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Safe AntiSpyware Products slick1 10-17-2007
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?c2xpY2sx?= on October 17, 2007, 9:51 pm
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> Although I have AVG and my machine is firewalled, I am still
without any AntiSpyware.
> With so many "Rogue AntiSpyware" products out there I don't
know who is safe to use.
> Would anyone please know of any free, safe, AntiSpyware products
and how many I need to put on my machine?
> My System: > Acer TravelMate 2450
> Windows XP - Home - SP2
> Windows Explorer 7
> AVG, Windows Defender, SpyBot, Malicious software tool.
( all updated )

Posted by Malke on October 17, 2007, 10:00 pm
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slick1 wrote:
>> Although I have AVG and my machine is firewalled, I am still
> without any AntiSpyware.
>> With so many "Rogue AntiSpyware" products out there I don't
> know who is safe to use.
>> Would anyone please know of any free, safe, AntiSpyware products
> and how many I need to put on my machine?
>> My System: > Acer TravelMate 2450
> > Windows XP - Home - SP2
> > Windows Explorer 7
> > AVG, Windows Defender, SpyBot, Malicious software tool.
> ( all updated )

I think you've got plenty of programs already. The real key is
practicing "Safe Hex".

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
Infected Anyway?
http://www.getsafeonline.org/
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2006/02/05/82584.aspx - MVP
Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - Eric Howes on
Rogue Antispyware Programs

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by =?Utf-8?B?c2xpY2sx?= on October 17, 2007, 10:46 pm
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> From slick1: Although I do practice "Safe Hex", (as best as I know
know how to, my being a newuser and all), I was just
wondering why I always hear that there is no one software
that cleans and immunizes you against everything.
I did get one Trojan, "AntiVirGear", on my system that
AVG did pick-up on, but the rest didn't. Who knows what
else may have slipped by AVG & the rest?
Your reply does answer that I do have a safe system,
but am I going to far to ask if it is ok to add more
security
to my system to run in the background?

"Malke" wrote:

> slick1 wrote:
> >> Although I have AVG and my machine is firewalled, I am still
> > without any AntiSpyware.
> >> With so many "Rogue AntiSpyware" products out there I don't
> > know who is safe to use.
> >> Would anyone please know of any free, safe, AntiSpyware products
> > and how many I need to put on my machine?
> >> My System: > Acer TravelMate 2450
> > > Windows XP - Home - SP2
> > > Windows Explorer 7
> > > AVG, Windows Defender, SpyBot, Malicious software
tool.
> > ( all updated )
>
> I think you've got plenty of programs already. The real key is
> practicing "Safe Hex".
>
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
> Infected Anyway?
> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
> http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
> http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2006/02/05/82584.aspx - MVP
> Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet
> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - Eric Howes on
> Rogue Antispyware Programs
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Posted by Malke on October 18, 2007, 8:02 am
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slick1 wrote:
>> From slick1: Although I do practice "Safe Hex", (as best as I know
> know how to, my being a newuser and all), I was just
> wondering why I always hear that there is no one software
> that cleans and immunizes you against everything.
> I did get one Trojan, "AntiVirGear", on my system that
> AVG did pick-up on, but the rest didn't. Who knows what
> else may have slipped by AVG & the rest?
> Your reply does answer that I do have a safe system,
> but am I going to far to ask if it is ok to add more
> security
> to my system to run in the background?

I'm sorry, I thought I was clear. Personally, I don't think that you
need to have more stuff running in the background nor do I think it will
keep you safer. If you got AntiVir, you (or someone using your
computer), clicked on something they shouldn't have.

On my Windows machines - used to the fullest by two teenage boys - I
have an antivirus (F-Prot), the Windows Firewall, and nothing else
running resident. Machines are behind a consumer-level router. Once a
week or so they do spyware-related maintenance by running Ad-aware
(free) and Spybot Search & Destroy (free). They do not get viruses or
malware because they know what not to do.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by =?Utf-8?B?QW50ZWF1cw==?= on October 18, 2007, 4:36 pm
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The key point is to ditch IE and get a safer browser. If you do that, then
chances are you won't get hit by spyware unless you do something really
risky. Continue using IE and you WILL get hit by spyware. Not maybe. Will.
Usually in very short order, too.

As for spyware cleaners, some are better than others at removing particular
spyware. Ad-Aware is pretty good, Spybot S&D useful but not all that
effective, Hijack This is a good tool but needs a high level of understanding
to use it.



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