Which internet security/ anti-spyware for internet banking

[FlyOnTheWall]

Say if this question belongs in another section. For the home (especially internet banking): What is the best internet security package to protect your logon details?

If you want to skimp and not buy Norton.

Of course you should already be using a non-IE browser. Your Windows (e.g. XP) firewall shoud also be already switched on.

How does Kaspersky, Panda, AVG (their paid internet security package) compare?
And vs. Comodo internet security which is free? Buying any package is always cheaper online of course, but if you're in a remote rural area with broadband from some tower, long downloads are tricky.

Nice article seems like:
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,4829,00.asp
(it has 3 parts).

More reviews on:
www.cnet.co.uk I guess.

Of course the official 'rigorous' testing is available on
http://av-comparatives.org/
http://av-test.org/

News site:
http://www.virusbtn.com/index

For now I'm considering Kaspersky & Panda. What put me off from Kaspersky though is that people who renewed online for 2010 vs. 2011 had their new membership counted from payment date not expiry date? Can you believe this.

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Or if you choose say (1) anti-virus + (2) anti-spyware package (free both usually then) Which of (2) is the best? That won't freeze up your PC everything for every app you install thereafter, but still stops spying.

Thanks!

 

[MegasXLR]

Any decent antivirus will do, Standard bank add their own security download working together with your resident antivirus. As advise, place the windows On-Screen keyboard on the taskbar and use when entering details. A pain but more secure than keyboard.

I use AVG free and used Microsoft essentials (I think) with it and had no problems. I also use Mbam at the same time.

 

[ivusi]

I use Comodo Firewall and Antivirus - Opensource and the best of all, incl the commercial options!!

 

[murraybiscuit]

has anybody actually had their bank account hacked by xss/keyloggers/packet sniffers/trojans etc? just asking.
it seems to me that it's much more effective to just send an email nowadays asking for people's account details.
that certainly seems to be lucrative and keeping most crooks busy.
that and skimming credit cards.

i think if you've got a standard firewall, mse, an up to date modern browser and don't click on smilies popups (or stick a flash drive from the local fotofirst into your machine) you should be fairly safe.
setting your limits fairly low and signing up for sms notifications also helps a lot.
antivirus certainly helps, but my concern is that it's less about antivirus and more about common sense.
sometimes users are lulled into a false sense of complacency because they think antivirus is a catchall.

 

[Bismuth]

has anybody actually had their bank account hacked by xss/keyloggers/packet sniffers/trojans etc? just asking.
it seems to me that it's much more effective to just send an email nowadays asking for people's account details.
that certainly seems to be lucrative and keeping most crooks busy.
that and skimming credit cards.

i think if you've got a standard firewall, mse, an up to date modern browser and don't click on smilies popups (or stick a flash drive from the local fotofirst into your machine) you should be fairly safe.
setting your limits fairly low and signing up for sms notifications also helps a lot.
antivirus certainly helps, but my concern is that it's less about antivirus and more about common sense.
sometimes users are lulled into a false sense of complacency because they think antivirus is a catchall.

I think if people did actually use common sense, you wouldn't need an AV, firewall (well, maybe not), and so forth. I have had various files printed at a local stationery shop, and every single time I plug it back in my machine, there is a strange .exe and .dll there, as well as various hidden folders. Luckily it hasn't run, as I plug it into a Linux machine, but still.

I even scanned my Windows VM, and connected the flash drive to without it getting infected, so it appears to be clean, so it can only be the shop. Needless to say, I don't use them anymore, especially as when I told them I thought they had a virus, their answer was something to the effect of "..we have an antivirus installed". I decided to leave there and then.

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[Heksmeester]

I would give Trusteer Rapport a try. It basically makes it impossible for a keylogger/hacker to obtain your sensitive data. I use it on all my accounts, including Internet Banking.

This isn't an Antivirus/Internet Security solution though. It's sole purpose is to protect your identity online.

More info here: http://www.trusteer.com/solutions/home-users/online-security

 

[mister]

I would give Trusteer Rapport a try.

Search this form for Rapport before doing so!