Re: Virus/adware/spyware -- is there all-in-one protection in one program?
From: Phil Weldon (notdisclosed_at_example.com)
Date: 06/21/04
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:22:35 GMT
Norton Systemworks 2003 with email scanning enabled
All current security patches for Windows 2000 and Office 2000
Norton Personal Firewall
Microsoft wireless basestation/router with embedded firewall and DNS.
Locked hosts file.
Periodic scans with Spybot Search&Destroy
Periodic scans with AdAware
Outlook 2000 for email
Outlook Newsreader for newsgroups (actually the same as Outlook Express
Newsleader, except for the name, as far as I can tell)
Custom security settings in Internet Explorer (mainly disable or prompt)
-- Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom For communication, replace "at" with the 'at sign' replace "mindjump" with "mindspring." replace "dot" with "." "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message news:eQZNCc6VEHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Phil, > > AVG Free Edition is resident and running at all times. I'b be interested to > know what AV program you use. > > I have a SonicWALL hardware firewall sitting between my home network and the > DSL modem. > > As of last night, I also have SpywareGuard running. Kent England suggested > that program from Javacool Software. If I understand it correctly, > SpywareGuard will provide real-time protection from IE browser and Outlook > Express spyware attacks. > > I scan with AdAware regularly, but have not used Spybot S&D for a while. > Based on what happened yesterday, I really want to find some real-time > scanning to prevent whatever caused my hosts file to be overwritten and made > those two bogus registry entries that prevented AVG from loading at startup > and prevented it from being able to run at all. > > John > > > > "Phil Weldon" <notdisclosed@example.com> wrote in message > news:VGuBc.12891$Wr.4458@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > > ALL antivirus programs should be set to scan whenever files are > > manipulated - opened, copied, moved, or executed. In addition, scanning > for > > 'virus-like' activity should also ALWAYS be enabled. Eventually you might > > want choose to eliminate scanning certain types of files (known clean data > > files for example - I have 10 Gbytes of encrypted .wma music files I don't > > feel the need to scan every time I listen to music.) Periodic scanning on > > demand only tells you that you have infected files AFTER your system has > > been exposed, and possibly infected. If it ain't 'real time', it's not in > > time. > > > > And no, for single systems, there is no all-in-one. Fortunately, for > > individuals, Spybot Search&Destroy and LavaSoft AdAware are free, and > widely > > judged effective adjuncts to antivirus programs and software firewalls. > You > > might want to consider adding an inexpensive hardware firewall that blocks > > unwanted incoming touches - it is always on, doesn't need to be updated, > > works with any system, and has no annual supscription. > > > > -- > > Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom > > For communication, > > replace "at" with the 'at sign' > > replace "mindjump" with "mindspring." > > replace "dot" with "." > > > > "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message > > news:etBlkn0VEHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > Thanks, Max. > > > > > > AVG has worked so far -- except it didn't help today. In addition, it > > does > > > not have real-time e-mail scanning and that worries me. I'll look at > > Avast > > > again. PC-Cillin looks good too. I used to use Norton Anti-Virus, but > it > > > put so much junk into my registry that when I tried to uninstall it, it > > > caused a huge problem --- it's a long story for another time. > > > > > > I'll look at the programs you mention. I hope I can find something that > > > does real-time scanning to prevent whatever caused my virus today. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > "madmax" <maxpro4u@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message > > > news:gRqBc.3775$Il1.144@fe1.columbus.rr.com... > > > > John Blaustein wrote: > > > > > > > > > Having had to deal with a virus that my AV program didn't find, I am > > > curious > > > > > if anyone has found an "all-in-one" program to prevent viruses, > > adware, > > > > > spyware, etc.? > > > > > > > > > > I have been using AVG Free Edition and today discovered a virus on > one > > > of my > > > > > computers. The first symptoms were that my AV program didn't load > at > > > > > startup (and I couldn't run it at all), and I was not able to access > > > some > > > > > sites on the Internet. I discovered that my hosts file had been > > > > > overwritten. In addition, AdAware discovered two registry entries > > that > > > were > > > > > causing the AV program not to load. > > > > > > > > > > I used System Restore to roll back to a restore point a few days > ago, > > > and > > > > > that seems to have worked. I deleted the bogus hosts file. > > > > > > > > > > At the suggestion of Bruce Chambers -- see my thread "Task Mgr & > > > Registry > > > > > locked! AV won't load!: -- I ran several online scanners and the > > McAfee > > > > > scanner found "New Malware.b" in a "bogus" file called iexlore.exe. > > > It's > > > > > now deleted and my system seems to be OK again. > > > > > > > > > > So, here's my question: Is there one security program out there > that > > > will > > > > > do the equivalent of scanning (and real-time protection) for viruses > > AND > > > > > also protect from the things that AdAware looks for? It seems that > > AVG, > > > > > NAV, etc. look for viruses, and AdAware looks for other items. Is > > there > > > a > > > > > program to do it all? > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John- > > > > The short answer is no. The AV guys keep their defs. to > > > > themselves.That's how they can say "buy ours" because we can > > > > find X and the other guys can't.I myself run 4 at > > > > once,Spybot1.3,Spyware Blaster,Script Defender+Spyware > > > > Guard.Also have Ad-Aware,HyjackThis,Bazooka,Script > > > > Defender,Swat-it+ xp-anti-spy installed for on-demand > > > > scanning.Sygate for firewall. > > > > And use I Avast instead of AVG (AVG gave me problems) > > > > -max > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To help you stay safe see: > > > > http://www.geocities.com/maxpro4u/madmax.html > > > > This message is virus free as far as I can tell. > > > > Change nomail.afraid.org to neo.rr.com so you can reply > > > > (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for > > > > use in Usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.) > > > > > > > > > > > >
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