deuces wild Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Besides an AV and a firewall program, what other programs are considered *Must Have*? I ask this as I want my son's new computer to be properly protected and maintained.My opinion: 1. CleanUp2. Ad-Aware SE Personal3. SpyBot4. Perfect Disk running in the automatic defrag mode.5. Tune-Up Utilities 2006 with 1-Click Maintenance running in the automatic test mode.6. SpywareBlaster7. SpyDefense 8. StartUp Inspector.9. Everst Home Edition10. Acronis True Image11. System MechanicI would have included the MS AntiSpyware beta program but until they get it sorted out I will pass on it.What are your recommendations?BTW: I prefer CleanUp to CrapCleaner so unless you can make a strong recommendation to include it, don't mention it. ;) TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I see nothing wrong with the list above; I have different products installed, but my guess is that you are comfortable with these you have listed.I would probably add Firefox, and perhaps Thunderbird, if you don't have another preferred email client. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Like Pat says, the list seems suitable if you are happy and familiar with the programs on it.Personally, PerfectDisk caused me problems and I now use Diskeeper.Please note as well that Everest is not a current program so, unless you have a copy already, it is difficult to get hold of. SIW suggested by Nel is an excellent alternative have a look here. You might want to have A squared and Ewido available for emergencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoood Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Please note as well that Everest is not a current program so, unless you have a copy already, it is difficult to get hold of.Everest is still available as a download(albeit an older version)from here Filehippo if anyone needs a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 For that bit of overkill, how about System security 2006 to control access and axcrypt to secure it even further.As a back up to AV software there's ScripTrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 The last version of Everest can also be downloaded from here.http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 These are the one's I prefer and use:1. Crap Cleaner ( I know you prefer Cleanup)2. Ad-Aware SE Personal3. SpyBot4. Spy Sweeper5. A squared6. Speed disk7. StartUp Inspector.8. Belarc Adviser9. Win Doctor10. Reg Scrub11. Ghost for backups etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 I would add to the list regprotect , RegistryProt is a 100% free, standalone, compact, low-level realtime registry monitor and protectorAlso on that particular site (if you feel the need to shell out $$ ) is Processguard, however Prevx does a similar job free, but I found it a little hungrier than Processguard on resources.Prevx is an All-In-One SolutionAlthough Prevx will happily run in conjunction with other PC security software, it protects from Viruses, Spyware AND Adware meaning it's the ONLY security software you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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