DownTheShore
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| Best Security Software For Laptops My laptop has McAfee Virus Scan Plus installed on it, so that's providing me with an AV and a FW program. It also has an anti-spyware component. What I don't like about this program is that it's not very configurable, and a lot of tasks occur automatically (like file removal and quarantines) that don't give me a yea or nay vote first. (Just FYI, I'm also running WinPatrol Plus, Mamutu, Spyware Blaster, and SuperAntiSpyware on it, so I've got the major bases covered).
What I haven't done yet is take this laptop into a public location and tried to hook up to the internet via a hot spot. Frankly, I don't know how this laptop should be configured for that, other than the current network connection is configured as "public".
Is is better to put one of those internet security suites on a laptop? Do they recognize when you are connected to internet in a public setting and make changes to your setup to protect the computer in a different way? Is there a particular AV or FW that's better for a laptop situation? I will be away from home for a while this summer and plan to take my laptop with me, and will be using internet connections other than my hoime location.
I'm a total newbie re home networking but I'm afraid to play around with the settings in case I change something and leave some aspect of the laptop vulnerable to attack. I am currrently using a wireless router at home with WPA2 encryption, a nondescript SSID and a very strong password.
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