Re: 72morgan LoL :^) Yes - prevention IS the best cure... Huh? What d'you mean etc. etc. - I thought you said there were only 4 entries? WTF are they? My 3 are Spybot, Norton, and Adobe. I unticked the Adobe (damn that update-thing is annoying, anyway) leaving the 2, they are good, I require them. As noted, you can eventually disinfect PCs and then the OS doesn't run properly - you must reinstall and then keep it clean... I can't spend a ton of time on an old rotten OS anyway - it is actually quicker to reinstall (and guaranteed results :^) I have a BartPE disk (a bootable CDRom) that will start a PC, not using its OS, and run A/V and spyware cleaning products. But this is just to disinfect it enough to put it on LAN and get any important files off it, before its harddisk partition(s) are deleted. Sometimes they disinfect real good though, nothing further required - you just never know... Write your Windows Server 2003 MCPs - now THAT is confusing! LoL :^) Isn't that the one that does more harm than good? Not sure... Regards
so what would u say the best anti-virus and firewall is? or is zonealarm ok? will i download that peer Guardian?
Basic protection is a NAT router. Your LAN is shielded by Network Address Translation. WinXP SP2 has a software firewall. These 2, in combination with basic virus protection (like Norton) and browser immunization through Spybot S&D, should be all you need. I used to use ZoneAlarm - on Win98 in the '90s... go to Gibson Research http://www.grc.com/default.htm After reviewing the 'Three Musketeers' (my Norton bitches about the DCOMbobulator, but UnPlug n' Pray is vitally important) go half down the page, to ShieldsUP! and test your exposure. You require a result of 'Total Stealth'... Damn, Tinker, you are milkin' me out of all my best tricks-of-the-trade today :^) But, Ciao (as in Mein) I gotta get some work done. L8R
Define best? I like Norton`s product, but they are not cheap. There are free AV products, Avast is one. Does free make it better, maybe.A lot depends on the person setting the program up. If I do not ENABLE the anti-spam and the Web ad blocking ,then I might think that NIS sucks. Peer Guardian can be set for ad blocking or P2P. If I set it for P2P and I do not do any file sharing then it wont do me any good......A lot of people swear by Zone Alarms. It will come to bit of trial and error on your part to find what works best for you. Noton Internet Security has now blocked 2045 web ads.
i did that shieldups thing and it said Without your knowledge or explicit permission, the Windows networking technology which connects your computer to the Internet may be offering some or all of your computer's data to the entire world at this very moment! what do i do?
You have to go to the section below that message. Where it says HOME. And click on the Buttons, File Sharing etc and get the results for each button. Read carefully. I passed on all sorta. 1 port was not in stealth mode, so I failed. But the good news is that it was closed so no one could get in anyhow. So I passed according to Shields Up with flying colors ! [sorta] Noton Internet Security has now blocked 2096 web ads.
in internet explorer click on tools\options in the temporary inter files section click on settings. -Del
The hell with downloadin all that free crap! Seriously, if it is that bad, just reload the OS. Format and Reload from scratch. I know its a pain in the ass but hey, its gotta be done. Adaware, Spyblaster and all those great free downloads do not help much. For instance, Adaware, when removing the spyware in the registry, also removes the registry key, thus breaking down the OS. I run NIS 2004 and Spysweeper in my system. For hiding computer info, i use ghost surf and with these 3 programs, i have had little to no problems within the last 4 months. if you want, just go on to a P2P program and find these spyware programs. I'm sure you will find something. All in all..... Start from scratch. I had to do it, but you have to know, your OS is pretty much needing a fresh copy!!! Oh, and for your browser cache and temp files.... look for a program called "windows wassher" created by "Webroot" http://www.webroot.com . if you have to spend a couple bux, hey why not.... it will stop you from having to search around for answers like these. lol. =D Take care.
