Re: certainly just joe-six pack here !

4) is free for home users

"Gene Murphy" <jvitrl555@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi all Gene Murphy here.
> I sort of agree with JS post, i am not even close to a "techie" but have not
> been bothered by either spyware, maleware, pop-ups, Trojans, viruses, worms or
> even hacked into for nearly two years now. This is certainly only my humble
> opinion, but just a suggestion for the newbie's who just want a somewhat
> simple set of software many of it free that I find just lets me run 24/7 on
> broadband with my computer still humming along at top speed and everything is
> set on automatic so i don't even have to run manual updates of any of my
> software programs that protect me, i am way to lazy for all that stuff , and
> just want this computer to make my life easier not harder.
> This is a list of what I run on Windows XP SP2
> 1) Zone Alarm Pro. Yes this can be at first a rather difficult for the average
> home user to configure properly but with just a little reading of the online
> manual and help files it is rather simplistic.This is a paid version but a
> free scan and free version is available at
> http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
> 2)eTrust antivirus by computer associates >This is a paid version but in the
> next line i will give you another anti-virus that is free and is the few ones
> you can run along with other anti-virus programs that do not conflict with
> each other. Information about this one can be found at:
> http://store.ca.com/dr/sat1/ec_Main.Entry17c?SID=35715&SP=10007&PID=&PN=0&CID=179788&api1=78&api2=1&DSP=&CUR=840&PGRP=0&CACHE_ID=179788
> 3) AVG Anti-Virus, i also run the paid PRO edition but the free one works
> fine also just not quite as many bells and whistles. Information about both
> the paid version and free version can be found at:
> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1
> 4)Microsoft Antispyware: i am running the beta version and it will run out in
> 87 days, so i don't know how much it will cost after this, but for me this is
> a very good program that scans every night at 2 am, which most of my programs
> do so i am not bothered when i am active on the computer. Information about
> this is here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
> 5)IM Secure Pro: This is for the few times i use either msn messenger or yahoo
> messenger and protects you form being hacked into . Don't think they have a
> free version of this but there is a trail version available here:
> http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
> 6)Webroot Spy Sweeper: another paid version with a yearly subscription fee for
> current daily updates: it runs also every week in the early am so it does not
> bother me. details here:
> http://www.webroot.com/?pc=64150&rc=1&ps=R&oc=5&mjv=3&mnv=5&bld=194&kc=ppa^lkik^^^^kdi`_kwl&cd=&dcc=&drc=&mo=2&sid=87812
> 7)Spyware Blaster. This is a free program and i love it! does not actually
> scan your computer for spyware, but if you update it will just simply
> completely stop the spyware from being downloading on your machine.
> Information here" http://www.javacoolsoftware.inf
> 8)Perfect Disc: This is for me, one of the best hardrive defragmenting tools
> out there, i have compared it with the one that ships with XP and there is
> just no comparison, it runs in the background, and will only let you get so
> fragmented before it runs silently in background. This machine run at an
> amazing speed and i can multitask which i usually do being on the net,
> building web pages in front page, downloading huge files, be in outlook ,
> sending and receiving emails all without ever even getting a stalled or
> aborted program, don't know the last time i had to push alt+ctrl+delete in
> years :)
> Hope this helps in some small way, i guess my list looks overwhelming also now
> that i see it, but it is actually pretty simple for if i can do it, then i
> swear anyone can. lol info here : http://www.raxco.com/
>
> Respectfully
> The "Murf"
>>> harry wrote:
>>>
>>>>Just did a clean installation of xp pro sp1 and download 'avast anti
>>>>virus' from downloads.com. my pc was flooded with undersirable web
>>>>pages which appear by itself. When i go to 'add/remove', there are
>>>>other programs being added such as Internet
>>>>Optimiser,Istsvc,Sidefind,180 search Assistant , Power scan etc whcih
>>>>some cannot be removed off-line.
>>>>My question is why when I download 'Avast'-they are suppose to help
>>>>me to keep my pc clean but I get all these rubbish into my system and
>>>>according to NAV2005, I these are all spyware etc. Precisely why I
>>>>do a clean installation is because NAV cannot clean it and now I am
>>>>back to square it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Avast didn't give you the popups, etc..
>>>
>>> Did you firewall before connecting to the internet?
>>> Did you go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ as your first visit on the
>>> Internet and patch with the critical updates?
>>> Did you install/use/immunize with AntiSpyware applications before surfing
>>> the web more than for updates and necessary applications?
>>>
>>> Tip 10 should help you reduce the spyware/malware.
>>> Tip 9 will give you options other than Avast! (although I love Avast!) for
>>> AntiVirus.
>>>
>>> Microsoft has these suggestions for Protecting your computer from the
>>> various "bad things" that could happen to you/it:
>>>
>>> Protect your PC
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>>
>>>
>>> Although those tips are fantastic, there are many things you should
>>> know above and beyond what is there as well as other methods and
>>> applications you can use to protect yourself. Below I have detailed
>>> out many steps that can not only help you cleanup a problem PC but
>>> keep it clean and secure as well as running at its top performance mark.
>>>
>>> I know this list can seem intimidating - it is quite long and a lot
>>> to take in for a novice - but I assure you that one trip through this
>>> list and you will understand your computer and the options available
>>> to you for protecting your data much better and that the next time
>>> you review these steps, the time it takes will be greatly reduced.
>>
>> Hello Shenan,
>>
>> Although this list is fantastic, I'm not sure it's particularly helpful to
>> keep posting it. For one thing, it would be far more bandwidth-friendly to
>> put it on the web and post a link.
>>
>> More importantly, I don't think the kind of person who is wide open to
>> malware will be the kind of person who will benefit from your advice. Sure,
>> techie users will lap it up, but I can't see Joe Sixpack user working through
>> all that information in order to secure their PC. What they really want is a
>> magic bullet. That may be impossible but posting, say, a few links to
>> anti-spyware freeware and some short "safe hex" tips will probably be more
>> effective.
>>
>> I hope you don't take offence -- like I said, I think your advice is great --
>> so consider this constructive criticism.
>>
>> JS
>
>


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