Reaper22 wrote:
Hey guy's, Can I ask what antivirus programs you all use for the Asus ROG gaming system's?
Reaper22, I have been running Norton Internet Security for quite a while, after abandoning it and trying most of what is out there, I came back to NIS back in 2008/9, after they rewrote everything and it became a light weight load on Windows, and it keeps getting better all the time. I have also run Norton 360, and it is a toss up as to which to go with - flip a coin
🙂I am running the BETA for NIS 2015, and Symantec also has a BETA for 360 2015, and plain old Norton Anti-Virus 2015.
See the Norton Beta Twitter for updated locations for download:
https://twitter.com/norton_betaCurrently updated August 21st
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Security-Norton-Security/New-Beta-Build-22-0-0-91-is-Now-Avail...The products have been released, but they are still running the BETA...
http://us.norton.com/ns-betahttp://us.norton.com/beta/I haven't tried downloading the 30 day Trials to see if they update to the 2015 release versions, but here they are if you want to try them:
http://us.norton.com/downloads/?inid=us_hho_topnav_downloadsThere have also been 90 - 120 day longer term trials for NIS/360/AV sponsored by various companies, you can google for them.
I also recommend Norton Utilities, currently on release 16. It does more than NIS/360 in other maintenance areas, with some overlap.
Norton Utilities - Download 30-day free trial
http://us.norton.com/downloads-trial-norton-utilitiesThese days an anti-virus and firewall are just the start - there are lots of other tools available to protect privacy, prevent advertising, and block other nasty stuff at the browser level.
Adblock Plus for IE, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, Android , here is the link for IE - click on the browser Icons for other downloads.
https://adblockplus.org/en/internet-explorerOnce you have it installed, pick blocking lists local to you, I use these lists:
Adblock Plus Facebook page
🙂https://www.facebook.com/adblockplusAnd, for right side ad's specifically in Gmail and others, Webmail Ad Blocker
Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/webmail-ad-blocker/Chrome
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/webmail-ad-blocker/cbhfdchmklhpcngcgjmpdbjakdggkkjpThe Webmail Ad Blocker site has tons of ad's that show up if you turn off adblock plus and webmail ad blocker
🙂I have been using these for years, and it is nice to have a clean non-cluttered page that isn't constantly scrolling and sliding and changing while I read my email or do research on web sites.
And, as long as we are at it, here are a couple more firefox extensions I use for blocking things:
Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon 0.9.2
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus-pop-up-addon/?src=searchBetterPrivacy 1.68 - don't forget to exclude / whitelist sites you *want* cookie info to remain active - like gaming sites.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/?src=ssElement Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus 1.3
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/elemhidehelper/?src=ssFlashblock 1.5.17 - turns annoying flash animations into little Play buttons - exclude sites you want flash from all the time.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flashblock/?src=ssGhostery 5.3.2 - use the web page that comes up to select all sites and cookies to block - these are the tracking sites to avoid.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/?src=ssHTTPS Everywhere - lock out network sniffers from seeing your transactions
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhereNoScript Security Suite 2.6.8.39 - takes a little effort to exclude the sites you go to at first - to unblock their stuff - but worth it to keep out malware.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=ssPrivate Tab 0.1.7.3 - looks like Firefox > release 31 isn't working right now, but a fix is coming
🙂https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/private-tab/QuickJava 2.0.4 - click icons to enable / disable blocking Java, Javascript, Cookies, Image Animations, Flash, Silverlight, Images, Stylesheets and Proxy by site/page.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quickjava/?src=ssRedirect Cleaner 2.4.0 - lets you catch redirect's mid jump
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirect-cleaner/?src=searchSelf-Destructing Cookies 0.4.4- Fix the web. Gets rid of a site's cookies and LocalStorage as soon as you close its tabs. Protects against trackers and zombie-cookies. Trustworthy services can be whitelisted.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/?src=ssTo get an idea of what your unprotected Browser, and later your Protected Browser, is passing on about you and your browsing habits, try Lightbeam to show how your personal info is being passed around between sites you visit:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/lightbeam/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lightbeam/?src=searchPlease come back and let us know what you end up using and how you like it
🙂