Unwise as ever.

[Guest]

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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.

 

[peter]

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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.
>

 

[peter]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (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.

--
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.
>>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

You can't get any more "independent" than the opinions you read here. There
are thousands of individuals who will gladly give you their view point and
recommendations. There is no "one place" where you are going to find reviews
of everything! You find what you can, read what you can and make a decision.
It sounds like you are having a problem with the last!

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard 🙂

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"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.
>