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More info?)
There is a new version of Spybot Search and Destroy that
is a must to use.
It has a new feature. It monitors the system and informs
you if any program/virus wants to make changes to the
Registry, and allows you to forbid this.
Therefore, no illicit program will be able to set itself
up as a start-up program and hence can't run when Windows
boots up.
Get version 1.3 here: http://www.safer-networking.org/ and
don't forget to update it regularly using its update
feature.
The free StartUp Monitor from http://www.mlin.net/ does
the same.
Eric,
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
http://www.sharedbirthday.co.uk/
>-----Original Message-----
>The most essential protection is an antivirus program.
McAfee,
>Symantec, eTrust, and others sell such programs. There
are also a
>couple of antivirus programs that are free --
>http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
>http://www.free-av.com/
>http://www.avast.com/
>
>If you have an Internet service that has you connected to
the Internet
>continuously, you should have a firewall. A good free
firewall is
>ZoneAlarm
>https://www.zonelabs.com/
>
>You may want to avoid spyware, which is programs that sit
in your
>computer and report back to various companies about your
behavior. A
>free anti-spyware program is Ad-Aware:
>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>
>You may also want to encrypt some of the information on
your computer
>so that no one can read it except you. A free encryption
program is
>EasyCrypto
>http://www.handybits.com
>However, the company that provides Easycrypto wants to
put spyware on
>your harddisk, so if you use EasyCrypto you must either
reinstall it
>each time you use it or you must tell Ad-Aware to leave
the Teknum
>spyware active.
>
>
>Bill Starbuck (MVP)
>.
>
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