of people using the mail server will most likely be Windows OS users, and no reason to let them spread infection to each other if you can stop it on the server level. Recommend this highly.

I also run chkrootkit daily just incase something slips through and SELinux if those policies are neccessary on the machine.

All OSs:
Update all software frequently, new bugs are discovered and exploited the longer it's out there and unpatched the more people that know about it and the more script kiddies programming around it. Daily, if not hourly update checks run very little cpu and bw usage in most cases and will help lock any box you have down (also join mailing lists for your most used software to keep up to date and aware of current security issues). Also run all machines behind a hardware firewall, you just can't beat layered protection in that area in my opinion.

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Nowadays I'm running Firefox with Adblock/Easylist and my own "custom" sitelist.

Otherwise I run Comodo Internet Security and once a month I try to do a sweep with CCleaner (CrapCleaner) RogueRemover and finally check the bitch myself with HijackFree

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