Re: Do I have TOO MANY antivirus, antispyware, etc

Running in Safe Mode is always recommended if you believe you have
malware/spyware as many times that is the only way they can be removed. I
would suggest that you have only one antivirus program installed that
automatically keeps itself current with updates and does scheduled full
system scans such at least weekly but it is fine two have two or more
spyware detection and removal programs particularly if they are not using
resources on your computer all the time. For instance I use AdAware SE and
it does nothing until I start it. Others such as Microsoft AntiSpyware can
be configured to always monitor your computer and it is up to the individual
user if they want or need that or not. Your antivirus program should be
configured to monitor the computer all the time and also scan all emails and
software you download.

You can and should create a regular [may also be called limited] user
account to logon to that you use for internet browsing and for any time that
you do not need administrator powers such as for installing applications.
The problem is that a lot of malware needs you to logged on as an
administrator to be installed because they write to the \windows folder, etc
and you therefore can reduce the threat of malware infection if you are not
browsing the internet as an administrator. You should also give your built
administrator account a hard to guess password and write it down and store
it in a couple safe places and use hard to guess passwords for any user
account that is also an administrator. You can use Control Panel/user
accounts to change user accounts or create user accounts in XP Home and XP
Pro and also use lusrmgr.msc in XP Pro. --- Steve


"nursing major needs help" <nursingmajorneedshelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:9D8C8CDE-2BB5-40B0-9E07-6E89F81B50FE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thank You to all of you for your advice...
>
> To Mr. Umbach-
> I will try to run spyware in safe mode. I did it once with NAV and Webroot
> and never picked up anything. At this point I just am not sure if I should
> uninstall what I have now and switch to ONE thing. What do you think?
> P.S. How do I browse the internet NOT as the administrator? I use the
> internet to download notes from school, check my school email and do
> research
> for different case studies and care plans. OH...and eBay, of course.
> Sorry if I am using the inappropriate place for my questions.
>
> Thanks Again
>


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Loss of Administrator User
    ... Enable/Disable Administrator on Welcome Screen ... When I try to access the Administrator account while in Safe Mode it is ... Are you logging on with an account that has Administrator permissions?? ... Safe Mode to access the Administrator account in User Accounts. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Loss of Administrator User
    ... Keep having fun, Peter. ... Enable/Disable Administrator on Welcome Screen ... When I try to access the Administrator account while in Safe Mode it is ... Are you logging on with an account that has Administrator permissions?? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Log on Windows XP Professional
    ... >Because of the security features built into Windows XP, ... administrator rights, you can ... >use that account to change the password of the account ... >First you need to boot the system into Safe Mode: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: xp control panel does not display in safe mode
    ... access the control panel in safe mode. ... Administrator account while in Normal Mode. ... Once you have the command prompt window open you can use the net user ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)
  • Re: Boot-up peculiarity
    ... With Autologon ON, it bypasses the choice of accounts. ... The password for the built in Windows Administrator account is normally blank. ... boot the computer into Safe Mode. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)