Often it is felt by all that if a software is a paid one, it is bound to be better than a free software. In case of protecting the computer from Viruses, Spywares and hackers, it is all the way more important to have a reliable security suite. But I can name some such free softwares that can do the work of protecting your computer equal to or even better than the paid applications.
Three important softwares round up the suite. These are:
- Comodo Firewall, for the firewall application
- Avast Antivirus (home), for an effective antivirus
- Spyware Terminator, for preventing hackers and spyware softwares from attacking the computer, and sending the personal information through the internet to the hackers
Comodo Firewall: Comodo Firewall is one of the best known and most effective firewalls. Passed through extensive leak testing, so that nothing can pass through it's protection barrier, it has become the most dependable firewall, that can detect and prevent any attack on the computer. It protects against both external, and internal attacks on the computer. It works as well as the paid firewalls, but it's free. It prevents even those programs from accesing the internet whose trickery even passed through other firewalls. As all other firewalls, initially, a large number of pop-ups come up, telling that such and such programs (a huge number) are accesing the internet. But at first it shall be put into training mode to detect and allow all the programs that access the internet. Then it runs very smoothly. The notifications are too, better than many other firewalls. It is the first step to creating a leak proof security suite.
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Spyware Terminator:It is a totally free Spyware detector, with results comparable to many paid spyware detectors. It is an award winning software used by millions of users worldwide. The popularity is all that is needed to prove it's efficiency. Spyware Terminator gives fast Spyware Scanning, Real Time protection and everything expected from a paid spyware detector. Like Comodo Firewall, it gives reports that are easy-to-interpret, making it easy to determine whether a program is needed to be removed. Does boot time scanning, very light and unobtrusive. Again, just like Comodo Firewall, it needs some attention in the Training period, but afterwards it works very silently and efficiently. I have been using it for quite some time, and it has never caused me any problem. It makes the second step to a fully free, completely secure antivirus suite.
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Avast Home Edition:This is the last and the major step towards creating the free antivirus suite we have been creating for long. It provides great protection, even like the major paid antivirus softwares, yet it is free (surprising, isn't it)? Avast Home edition has an inbuilt Anti-Spyware, but I would insist upon using Spyware Terminator for the job. You can read about this antivirus in this post, here. Though paid antiviruses have better protection, but if these three tools are used simultaneously, they give a supreme protection. This protection can be even better than the paid antivirus suites. Avast Antivirus has a simple interface (which is lacking in the paid Kaspersky Internet Security 9), and an effective virus chest too. With small update sizes, and integrated Virus Cleaner, it is one of the most popular Antivirus Tools.
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This rounds up the Ultimate Anti- PC threat suite. All these used combined, can even challenge the paid applications like Kaspersky. An A-Z protection ranging from Boot-time scanning to blocking suspicious activities on the pc, these three tools will create your own free, personalised all-round computer protection suite. I have been using these tools for months, and have not got a single problem yet. All Viruses that affect my PC are captured, and every spyware is treated in it's deserving way. I get regular updates, and am quite satisfied with the protection these provide.
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