Hanz™
FIGHT THE POWER! :D
Firewall: Sygate Personal Firewall Pro - get something like protowall as well.
Anti-Virus: NOD32 (or Kapersky is pretty good apparently).
Anti-Virus: NOD32 (or Kapersky is pretty good apparently).
Nortan Anti-virus, A Virus Itself?
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Axeman
Axemeister
I dont know if I'm alone in this, but I've been using Norton AV on my PC for years, with no issues...!
As for uninstalling, I belive there used to be an uninstall utility on the norton site that let you remove it toally. God knows if its still there though...
As for uninstalling, I belive there used to be an uninstall utility on the norton site that let you remove it toally. God knows if its still there though...
mattmagoo
OFFICIAL
yeah, but any moron who would fall for email spoofing crap is too stupid to use firefox
Goity
VIP Sleaze
I find firefox a little bloatware
iignotus
The one and only
It's inequivically NOT bloatware. At all. It may be slow for you and your computer, but there's nothing to bloat it up in Firefox itself.Goity posted on Aug 19 2005 at 06:49 PM said:
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WarmFluffyUK
The Big Wad Bolf.
Axeman posted on Aug 19 2005 at 01:38 PM said:
Yes the unistall util is there, but it's not very good.
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White Demon
Sandy Wich's Boy
I'm surprised so many people recommend AVG.
From the horror stories I've heard AND seen first hand I could NEVER recommend AVG to anyone.
I have VET myself. It's so simple, just set and forget, the updates download automatically without the user having to worry about if its updated or not.
And unlike other paid for Antivurs apps, the renewal cost for 2nd and subsequent years is only half of the original subscription cost.
I've been using Vet for over 4 years now and not a single problem ever.
As for firewalls, I use ZoneAlarm. I've heard the new versions are not so good, which is why I still use version 3.
And anyone who doesn't use Firefox or Opera is fooling themselves.
@iignotus: you can't be running Windows. Anyone running Windows without a virus scanner is just asking for trouble, no matter how careful you are.
From the horror stories I've heard AND seen first hand I could NEVER recommend AVG to anyone.
I have VET myself. It's so simple, just set and forget, the updates download automatically without the user having to worry about if its updated or not.
And unlike other paid for Antivurs apps, the renewal cost for 2nd and subsequent years is only half of the original subscription cost.
I've been using Vet for over 4 years now and not a single problem ever.
As for firewalls, I use ZoneAlarm. I've heard the new versions are not so good, which is why I still use version 3.
And anyone who doesn't use Firefox or Opera is fooling themselves.
@iignotus: you can't be running Windows. Anyone running Windows without a virus scanner is just asking for trouble, no matter how careful you are.
iignotus
The one and only
Well to be honest, unix variants are my main squeeze, especially being a developer. However, when I run Windows (XP), which was/is often, all I have is a firewall. That's all I need, and that's all people really need to have if they use common sense. Viruses are usually from not using common sense, but worms are absolutely ruthless.White Demon posted on Aug 20 2005 at 03:01 AM said:
I generally recommend an antivirus also, because you can never be too careful, I suppose. But that firewall is my sole protector, and all that I need to stay safe (along with an updated system).
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yaustar
UK GP32 & GP2X Owner
Besides AVG Personal Edition and Clamwin, can anyone else recommend any other anti virus which is free.
iignotus
The one and only
Panda offers a trial if you give them your soul http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/software/yaustar posted on Aug 20 2005 at 08:02 AM said:
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iignotus posted on Aug 19 2005 at 03:49 AM said:
The commercial version has one included.
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Han
Member
Really? Would you like to share the stories?White Demon posted on Aug 20 2005 at 10:01 AM said:
.. Never had any problems with it myself, so I am a bit curious...
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iignotus
The one and only
Ya I know, but I'm taking it that he has the download versionEvilDragon posted on Aug 20 2005 at 08:40 AM said:
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Drag
Member
If you get viruses that install browser helper objects and other crap like that, you should try HijackThis.
I use HijackThis whenever I get viruses. The only time I've gotten viruses is when I had an apache server running.
When you use HijackThis, you just google stuff in the list that looks suspicious, and you'll come up with other people's logs usually on message boards, with pros saying whether or not to "fix" the object in question.
HijackThis really helped me get rid of some really annoying stuff! I once had a virus that turned the first page of any google search into a spam page.
I use HijackThis whenever I get viruses. The only time I've gotten viruses is when I had an apache server running.
When you use HijackThis, you just google stuff in the list that looks suspicious, and you'll come up with other people's logs usually on message boards, with pros saying whether or not to "fix" the object in question.
HijackThis really helped me get rid of some really annoying stuff! I once had a virus that turned the first page of any google search into a spam page.
iignotus
The one and only
LOL! You should uh... be careful with that!!Drag posted on Aug 20 2005 at 11:41 PM said:
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Goity
VIP Sleaze
You sure that was a virus ?Drag posted on Aug 21 2005 at 05:41 AM said:! I once had a virus that turned the first page of any google search into a spam page.
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skysnapper
sleep is for wimps
yaustar posted on Aug 20 2005 at 01:02 PM said:
AVAST
Tried AVG when i went for reinstall with 2000 as heard a lot of people used it
I found it poor tbh, the month i had it on my pc got by quite a few trojans in that time.. barely had one for 3 years and it was shite at getting rid of them. I had to manully remove one of the buggers.
Went back to AVAST which i had been using for 2 years and my pc feels safe again
AVAST pretty much gets updates every 1 or 2 days lot more than.
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Hanz™
FIGHT THE POWER! :D
Its a piece of adware called "Aurora", my sister thought it would be fun to install it.Goity posted on Aug 21 2005 at 01:07 PM said:You sure that was a virus ?Drag posted on Aug 21 2005 at 05:41 AM said:! I once had a virus that turned the first page of any google search into a spam page.
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skysnapper
sleep is for wimps
Sisters should not be allowed near computers, let alone install things on them..
Remeber my sister phoning me up from Holland to tell me she had installed this cute monkey thing bonzai buddy or something and had eaten her boyfriends interent connection... :lol:
Remeber my sister phoning me up from Holland to tell me she had installed this cute monkey thing bonzai buddy or something and had eaten her boyfriends interent connection... :lol:
Nova
Is that a Caanoo in your pocket or are you just ha
skysnapper posted on Aug 23 2005 at 08:55 AM said:
lol i remember that. Evil viris in a cute purple monkey shaped package
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