Re: Unwise as ever.

From: Peter ("Peter")
Date: 04/09/05 

Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:14:03 -0400

..and personally..I pay for the complete McAfee Privacy Service/Firewall
Plus/Viruscan package in addition to most of those above.
However I only run one firewall. 

-- 
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"Peter" <r2d2 AT cesmail DOT net (adjust accordingly)> wrote in message 
news:u4KId$NPFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Here's some tips I publish in my own Forum:
>
> The three things that anyone must have installed in their PC are Spyware 
> scanners, Virus scanners and a reliable Firewall.  There is a fourth one, 
> but not quite so important - a good spam filtering tool. You cannot hope 
> to have a reliable, functional computer without these.  Whilst there are 
> excellent ones that you can buy, there are also free ones out there.  If 
> you think that you don't need such things then you either need your head 
> examining, or as "7 of 9" would say, "You will be assimilated", but not by 
> the Borg, something much worse.  Are you aware that an infection can enter 
> your machine in just a few seconds if you don't have a firewall, without 
> you even going on to the internet if you are using an "always on" 
> connection?
>
> Spyware Cleaners
>
> Adaware SE
> http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
> From the same site (right hand side) I recommend you also download the 
> following plug-ins:
> VX2 Cleaner (for VX2 Variants)
> Messenger Control
> OE-W Messengerctrl
> (The latter control Windows Messenger)
>
> Spybot Search and Destroy
> http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html
>
> SpywareBlaster
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
>
> CWShredder
> http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html
>
> Anti-Virus
>
> Stinger Removal Tool
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
>
> Trojan Remover
> This is an excellent product and is available for a 30-day fully 
> functional free trial.
> http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/download.html
>
> Avast
> http://www.avast.com
>
> AVG
> http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
>
> PC World's Choices
> http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/0,collid,1259,pg,1,00.asp
>
> Firewalls
>
> ZoneAlarm 
> http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
>
> PC World's Choices
> http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/browse/0,cat,1446,sortIdx,1,pg,1,00.asp
>
> Now that you've cleaned all the crud out of your machine.   Clear out your 
> TIF (Temporary Internet Files) and do a defrag. periodically, and it would 
> be good idea to go to Windows Update and download all those updates that 
> you've been ignoring forever.   They are, after all, there to improve your 
> computing experience and to make things safer all around.
>
> Note to XP Users:  After April 12, if you haven't already got it, SP2 will 
> no longer be a "download later on" option, WU will keep offering it, 
> whether you like it or not, you really should have it!!.   XP "Gold" will 
> no longer be supported by MSFT. If you don't even have SP1, SP2 includes 
> all updates from day 1. There have been several updates since SP2, so once 
> you have it installed set Windows Update to automatic.
>
> Lastly, a word of advice.  Do NOT post email addresses in newsgroups.  You 
> are asking for spam by doing so!  There are nasty things called spambots 
> out there that harvest anything with an "@" in it.  If you must post an 
> email address disguise it (the technical word is "munge") by showing it as 
> (for example) soandso AT blahblah DOT com.
>
> -- 
> Peter
> Toronto, Canada
> XP Home SP2
> P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
> "annonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <annonymous@fsnet.cvo.uk> wrote in 
> message news:OtkIuUNPFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>I asked a simple question for a recommendation of software to increase the 
>>security of my PC (for those interested vide Total Security? posing on 
>>08/04/05 -08.15hrs) and the response although very generous, left me as 
>>unwise as I was before I made the posting.
>> Is there an organisation/body which could make a recommendation having 
>> had an opportunity to assess the quality of all the available protection 
>> software? I for one would like an independent view on this subject. Thank 
>> you.
>>
>
>

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