Originally Posted by
Faaltje
Hi.
As you see you can download alot of files on the internet. This isn't without risks. Alot of downloads are infected with malware. Malware can be : Adware , Computer Virus , Computer Worm , IRCBot , Rootkit , Spyware and more. Its important that u occur all these things. Prevention is better then healing. You are the best anti-malware. You are the person that let the malware do its work. Of course there are programs to help you prevent from malware. We call that Anti-Malware/ Virus / etc. Every computer need one or you will take a big risk. I think u dont wanna lose bank data and passwords.
I recommend a anti-virus , malware scanner and a nice firewall.
Here some nice free programs.
Anti-Virus
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AVG Free Edition
Avast!
avast pro
avria pre
Avira
Anti-Malware
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MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware (Just the best)
Firewall
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Comodo Firewall
avg firewall
Online Armor Firewall
Windows Firewall
ZoneAlarm Firewall
There are some anti-virus programs including firewall.
I also recommend McAfee SiteAdvisor.
Remember ; Scan every file that you're downloading!