Re: computer protection, detection
From: Karl (karlb65_at_nospamcomcast.net)
Date: 02/07/05
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 13:41:09 -0500
Thanks Wesley and Sharon,
This info is very helpful and I will look into each more fully. Thanks for
your input.
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I use all of these.
>
> 1) CWShredder ver. 1.59 direct download:
> http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
>
> 1a) CWShredder ver. 2.0 direct download:
> http://www.aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip
>
> 2) SpywareBlaster
> [[SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from
> ever being installed.
> The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And
> SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.]]
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> 3) Spybot S & D (More for the advanced user)
> http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download
>
> 4) HijackThis (More for the advanced user)
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
>
> 4a) HijackThis (direct download)
> http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip
>
> 5) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13
> http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html?source=appvisit
>
> 6) ToolbarCop
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>
> 7) Ad-aware SE Personal
> http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
>
> ===
>
> McAfee AVERT Stinger
> [[Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific
> viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather
a
> tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected
> system.]]
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
>
> ===
>
> I have Disk Cleaner set to run quiet at startup. Runs for 10 seconds or
so
> and exits. I also like the fact that, after you set it up, it cleans all
> the following with one click (and/or automatically at boot). Makes XP's
> Disk Cleanup look like a piker. XP's Disk Cleanup will *not* clean
> Content.IE5.
>
> Disk Cleaner will Clean:
> Temporary Internet Files {Including the contents of the Content.IE5
folder}
> Internet Cookies
> Internet History
> System Temporary Folder
> Recent Documents
> Run... Dialog List
> Find Document List
> Find Computer List
> URLs in IE Address Bar
> URLs in Shell Address Bar
> Media Player Recent URLs
> WinZip Recent Files
> WinZip Extract To Folders
> Paint Recent Files
> WordPad Recent Files
> Cleans Recycle Bin (what else?)
> Opera Cache
> Opera Cookies
> Opera History
> Opera Visited links
> Opera Download History and Download folder
> Firefox Cache
> Firefox Cookies
> Firefox History
>
> Disk Cleaner
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/
>
> ===
>
> Startuplist 1.52.1
> [[The newest version of the efficient and effective program by Merijn that
> lists all and every autostarting app on your system. Checks Autostart
> folders, the Registry Run keys, Autoexec.bat, Stub Paths, ICQ Agent,
Program
> extensions, Win.ini, System.ini, Wininit.ini, Wininit.bak, Winstart.bat,
> Dosstart.bat, as well as checking for duplicate instances of Explorer.exe
> and checking for superhidden extensions.
> Recommended for Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT4/2000/XP.]]
> http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/
>
> Direct download of Startuplist 1.52.1
> http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/startuplist1521.zip
>
> ===
>
> Get Your AVG 7 for free!
> http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:u0MOy4SDFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
> Karl <karlb65@nospamcomcast.net> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have seen lots of posts concerning viruses, spyware, malware, etc
> > and suggestions for various utilities and software to detect,
> > protect, and repair these various invaders.
> >
> > I am interested in making a cd rom that has a suite of the different
> > (free) software for antivirus, spyware, hijackers, etc that I could
> > take with me to work on other folks' machines. What would be the
> > recommendation from the group for what I should include on the cd
> > that would cover most of the common invasions? I know Spybot S&D, Ad
> > Aware, CW Shredder, and maybe AVG will be on the list.
> >
> > My idea is that if someone calls and says "my computer is acting
> > weird", I could go over and run the various tools and hopefully
> > detect the problem.
> >
> > Any help appreciated and hope this post made sense :)
> >
> > K
>
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