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| 577636 | 2007-08-07 07:37:00 | I remember I used to use Norton, thought it was the best thing around and didn't even belive a IT guy that said it was a hog. Oh, and ftr, I use Spyware Terminator for the spyware/adware (it has realtime protection too) |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 577637 | 2007-08-07 07:38:00 | I use avast as a freebie anti-vir, spybot as default antispyware. Often get a 2nd opinion from ad-aware, and online kaspersky scan. Also use trojan removers now & again. No firewall. No idea how the hell some people have so many problems. I go to plenty of dubious sites, get masses of spam mail, and no probs. Doubtless some will think I must have 10 kinds of **** on my system and just don't know it..but I doubt it. Unless some clever zombie program can control my router lights, there's no unathorised outgoing traffic, nothing shows up in hjt scans or taskmanager, and the machine runs as it should. Possibly the best protection is using up to date opera for browsing and thunderbird for email. |
mmmork (6822) | ||
| 577638 | 2007-08-07 08:40:00 | I see there was an article on 3 news tonight regarding online banking and keeping your internet security up todate to avoid becoming a victim of online banking fraud although the woman in the article sounded like she was almost saying that even with the most up todate patches your still not guaranteed to be safe - except that they seemed to cut that bit at the end. The point of the article as was discussed on this forum earlier is that banks may want to have the ability to look into your PC if you unwittingly become a victim although this hasn't passed yet. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 577639 | 2007-08-07 09:10:00 | Firewall: iptables Antivirus: none Antimalware: none :p |
Jen (38) | ||
| 577640 | 2007-08-07 09:23:00 | Just to throw a time bomb out there......... is anyone here un-educated enough to use any of the Norton Virus products? and if there are would you like some statistics on system destruction caused by the Norton Virus? As per my previous responce - One PC over the weekend had Norton's said the PC had a "few" viruses, but couldn't remove them, Nod32 took care of 131 on the blighters. Need I say more LOL:lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 577641 | 2007-08-07 09:25:00 | Firewall: iptables Antivirus: none Antimalware: none :p Jen.......You have got US LOT on your computer, surely the baddies would not try to make life worse than that for you??? PJ :lol: :lol: |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 577642 | 2007-08-07 09:37:00 | Firewall: iptables Antivirus: none Antimalware: none :p Linux distro: one And in my case; Mac OS X |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 577643 | 2007-08-07 09:38:00 | Jen.......You have got US LOT on your computer, surely the baddies would not try to make life worse than that for you??? :D Actually you wouldn't believe the amount of times I have been extremely grateful that I am running Linux after some of the flea-ridden, pox-infected, festering websites I've had to visit as part of my Mod duties in following suspect links or other dodgy business that some of the fly-by night (banned by morning :p) members get up to. :rolleyes: |
Jen (38) | ||
| 577644 | 2007-08-07 10:55:00 | hey i have some pictures of some graphs that i would like to post. Some comparisons of AV solutions. Are we not allowed to upload pics? |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 577645 | 2007-08-07 11:01:00 | Upload them here (imagef1.net.nz) In Jpeg or Jfif format. Altho I wouldnt rely on comparisons or reviews. It's better to find out for yourself which AV program does what. And whether you want to use it or not. Once you upload the pic/s it'll give u a link, copy and paste the link here. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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