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  • sb24
    MVP
    • Dec 2008
    • 3165
    #1

    Firefox and new virus protection...

    Alright i dont know where i have been, but its time for me to use Firefox instead of internet explorer. I hadnt been using the home computer much so i didnt care about IE vs firefox but now im using it alot more again.

    So can you guys recommend a good place to download it (i assume its free) and then a few of the add ons(links) that work best. Iv been reading about the adblocker and whatnot and think its great.

    Next my virus protection ran out (mcafee i think) a while back but i didnt have a need to renew as i wasnt using the internet. So are there free reliable virus protections out there? I didnt think there would be but i swear i have seen some people talk about it.

    If i do change protections, what would i need to install or uninstall to make sure they dont cancel each other out? I still have xp.

    I would greatly appreciate any help figuring out the best solution.
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    • chadskee
      MVP
      • Dec 2006
      • 1324
      #2
      Re: Firefox and new virus protection...

      http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html

      There is your Firefox download.

      Download Free Antivirus Software for PC | AVG
      http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
      Get Windows antivirus for PC & laptop: block viruses & protect against malware. Download AVG AntiVirus Free, now!


      Good free anti-virus and anti-spyware. I'm sure some other OSers will have more ideas in this area.

      I'm not sure about the canceling out thing; but I'd personally just delete McAfee so you don't get annoying upgrade notifications.

      EDIT: Add-ons

      Adblock Plus – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
      https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
      Download Adblock Plus for Firefox. One of the most popular free ad blockers for Firefox. Block annoying ads on sites like Facebook, YouTube and all other websites. Adblock Plus blocks all annoying ads, and supports websites by not blocking unobtrusive ads by default (configurable).


      Add blocker

      Add-ons for Firefox (en-US)
      https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2390


      Video Downloader

      Add-ons for Firefox (en-US)
      https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146


      Screengrab

      Add-ons for Firefox (en-US)
      https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9527


      ...and my personal favorite ubiquity. See this video to see what it can do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvjdXNnRMfU
      Last edited by chadskee; 11-19-2009, 06:21 PM.

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        • Miles_Yuhas
          MVP
          • Mar 2004
          • 2689
          #3
          Re: Firefox and new virus protection...

          For anti-virus I think AVG is poor. In terms of free ones, prefer this one instead.

          http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

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            • sb24
              MVP
              • Dec 2008
              • 3165
              #4
              Re: Firefox and new virus protection...

              Thanks guys i will download tonight and check it out. chadskee thanks for that good bit of info i really appreciate it.

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                • MC Fatigue
                  Banned
                  • Feb 2006
                  • 4150
                  #5
                  Re: Firefox and new virus protection...

                  AVAST! is one of the best free Anti-virus programs around.

                  Also there's some cloud something AV program that's supposed to be really good, and really light on your computer.

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