A couple "firewall" questions e.g. what is one ?? (1 Viewer)

David Smith · Nov 22, 2015

My new laptop came with a free anti-virus trial which I chose not to renew with the paid version.
After(BF) advice I downloaded the free AVAST.
Now...........every time I switch on I get a warning telling me that my "Firewall is switched off".
So.................
1) Does the free AVAST have this Firewall ?
2) If not should I download one & if so how ?
3) On my old laptop I had free version of AVG which automatically did a scan
each time I switched on whereas with the AVAST I seem to have to "tell it"
to do a scan..................is this correct or am I missing something ?
Thanks again

ashrich · Nov 22, 2015

The free Avast doesn't have a firewall , it wants you to buy their " not free " version of Avast instead .
If you are still on Windows 10 it has a built in firewall ( basic , but ok )

I actually removed Avast from my Windows 10 machine as it was causing problems and am now running Windows security essentials .

An " on demand " scan where you tell it to look is in my eyes much better than something doing it every boot , that's too intrusive . Get a good free malware remover ( like Malwarebytes free for example ) and run it once every few days , that will stand you in better stead .

Ashley

David Smith · Nov 22, 2015

ashrich said:
The free Avast doesn't have a firewall , it wants you to buy their " not free " version of Avast instead .
If you are still on Windows 10 it has a built in firewall ( basic , but ok )

I actually removed Avast from my Windows 10 machine as it was causing problems and am now running Windows security essentials .

An " on demand " scan where you tell it to look is in my eyes much better than something doing it every boot , that's too intrusive . Get a good free malware remover ( like Malwarebytes free for example ) and run it once every few days , that will stand you in better stead .
Ashley

Thank you for that.
Is a "Malware remover" the same as a firewall or do I need one of those as well ?
BTW.......I just opened AVAST (very brave of me

) and it does indeed tell me that I do not have a firewall and it has a button to download one..........which I assume they will want paying for.

delia todd · Nov 22, 2015

No, David it's not.

Now... I'm no good with the technology but a firewall sits there quietly and pops up a warning if you try to change an existing programme (like downloading a latest version of your browser, or Adobe etc).

A virus checker checks out things in case you've clicked on something nasty.

Malwarebytes will check your computer looking for things the virus checker has missed, and will also allow you to delete some bits and pieces you don't really need and might be slowing your computer down.

Now, that's as I understand it

. Hopefully someone will put us both straight.

d.steeley · Nov 22, 2015

Hi David, not familiar with W10 yet but try this...

To turn on Windows Firewall

1.Open Windows Firewall by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Security, and then clicking Windows Firewall.

2. Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off. ...

3. Click On (recommended), and then click OK.

Dave

David Smith · Nov 23, 2015

delia todd said:
No, David it's not.

Now... I'm no good with the technology but a firewall sits there quietly and pops up a warning if you try to change an existing programme (like downloading a latest version of your browser, or Adobe etc).

A virus checker checks out things in case you've clicked on something nasty.

Malwarebytes will check your computer looking for things the virus checker has missed, and will also allow you to delete some bits and pieces you don't really need and might be slowing your computer down.

Now, that's as I understand it. Hopefully someone will put us both straight.

Many thanks............are you busy tonight ? Can you just nip round and give me some help ?

David Smith · Nov 23, 2015

d.steeley said:
Hi David, not familiar with W10 yet but try this...

To turn on Windows Firewall

1.Open Windows Firewall by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Security, and then clicking Windows Firewall.

2. Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off. ...

3. Click On (recommended), and then click OK.

Dave

Will have a look at that.......many thanks.
One of the "orrible" things about windows 10 is that I don't seem to have a start button and I can't figure out how to get into "programs". It must be there but I am one of those technophobes who is frightened of clicking on things in case it blows up on me

............but I will try.

delia todd · Nov 23, 2015

David Smith said:
Many thanks............are you busy tonight ? Can you just nip round and give me some help ?

You have to be joking David.... I'm not even sure I got all that right anyway LOL!!

delia todd · Nov 23, 2015

David Smith said:
Will have a look at that.......many thanks.
One of the "orrible" things about windows 10 is that I don't seem to have a start button and I can't figure out how to get into "programs". It must be there but I am one of those technophobes who is frightened of clicking on things in case it blows up on me ............but I will try.

I haven't dared upload W10 on my laptop yet. But I thought one of the main things on it was that the Start Button had been replaced?

KC Foggin · Nov 23, 2015

David Smith said:
Will have a look at that.......many thanks.
One of the "orrible" things about windows 10 is that I don't seem to have a start button and I can't figure out how to get into "programs". It must be there but I am one of those technophobes who is frightened of clicking on things in case it blows up on me ............but I will try.

another reason why I am still not installing 10.

d.steeley · Nov 23, 2015

As far as I know the Start button is in the usual place, bottom left corner of screen and is a blue rectangle with 4 white rectangles within it (like the Windows flag). If you RIGHT click on it you should get an option to then click on Control Panel

Dave

David Smith · Nov 29, 2015

d.steeley said:
As far as I know the Start button is in the usual place, bottom left corner of screen and is a blue rectangle with 4 white rectangles within it (like the Windows flag). If you RIGHT click on it you should get an option to then click on Control Panel

Dave

I don't appear to have that................I have a "sort of" box shaped which is divided into 4 smaller ones----this is all white.........no blue on it. If I right click on that I do get lots of what appear to be options such as 'run' 'search' 'file explorer'. Is that it?

delia todd · Nov 29, 2015

... try left click then David. Wondering if Dave actually meant that.

That should bring up the sort of options you were used to in W7.

d.steeley · Nov 29, 2015

Hi, no I did mean right button click it but try a left click and see what happens.

Dave

d.steeley · Nov 29, 2015

Hi David, have a look at this W10 tutorial for beginners. At approx 3 mins 25 seconds it shows how to access Control Panel. It also says"right click the Start button".

Dave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqKyhfD7-E

d.steeley · Nov 29, 2015

Now watch this clear tutorial on how to turn your firewall on or off in W10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhbzE6EBCno

Dave

ashrich · Nov 29, 2015

Hello again Dave , click on the long box next to the 4 white squares ( it should be saying " ask me anything " ) and type in " control panel " and press enter . Select the top answer that is a desktop app .. This will open the control panel page , at the bottom locate Windows Firewall , from there you can see if it is turned on or not , if necessary turn it on ....

Ashley

Duke Leto · Nov 30, 2015

Of course if you're using your new laptop at home over broadband your router should have a firewall and block any unsolicited incoming requests. Ensure this ine is on.

Andy Adcock · Nov 30, 2015

I'd also suggest downloading the free version of 'CCleaner'

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

and a free 'adblocker', this link is for Firefox compatible so make sure you change to Internet Explorer if you're using that. So much crap can come in to your system with adverts and pop ups.

https://adblockplus.org/

Andy

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