TwKs
join:2007-04-29
| reply to Derspankster
Re: What is your Anti-Virus, Spyware/Adware protection setup?
said by Derspankster  :I assure you, I'm no Mac fanatic. It was a joke!  |
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WALL_E
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join:2003-05-28
USA | reply to Be1ge
DeepFreeze is a terrific piece of software! I've been trying it out on some systems and it's amazing. |
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mers2
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join:2004-03-20
USA
clubs:
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Avast and BoClean run resident and I never have a problem as I use common sense in my surfing and don't use Active-X, always have the latest version of Java and keep Windows fully patched. Occasionally I'll run Spybot, AdAware and AVG AS scans but never find anything. As malware develops and mutates no one product will catch everything, but you can cut your risks to non existent without changing branded products.
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redxii
too big to fail
Premium,Mod
join:2001-02-26
Texas | reply to L337
Clamwin
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Derspankster
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
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said by TwKs :said by Derspankster :I assure you, I'm no Mac fanatic. It was a joke! NP. I just want to make sure I don't get branded a zealot. I do use Windows on occasion. Still use Spybot, Adaware, and AVG. Oh yeah, I've also got Win Defender on too. It's never found anything yet though. Not sure what it's doing - if anything. Oh again - behind a router too, XP default firewall - no bad things happening here either.
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ColorBASIC
8-bit Fun
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join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA | reply to L337
For the zillionth time this has been asked...
OS X and common sense. |
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L337
Premium
join:2005-03-10
Chicago, IL | I like Doctor 4 setup, seems effective. |
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Googler
join:2007-01-16
Chilliwack, BC
·Shaw
| I just use Windows Live Onecare 1.6 for firewall, spyware, and virus checking and backup. I also have a good router the Dlink DIR-625 and of course just common sense. Once in a while I use clamshell and spybot to also check the system(because onecare isn't the best) but they have picked up nothing. |
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TwKs
join:2007-04-29 | reply to Derspankster
I'd ditch Windows Defender. From what I have encountered its like passive neighborhood watch. You get robbed, they watch, ya follow my lead? |
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Derspankster
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by TwKs :I'd ditch Windows Defender. From what I have encountered its like passive neighborhood watch. You get robbed, they watch, ya follow my lead? Yeah, I can't figure out what the hell it's supposed to be doing. It has NEVER found anything!
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CajunTek
Insane Cajun
Premium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX
·RoadRunner Cable
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said by TwKs :I'd ditch Windows Defender. From what I have encountered its like passive neighborhood watch. You get robbed, they watch, ya follow my lead? No.. 
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da Cajun Darn I hate Malware |
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markopoleo
join:2003-04-02
Bonne Terre, MO | reply to L337
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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nfixit2004
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Brooklyn, NY | reply to L337
To be honest all I run is KAV 6 and windows firewall(dont know if you asked about a firewall or not)
but KAV picks up everything! unless its just the move I made from IE to FF |
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Derspankster
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by nfixit2004 :To be honest all I run is KAV 6 and windows firewall(dont know if you asked about a firewall or not) but KAV picks up everything! unless its just the move I made from IE to FF How do you know it picks up everything? Just curious.
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nfixit2004
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Brooklyn, NY
| nothing is guaranteed but my system has no problems! and when I usually pick up a virant I can tell by a change in performance, every now an then I will try an online scan just to be safe but thats it, when I use to run a lot of spy/adware apps they tend to pick up on files that are not virants and can send your system out of wack, also I stay away from certain sites(with my important systems) |
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Derspankster
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by nfixit2004 :nothing is guaranteed but my system has no problems! and when I usually pick up a virant I can tell by a change in performance, every now an then I will try an online scan just to be safe but thats it, when I use to run a lot of spy/adware apps they tend to pick up on files that are not virants and can send your system out of wack, also I stay away from certain sites(with my important systems) Good. I actually think that a lot of this is over-hyped. Someone said earlier that a router and some common sense will do wonders. I would agree with that.
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blackwolfbws
join:2006-07-25
Knoxville, TN
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said by dadkins :*TO ME* cookies are irrelevant. They're harmless.
This isn't always the case. There exists a small number of malware/virus/worms type programs that will deposit a cookie onto a machine to see how often the cookies are cleared. If the cookie remains after a certain amount of time, then the next opportunity the malware/virus/worms type program to run on the machine, it will at least make the attempt to run and do it's dirty work. That said, cookies are sometimes helpful and deleting all your cookies all the time could leave you to always have to enter access codes to your favorite websites. Which is just darn inconvenient sometimes. So what to do? I myself use a batch file to save my useful cookies and delete all other cookies that I might not know what their functions are. Then restore the saved cookies. |
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nfixit2004
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Derspankster
I agree totally, but like I said and this can go either way nothing is guaranteed!
but common sense will take you along way, some sites you just know to go there your asking for trouble |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
| reply to blackwolfbws
said by blackwolfbws :. . There exists a small number of malware/virus/worms type programs that will deposit a cookie onto a machine to see how often the cookies are cleared. If the cookie remains after a certain amount of time, then the next opportunity the malware/virus/worms type program to run on the machine, it will at least make the attempt to run and do it's dirty work. That doesn't seem to make any sense. Why would a malware file care how often any cookies are deleted, or want to determine this information before executing? What difference would that make to the malware?
That said, cookies are sometimes helpful and deleting all your cookies all the time could leave you to always have to enter access codes to your favorite websites. Which is just darn inconvenient sometimes.
So what to do?
I myself use a batch file to save my useful cookies and delete all other cookies that I might not know what their functions are. Then restore the saved cookies. That seems like a lot of trouble. You may want to try Firefox.
In my Firefox configuration, all cookies are outta here (disallowed to begin with) other than the ones I specifically allow. And I can save those or not from session to session, depending upon my preference. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
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This is just for IE cookies |
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