Security Advisor Needed

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gizmoya

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Hi All,

I got Vista 32 bit installed on my laptop. I work from Internet And need a good firewall and security suite which can protect my computer from trojen and malewars and hackers.

Currently i am using kaspersky as my internet security and in past i have used Norton Security suite, In Both I have noticed getting too much of hacking attempts 3/hr


SO please can anyone suggest me good Internet security suite with Best Firewall protection and hacking protection with Anti visrus and malwre protection.

Let me know should i stick to kaspersky ? or switch to someother Internet security suite.

Please sugest which will be best for Vista 32 bit

Waiting for reply...
 

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Gizmoya,

I use Avast Home Edition and have for years. I'm not saying it's the best but for me it is and it's never really let me down. It's completely free you just have to register and you get a product key for a year and then you can just do it again after the year is up.
It is an Antivirus program and it also has an anti malware module in it as well. That and having UAC enabled should suffice. Here is a list of some others as well.:)

http://www.vistax64.com/software/115872-free-software-list-vista.html
 

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    Airbot 2.0
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Please define hack attempts- 3/hr - because my router continuously logs in attack rates as high as 5 per second at times - so it may not be your *suite* that is being attacked, it is your IP address that a botnet is trying to get into - and thus these attacks will continue regardless of *what* suite you use.

The fact that you know about them indicates that probably at least one of the suites warned you about the intrusion attempts, and that means that it was doing its job - if it hadn't, you'd never know and would have a compromised machine.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
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    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
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    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
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    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
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    2 * 1920 x 1080
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    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
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    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
Airbot said:
Gizmoya,

I use Avast Home Edition and have for years. I'm not saying it's the best but for me it is and it's never really let me down. It's completely free you just have to register and you get a product key for a year and then you can just do it again after the year is up.
It is an Antivirus program and it also has an anti malware module in it as well. That and having UAC enabled should suffice. Here is a list of some others as well.:)

http://www.vistax64.com/software/115872-free-software-list-vista.html
Click to expand...

THANKS FOR REPLY

i am also using kaspersky and its working fine, but i am searching for best security FOR INTERNET specially from hacker and trojens /keyloggers

when i searched TOP Firewall / antivirus on GOOGLES KASPERSKY WAS not under 10 on many website... so i was concern and wanted to switch to some better security suite.


johngalt said:
Please define hack attempts- 3/hr - because my router continuously logs in attack rates as high as 5 per second at times - so it may not be your *suite* that is being attacked, it is your IP address that a botnet is trying to get into - and thus these attacks will continue regardless of *what* suite you use.

The fact that you know about them indicates that probably at least one of the suites warned you about the intrusion attempts, and that means that it was doing its job - if it hadn't, you'd never know and would have a compromised machine.
Click to expand...


i am connected directly to ADSL MODEM from ISP

and here is screenshot of report and hacking attemps which i wrote :

92388558dr1.jpg


i get many such attempts , well may be not always 3/hr but yes 17-30 /day from diffrent IP / china/germany/and so on


please suggest some good security for vista 32 bit OS which can protect from hackers /keyloggers/ trojen/spy-malware etc

thank for reply
 

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As I said - I get anywhere from 500-900 of those per day - your best defense it so block them *before* they get to your machine - by using a router with a good integrated firewall.

And, as I also stated, the only way you're going to see those reports is if the software you have is doing its job - and blocking those. Newer, better software is ***not*** going to stop attacks from *occurring* - it will continue to do the same thing, stopping the attacks from *affecting* you. Obviously what you have right now is working, so why would you want to change it?

I understand you want the best, but there is no *best* it frequently changes as the programs continually compete with new features and better response to 0-day attacks. What is rated s top notch today may not be so goo next month.

That all being said, search for VirusBulletin and go from there - a lot of testing going on to see who is doing well and who is lagging behind.

This much I can say - NOD32 almost always gets near top honors, but I haven't seen what it has done in the last 6 months or so....
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
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    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
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    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
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    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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    Lenovo 15" Matte
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    1680 * 1050
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    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
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    Lenovo
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    Lenovo
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    Lenovo
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    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
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    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
As John as told you there never will be a best when it comes to security you go with what works for you and your needs.

There are always going to be spybots floating around trying to pick up open connections but if you practise safe hex you should be OK, keep your machine up to date with Windows critical updates have a good anti-virus program and keep it updated also a firewall and anti-spyware software, oh and don't go to dodgy sites plus getting stuff through P2P is asking for trouble as well.

I'm behind a router with NAT firewall, and running NOD32 v3 anti-virus, SuperAntiSpyware, Windows Defender, SpywareBlaster and the Vista Firewall.;)
 

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    1920 x 1080
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    119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD)
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    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
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    Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse
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    EPSON78D0CF (XP-332 335 Series) (Default Printer)
johngalt said:
As I said - I get anywhere from 500-900 of those per day - your best defense it so block them *before* they get to your machine - by using a router with a good integrated firewall.
Click to expand...

I too get loads of these, right now a simultaneous batch of 10 every 10th minutes or so against various ports. The coordination makes me suspect think they come from the same computer spoofing the addresses.


Being totally ignorant to details of networking, I have often wondered how dangerous these bots are. I suppose they are scanning for vulnerabilities, perhaps reporting back if anything is found? Then some other program tries to exploit this? I would think (but may very very well be wrong) anyone must crack the password or find a computer with an account without password to get in. This brings me to the question of the necessity of a firewall for a private account, and whether such a firewall really needs to be top-of-the-line. Opinions?
 

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    Dell XPS720
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gizmoya,
I would suggest Comodo Internet Security. It has a firewall and and antivirus. I use that along with Spybot S+D and MalwareBytes. I use these 3 programs and never have a problem. I am very very happy. I would very highly suggest these 3 which are all 3!
Let me know how it goes.
Ben
 

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