Traxless
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join:2005-02-16
USA
 ·AT&T Southwest
 ·Cbeyond
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Re: What is your Anti-Virus, Spyware/Adware protection setup?
said by L337  :I installed aVast 4.7 again and cranked up full (I got myself the adware when it wasn't full) but now all that bothers me is what kind of firewall I should use. Can you guys recommend a good firewall? This ought to help you in your search.
»[Poll] What Firewall Do You Use? '07
And there you go. |
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L337
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Chicago, IL | reply to Traxless
I installed aVast 4.7 again and cranked up full (I got myself the adware when it wasn't full) but now all that bothers me is what kind of firewall I should use. Can you guys recommend a good firewall? |
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Traxless
Premium
join:2005-02-16
USA
·AT&T Southwest
·Cbeyond
| reply to parputt
said by parputt :NOD32 Hosts File SpywareBlaster Spybot S&D That is all and it keeps me nice and toasty. Oh, and I still use IE  I'm nice and toasty with a hosts file, Spybot S&D as an occasional check, XP Pro firewall, and a NAT router. I use a white list for all email, the rest goes to a junk mailbox. All my favorite websites go into the trusted zone, the rest get a locked down version of the Internet zone. I have not had a single problem in more than 5 years or longer! |
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dancy70
Premium
join:2005-01-29
Hudson, FL
·Verizon Online DSL
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Three computers that are, from time to time, on two separate networks (MA & FL). Two laptops - the Acer has ZoneAlarm suite and the Dell has free ZoneAlarm and Norton AV. A third machine, a Dell desktop, has McAfee suite (only because I haven't gone to the effort to delete the sucker  . I periodically (more or less on a monthly basis, though the business laptop is treated on a weekly basis) run Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware SE Personal, and RootKitRevealer. Both networks are behind Verizon supplied routers - one with FIOS TV and internet, the other DSL - all wireless connections are WPA PSK with a 9 character letter/number key. The DSL router supplied was only capable of WEP, so another was daisy-chained to get the WPA capability. I know, I know -- too much info  |
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bmfan
Premium
join:2005-03-15
Saint Helen, MI
| reply to L337
Just My router..
I guess I must not surf much, or download from (bad) places, because ive never had any problems. I have used AV programs in the past, but after months of them just running and not doing anything, i start to wonder why i have it at all
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WALL_E
Premium
join:2003-05-28
USA | reply to Be1ge
No, I haven't had a chance to try AntiExecutable yet either, but I'll have to check it out! |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
| reply to Somnambul33t
said by Somnambul33t :. . the masses are asses, and as such will require a full-time real-time AV and spyware app. . . . . . also, spybot S&D has been known to destroy many a registry, resulting in more problems than it solves, so beware IMO. if you can get it to work without it trashing your windows install, than it's hard to beat, but otherwise... My ass is massive, too. 
I've never heard of Spybot S&D 'destroying a Registry'.
I've heard of AdAware trashing whole machines, though:
»CAUTION: AdAware 2007 Beta 1 WIPED MY HDD CLEAN!!
»Problem with Ad-Aware
The naive user allowing Registry cleaners to delete files that are mis-identified as 'safe to delete' is how I have noticed 'many a Registry getting destroyed'. |
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Somnambul33t
L33t.
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join:2002-12-05
Mullica Hill, NJ
clubs:
 ·Comcast
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nod32 loaded on-demand, ad-aware every few months. if you know what youre doing, you wont need to run many scans of anything, and you defly dont need a real-time scanner. good browsing habbits (read: firefox/opera over IE6) and knowing what you're DLing over BT or whichever p2p you use should be enough for most advanced computer users. of course it's a good idea to have an AV installed for on-demand scanning of shady files, and ad-aware and similiar apps will take care of most non-system critical spyware apps (tracking cookies, pop-ups, etc)
for the masses, though, you can never be too safe. the masses are asses, and as such will require a full-time real-time AV and spyware app. kaspersky and, to a lesser extent, norton are my 2 favorite full internet security suites, and spysweeper is the all-around best spyware program if you want that little extra protection than what Windows Defender offers (and willing to pay for it). otherwise Defender is a nice, free solution and does an adequate job.
also, spybot S&D has been known to destroy many a registry, resulting in more problems than it solves, so beware IMO. if you can get it to work without it trashing your windows install, than it's hard to beat, but otherwise...
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MarkAW
Barry White or lil bratt
Premium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
·Bell Sympatico
·Cogeco Cable
| reply to L337
AV- Avast Home turned up full.
AS-Ewido/Avg Anti-Spyware turned up full,Spybot S&D (no teatimer), SpywareBlaster, SpywareGuard.
AT-A2,BOClean.
Firewall-ZoneAlarm(7.0.337.000)
and if anything passes through those and i know it is my fault i nuke my hard drive with good old DBan and restore with Acronis True Image 9.0.
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furlonium
Computer Over? Virus equals Very Yes?
join:2002-05-08
Bethlehem, PA
| reply to Trel
said by Trel :said by furlonium :None, none, and none. Safe browsing habits! Haven't steered me wrong yet...though I'm seriously asking for it, not even having SP2 installed. Yeah, don't change anything. It's really convienient for me to be able to use your PC as part of my rendering farm. Good luck
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no__1__here
Premium
join:2003-10-13
Tomball, TX
1 edit | reply to L337
WRT54GS - 3rd party firmware running IPTables with in & out rules. I'm fairly aggressive with outbound rules here, permitting POP/SMTP/FTP/etc to specific hosts only. About the only thing given full outbound access here is HTTP(S), which is controlled by the proxies below.
Proxomitron - all LAN clients must use this proxy (IPTables above will drop outbound otherwise). Basically use this instead of any type of ad blocker, js filter, etc.
Squid - Proxo forwards to Squid, which has additional ACLs. Actually very aggressive in dropping traffic to just about every TLD other than .com/.net/.org/.gov, with a few specific exceptions. I also have a black-list based on BleedingSnort lists, and a white-list-only ACL for the kids based on authentication (proxy requires authentication). This also gives me shared caching, log files, etc.
My PC (still run with admin) - XP SP2:
Comodo firewall
Avast Home (free)
Acronis TrueImage
Wife's PC plus two kids' PCs (limited users) - XP SP2:
Windows firewall
Avast Home
My laptop - Linux (not root, of course  ):
IPtables firewall
Edit to add one very important app -- Acronis TrueImage! I have it set to do a monthly full, and weekly incrementals.
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Trel
Good Evening
Premium
join:2002-10-08
Hillsborough, NJ
| reply to furlonium
said by furlonium :None, none, and none. Safe browsing habits! Haven't steered me wrong yet...though I'm seriously asking for it, not even having SP2 installed. Yeah, don't change anything. It's really convienient for me to be able to use your PC as part of my rendering farm.
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furlonium
Computer Over? Virus equals Very Yes?
join:2002-05-08
Bethlehem, PA | reply to L337
None, none, and none. Safe browsing habits! Haven't steered me wrong yet...though I'm seriously asking for it, not even having SP2 installed. |
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StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
Premium
join:2003-02-08
Clinton, MA | reply to L337
KIS 2007 |
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Portmonkey
scurvy
Premium
join:2004-04-09
Southern IL
| reply to L337
Real time protection:
Avast! 4.7 Home edition
Windows Defender
Zone Alarm Pro with Anti-spyware and Spy Site Blocking enabled
Netgear WNR834B Rangemax Next Wireless-N Router :
Double Firewall: (NAT) (SPI)
(DoS) attack prevention, Intrusion Detection and Prevent (IDS)
WiFi protected Access (WPA2- PSK, WPA- PSK)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64- bit, 128- bit encryption
Wireless Access Control to identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication
Exposed Host (DMZ) for secure gaming
On Demand:
AVG Anti-Spyware
AVG Anti-Rootkit Free
Trend Micro Rootkitbuster
Occasional use of Web based virus scanners
Using XP Pro sp2 with IE7: First party cookies set to prompt, Third party cookies set to block
IE-Spyad2 installed
Some unnecessary services that may be a potential security risk have been disabled.
Various other minor tweaks, including a couple tools for occasionally checking active port connections. |
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sw30908
join:2002-06-02
Morrisville, NC
| reply to markopoleo
How do you know you aren't infected? I bet you are chock full of adware at the very least....
said by markopoleo :I use nothing but a good hardware firewall/switch and common sense. I don't understand how in this day and age people are actually getting infected with spyware and viruses still. Even someone with basic computer knowledge should know. |
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sectionsix
Premium
join:2004-11-03
Tempe, AZ | reply to Be1ge
Pretty much just using a fully patched XP system, AVG Anti-Malware edition and Sandboxie. |
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Be1ge
join:2006-07-01
1 edit | reply to WALL_E
said by WALL_E :DeepFreeze is a terrific piece of software! I've been trying it out on some systems and it's amazing. I've been using Deep Freeze for about a month, I really like this program.
Faronics has another program out, Anti Executable, have you tried that one?
I've read alot of good things about AE, I plan on trying that one next. |
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lso1123
join:2005-03-22
London, KY | reply to L337
Nod 32 on two Desktops along with Spyware Doctor and Bo clean One laptop with Norton Corp, Avg anti spyware and another laptop with Avg antivirus and Avg anti spyware. Also Windows Defender on the desktops both running Vista Business |
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balloonshark
Lets Go Mountaineers
join:2006-08-11
WV
| reply to L337
Real time protection.
NAT router
Comodo firewall
Avast! home anti-virus
A-squared anti-malware
Winpatrol free
MVPS hosts file
SpywareBlaster
Sandboxie and or PowerShadow(When surfing could be a bit dangerous)
I also use Firefox with NoScript and Adblock and plenty of on-demand scanners.
*** Here is some good advice. Always scan everything you download from the internet. I usually scan with at least 3 scanners that I have in my context menu (and sometimes more). If the file is questionable, you can always upload the file and have it checked at Jotti or VirusTotal.
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