I need proffessional help

[tripstone]

What kind of products (prefeably freeware I am a poor guy) can be suggested for a person about to get the internet back? I mean anything security related...thanks in advance

[Quandasar]

1: Firewall i reccomend zonealarm www.zonelabs.com
2: Virus scanner (Net connection or not i reccomend it)

Nothing else i can think of , goto www.grc.com to test your security if you are in doubt.

[casper3699]

zone alarm or Tiny Personal Firewall
Zonelabs.com ,Tinysoftware.com
Hope that is what you are looking for

[Simon Templer]

Hello Tripstone,

If your looking for a FREE personal firewall you can check out the following:

Agnitum – Outpost - Negative just posted a thread on Outpost...he was very pleased with it protection.
http://www.tauscan.com

Tiny Software - Tiny Personal Firewall - Another great free firewall...Terr seems to prefer Tiny over ZA and I have used Tiny and definitely think it's worth downloading.
http://tinysoftware.com

ZoneLabs - Zone Alarm - This is personally my favorite (I haven't tried Outpost though, so it could change ) I've never had a problem while using Zonealarm so I've stayed with it.
http://www.zonelabs.com

Sygate - Sygate Personal Firewall - Never tried this firewall, but I'm sure it offers ample protection, maybe you should download it and give us a review
http://www.sygate.com/products/

Hope This Helps In Your Search for a FREE Firewall!

[tripstone]

i already have zone alarm...just seeing what everyone thought...um i also have pgp "pretty good privacy" is that an email encryptor? if it is does it do anything else security wise? if not...what does it do?

[Simon Templer]

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is an all around encryption tool..it can be used to encrypt any kind of file...

Yes...in a way PGP is an "email encryptor", the PGP software I have supports various plugins for popular email clients (such as Outlook) that will encrypt your sent mail.

I hope this has helped to answer your question!