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 cocothebeanYou Are My NightmarePremium
join:2002-11-16
Carson City, NV
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Re: Any Spyware Blockers??? I use the 4 programs mentioned above and somehow some type of spyware got on my computer and passed alonged my Cerdit Card # to a hacker, luckily I got my money back which wasn't much.
SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard dropped the ball,
so did SpyBot.
I don't go to P2P places or download Warez.
I do download lots of stuff though, ScreenSavers, Clocks, programs recommended in the Software Forum, etc.
Was wondering if anyone knew for sure of a program that is better then the 4 above ???
If you tighten security on IE to much some pages won't load, I love surfing. | |
 Zev0Old SargePremium
join:2001-08-21
Harlingen, TX | »www.spyblocker-software.com/spyb···dex.shtm
The above url will take you to a piece of software that is definately better then the above 4. It's not free, $19.95, but does have a trial period.
I use it 100% of the time and have NEVER gotten spyware installed on my system.
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XP-Pro, OutPost Pro, Nod32, Spyblocker, SpyWareStopper, Tauscan, PopTray, Script Sentry | |
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said by cocothebean:
I use the 4 programs mentioned above and somehow some type of spyware got on my computer and passed alonged my Cerdit Card # to a hacker
Looks like it was a result of backdoor program (trojan), first getting in through your defenses, then getting gathered information out, again bypassing your defenses.
It could've been avoided by having anti-trojan software (or real time Anti-virus monitor with strong trojan detection) and firewall, capable of regulating outbound connections (WinXP firewall can't do this).
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Lots of good advice already!
said by cocothebean:
I use the 4 programs mentioned above and somehow some type of spyware got on my computer and passed alonged my Cerdit Card # to a hacker ...
That stinks, but it's good to hear that you got your funds back. Are you certain that all they got was one CC number? If you have been compromised, and are concerned that you may have been, or may become, the victim of ID Theft, please see »Security »How to report ID theft, fraud, drive-by installs, hijacking and malware? . This should be your priority.
Have you taken sufficient steps to be reasonably certain that your machine is now clean? If not, please follow the steps listed in »Security »I think my computer is infected or hijacked. What should I do?
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If you tighten security on IE to much some pages won't load, I love surfing.
Consider an alternative browser that does NOT have ActiveX, like FireFox.
Screen-Savers _may_ be a point of catching nasties.
You might also consider following the path listed in »Security »How to Secure (and Keep Secure) My (New) Computer(s): A Layered Approach: (info and links). hth | |
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