Good information...
Important to stay up to date on everything... browsers, antivirus... and now this spyware adware stuff. I am using MS AntiSpyware Beta, even though I've never had any spyware or adware to speak of.
Which reminds me...
| PC security-related links. All software is freeware/open source. Last Update: 02/18/2005 |
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| Anti-Virus: Antidote SuperLite On-demand virus checker AntiVir® Personal Edition AVG Anti-Virus F-Prot Antivirus The MS-DOS version is free McAfee Stinger On-demand scanner. Detects & cleans a small number of virii/trojans (around 50). MicroWorld On-demand AntiVirus Utility |
Alternatives to MSIE, Outlook & Outlook Express: Mozilla.org Mozilla Suite (browser, email & usenet client), Firefox browser, Thunderbird E-mail client Off By One The world's smallest and fastest web browser Popcorn E-Mail E-Mail client Xnews Usenet client |
| Anti-Adware/Spyware: Ad-Aware SE On-demand scanner Spybot - Search and Destroy Offers on-demand scanning and full-time protection |
Firewall: Tiny Personal Firewall 2 (Last freeware version) ZoneAlarm Free Download |
| Technical Help: CastleCops Security Forums Cyber Tech Help Support Forum SpywareWarrior.com Forum VirtualDr Forums How To Ask Questions The Smart Way This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way that is likely to get you a satisfactory answer. |
How-to and Tutorial: PCWorld: How to Install a Firewall Using Ad-Aware SE Using Spybot - Search and Destroy |
| Useful sites, articles, etc.: Firewall Test, Security Test and Security Scan Leak Test Test your firewall against internal extrusions (leaks) Shields Up Firewall Test Spyware/Adware/Malware FAQ and Removal Guide SpwyareWarrior.com Waging the war against spyware U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team |
Miscellaneous: Mozilla Plugin Support on Microsoft Windows Netscape Browser Archive OldVersion.com Because newer is not always better Ping Plotter Internet diagnostic tool TinyApps.Org WinPatrol Combats adware, spyware, trojans, etc. |