Posted on 12/23/2005 9:05:03 AM PST by george76
KC Burke wrote:
"I don't think I will reload their Shareware firewall on it again."
--- I didn't bother trying the shareware, i bought it at the store so it's the full copy. Also running a faster computer, 3.02ghz, processor, 1 gig ram, 7200rpm drive, updates don't interfere with my normal computing needs ( internet+watching dvds at teh same time.
Fortunately for me, i work near a major software saler, so i can just buy what i need after researching and when i can afford it. I don't mind spending the money to take a "load" off my mind when i'm computing.
Step One: Scan for Spyware/Adware
Ad-aware SE - Download - Home Page
1) Download and install.
2) Run the Webupdate feature. (Click on the Globe icon, Click connect, Click OK, Click Finish.)
3) Set up the Configurations (Gear wheel at the top) as follows:
Spktyr wrote:
" you have *no* idea how stupid people are when it comes to using the computer."
----Have you seen how stupid people are when they are on their cell phones and driving? (Sorry couldn't resist a cheap but true joke! ) hahahaha.
Excellent! Thanks!
Thanks again.
Bumping up this very educational thread!
Merry Christmas!!
I use Avast. It is not a resource hog (I can even run games with it on with no loss of performance) and it is free and reliable.
Bump for later
"What is your opinion on dropping Norton in favor of AVG, Nod32, McAfee, BitDefender, or Sophos , etc."
I can't comment too much on the consumer side - I just wanted to point out that the vulnerability was not as catastrophic as portrayed.
Symantec's latest corporate edition, version 10, has anti-spyware, anti-adware, and some Intrusion Detection capabilities. I don't know when and what version that these features are in the Norton consumer product line, but it seems that having the A-V, anti-spyware, and anti-adware in one package is better than maintaining 2 or 3 different products that provide the same functionality. So you might want to compare those features with the other products that you mentioned.
But, people can get almost religious about their choice of A-V software and I don't really want to get into that fray :-)
I'm with you on that. I've never had a computer virus infection in 20 years of computing. You have to do something you shouldn't in order to get one of these things on your computer.
Wow, how does FreeRepublic look on pen and paper?
Same here, I don't bother with anti-virus software. The only precaution I take besides a firewall is to keep Javascript and ActiveX Controls disabled and not open spam e-mail attachments. It's been years since I've gotten a nasty.
I've had all kinds of blue screen problems with Zone Alarm and Windows 98SE. Since going to Kerio's free version 4.1.2 I've never looked back. It's best feature is the low resources it consumes.
Thanks for the link to Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites. The other day I downloaded Sypware Cleaner, and it claimed (in red letters) to have found several extremely dangerous registry keys, then it hit me up for money to remove them.
Neither Spybot, nor Adaware, nor Panda hit on those keys.
I manually deleted one, and the only thing that happened was I had a hardware error on rebooting.
I've been wondering if Spyware Cleaner generates spurious hits; it appears it does.
I would like to install a larger hard drive on my computer and reinstall XP. What's the best way of getting everything upgraded and secure, given that all I have for an Internet connection is a slowdem? If I just try to do an install and a direct update, how likely am I to avoid getting zapped before stuff is secured?
If you don't another option is to order SP2 on disk and Microsoft will send it to you free of charge except for shipping and handling:
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