Firewalls

Mates, i would like some recommendations! I wanted a Anti Virus, Anti Spyware and Firewall combo recommendation if possible (2016)! And if possible, a recommendation for an encryption software for my files! It doesn't matter if it is free or not. Thank you very much!

Here's the report: although I could not copy and paste it: ---------- Registry errors: 291 errors found (high severity). I cannot copy and paste these, but are application paths, auto starts, file types, firewall, help files, history, shared files, installed software,uninstall. Junk files: 2264...

Recently AVG has been extremely annoying. Games that it didn't used to flag are being flagged; older games (Star Wars: Starfighter) are crashing because of AVG (Game starts, loads some, AVG brings it down claiming it's a virus, same old same old). Perhaps a recent battle with AVG (my father's...

Hey! I am on Windows 10 and have previously used Norton - which crashed by PC so that's a no go + it costs a lot. I am currently using avast! which is pretty good; however, I need something more lightweight, the price is good and I presume the detection is solid also. I have currently looked...

Hi im Natipha. My laptop is not allowing me to install games,and i don't know why. It keeps on telling me to check my firewall settings each time the downloading is nearly finished. Please help me. My laptop is an: Acer Aspire 5742Z

So Windows installed another update last night and this morning my firewall in AVG Internet Security will not start up. All other components are fully green and running. It says that the enhanced firewall is not running, and to click "Reset to Default" because the firewall cannot start due to a...

anyone managed to get a free antivirus to work with comodo firewall in win 10 avira (free) + comodo = says your computer is not safe if you switch off windows firewall panda antivirus (free) + comodo firewall = make my computer run unstable and slow with lots of freezing avast antivirus (free)...

My pc is an old one -- windows xp home ed version 2002 sp2, 3, it updates itself . I use Firefox 39 instead of Internet Exp, It now crashes and freezes a lot.. what antivirus and firewall will help me? I had avast and uninstalled, and reinstalled. SuperAntiSpyware professional said it was...

Hello: I have a wireless router and a unmanaged switch at home and I would like to add a small VPN firewall on top. My budget is within $100. Any suggestion?

I hate Windows 7 search. It does not search on many folders, is slow, and a general pain ITA. I found a good replacement in Voidtools Everything search, but it does connect and upload mysterious data to Microsoft websites. Here is a screen capture: http://i.imgur.com/3b0ywDG.jpg?1 A search...

os windows 8.1. i am using free avast which does not give firewall. so i wanna use free comodo firewall (i think zone alarm better but comodo has a desktop gadget buy which i can monitor my outbound and inbound data rate by which i can kill unwanted apps which eating bandwidth , so i prefer...

hi, I got new computer [i7 4790K, GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5, Samsung EVO 840 500GB] installed Win 7 64b, till now all working perfectly. i installed NOD Security 8, and all my troubles start - the anti virus change LAN/Proxy settings and disable the option to change any settings there, Anyone have...

my Kaspersky database won't update i have tried by changing update source,i have tried turning off widows firewall,etc i think its connected to this problem that mystartsearch becomes my default new tab, homepage and search engine

Hello. If I don't install any AV or firewall on my Windows XP computer, but I use a "limited account" instead of administrator, is it safe? Thanks.

So I have Avast and Malwarebites installed on my computer, and I've read that I should set up a personal firewall. Could somebody explain the benefits please and suggest a good one please (preferably free)? Thanks a lot

Hi, I am getting BitDefender but confused on what version to get for. I just want my PC to be free from viruses, spywares and hackers etc. So kindly suggest which version should I go for ? I am on Windows 7 now , but will switch to Win 8.1 tomorrow. And also if you guys recommend Internet or...

Hello I have malware bytes premium lifetime and avg free running on my system. I just realised that avg free doesn't have a firewall. I'm here asking if that's true. If it doesn't come with a firewall than what's the point other than to clog up my cpu? Does anyone recommend a good antivirus...

Hello everyone and a newb question here, I understand that a certain software I'm using is 'phoning home' and can somehow indentify my mac address, my ip, and my personal web domain. What protections can I take to prevent this? I'm currently using a firewall called 'Windows 8 firewall...

Okay, here's the thing. I'm looking to swap out Zonealarm on my XP system; yes I am still using XP.. Now for the Antivirus: The more important thing is I'm looking for something that is fairly lightweight in terms of resources but also offers a bit more flexibility in settings. Bitdefender is...

what is exception in firewall? ipsec means what?