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More info?)
...and personally..I pay for the complete McAfee Privacy Service/Firewall
Plus/Viruscan package in addition to most of those above.
However I only run one firewall.
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Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"Peter" <r2d2 AT cesmail DOT net (adjust accordingly)> wrote in message
news:u4KId$NPFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Here's some tips I publish in my own Forum:
>
> The three things that anyone must have installed in their PC are Spyware
> scanners, Virus scanners and a reliable Firewall. There is a fourth one,
> but not quite so important - a good spam filtering tool. You cannot hope
> to have a reliable, functional computer without these. Whilst there are
> excellent ones that you can buy, there are also free ones out there. If
> you think that you don't need such things then you either need your head
> examining, or as "7 of 9" would say, "You will be assimilated", but not by
> the Borg, something much worse. Are you aware that an infection can enter
> your machine in just a few seconds if you don't have a firewall, without
> you even going on to the internet if you are using an "always on"
> connection?
>
> Spyware Cleaners
>
> Adaware SE
> http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
> From the same site (right hand side) I recommend you also download the
> following plug-ins:
> VX2 Cleaner (for VX2 Variants)
> Messenger Control
> OE-W Messengerctrl
> (The latter control Windows Messenger)
>
> Spybot Search and Destroy
>
http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html
>
> SpywareBlaster
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
>
> CWShredder
>
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html
>
> Anti-Virus
>
> Stinger Removal Tool
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
>
> Trojan Remover
> This is an excellent product and is available for a 30-day fully
> functional free trial.
>
http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/download.html
>
> Avast
>
http://www.avast.com
>
> AVG
> http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
>
> PC World's Choices
>
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/0,collid,1259,pg,1,00.asp
>
> Firewalls
>
> ZoneAlarm
>
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
>
> PC World's Choices
>
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/browse/0,cat,1446,sortIdx,1,pg,1,00.asp
>
> Now that you've cleaned all the crud out of your machine. Clear out your
> TIF (Temporary Internet Files) and do a defrag. periodically, and it would
> be good idea to go to Windows Update and download all those updates that
> you've been ignoring forever. They are, after all, there to improve your
> computing experience and to make things safer all around.
>
> Note to XP Users: After April 12, if you haven't already got it, SP2 will
> no longer be a "download later on" option, WU will keep offering it,
> whether you like it or not, you really should have it!!. XP "Gold" will
> no longer be supported by MSFT. If you don't even have SP1, SP2 includes
> all updates from day 1. There have been several updates since SP2, so once
> you have it installed set Windows Update to automatic.
>
> Lastly, a word of advice. Do NOT post email addresses in newsgroups. You
> are asking for spam by doing so! There are nasty things called spambots
> out there that harvest anything with an "@" in it. If you must post an
> email address disguise it (the technical word is "munge") by showing it as
> (for example) soandso AT blahblah DOT com.
>
> --
> Peter
> Toronto, Canada
> XP Home SP2
> P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
> "annonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <annonymous@fsnet.cvo.uk> wrote in
> message news:OtkIuUNPFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>I asked a simple question for a recommendation of software to increase the
>>security of my PC (for those interested vide Total Security? posing on
>>08/04/05 -08.15hrs) and the response although very generous, left me as
>>unwise as I was before I made the posting.
>> Is there an organisation/body which could make a recommendation having
>> had an opportunity to assess the quality of all the available protection
>> software? I for one would like an independent view on this subject. Thank
>> you.
>>
>
>
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