Re: PestPatrol

From: MAP (MAP_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:37:02 -0700

"leona510" wrote:

> Sorry Roger but your answer brought more questions. I know the three do
> different things but is what I have not enough? I did have a worm and a
> trojan sneak in not long ago. I may have turned off some protection for a
> couple of minutes for a download, not sure.
>
> I thought I had all the bases covered but I guess not. The only downloads I
> did were the MS updates and the various programs that "Map" mentioned. Oh,
> and then there was Acrobat & Quicktime.) I didn't open any email attachments
> but my machine had become a zombie (verified by ISP) so I deleted the
> partition, reformated and started over clean, including wiping my free space.
>
>
> Does most of the malware get onto the machine through cookies or what? When
> I tested my security with MS, everything showed up as "safe" but then how
> does this junk get onto the machine? Most all of the sites I view are very
> reputable but then there are still the popups. I don't have all those
> stopped so one questions is, which popup stoppers would you recommend?
>
> I really want to understand more about security. I've purchased "Hacking
> for Dummies" and "Hacking 4th Ed." not because I want to hack but to educate
> myself about what the script kiddies know that I don't. I haven't had time
> to read it yet. In the mean time, what can I do to be as safe as possible
> without spending more money and time on computer maintenence/paranoia?
>
> Lee
>
> "Roger Abell" wrote:
>
> > Those product do different things.
> > Whether you need either or both depends on what you do
> > with your machine more than on what these prodicts do.
> > There are free varieties of all of the functionalities you have
> > just mentioned, anti-virus, firewall, and malware hunters.
> >
> > --
> > Roger Abell
> > Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
> > MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
> > "leona510" <leonagibson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:3650CFDC-084B-43AB-95B5-ECB43B2EF594@microsoft.com...
> > > Do I need PestPatrol if I already have Norton SystemWorks and a firewall?
> > > Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

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have missed,

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