[nabs-l] Fire Walls

[Gloria G]

Thanks for the tips!
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> AVG does have a free version that is for virus protection. It is
> called AVG Free and I believe it can be downloaded from their website.
> I would recommend using windows firewall for the firewall. As to
> Joshua, you should never run more than one virus protection program on
> a computer at a time. They have a great tendency to conflict with each
> other and render both useless. I use Microsoft security essentials on
> my system for virus protection. It is availible from
> download.microsoft.com. Though anti-virus programs can help, the best
> thing you can do to prevent viruses is behavior. Never click on links
> or attachments in email unless you specifically requested them or the
> sender told you they would be sending one. Second, be very wary of
> sites that host illegal content. One such site I know that has been
> getting popular is channel 131. This site is known to host viruses.
> Another good way of getting viruses is through the use of illegal
> torrents. I know as poor students we love pirating, but apart from
> being illegal(you probably will not get caught :)) you open yourself
> up to viruses and other malware. Sorry about the long diatribe, but I
> hope that can help at least one person who reads it be safer online.
> Bill
>
> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Joshua Lester
> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>> Good grief!
>> I've updated AVG, and Makafy, but my computer still gets viruses!
>> There's got to be something better!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 5/7/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Where can I find this free version of AVG to download it? Thanks for 
>>> your
>>> help.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:38 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fire Walls
>>>
>>>
>>>>I use the free version of AVG. There is a payed version, but there's 
>>>>also
>>>> a
>>>> free one, which is also good.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Gloria G
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 8:33 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Fire Walls
>>>>
>>>> Hi Does anyone know of a good free fire wall I can use for my computer? 
>>>> I
>>>> was using AVG and now it is time for me to get a new licions. Thanks
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