pixiepistlz Posted January 31, 2009 CID Share Posted January 31, 2009 I just reformatted my computer today. Just now getting stuff reinstalled. SO far I have done a ton of updates, installed ccleaner and defraggler and AVG 8.0 free. (It was recommended by my neighbor to try Avast home edition cause it's faster) He said I had way too many spyware programs on before and that there may have been a confliction of sorts and why so many trojans got through. I like a full arsenal of protection from the nasty stuff and I do not want to go through a reformatting again if I can help it in the future. MAN was that aggrivating. Had to redo it a few times and went in circles alot and the booklet I had did not word it in simple terms. Had to just use instinct alot on it and finally got it going along with some angels on my phone . Thanks you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted January 31, 2009 CID Share Posted January 31, 2009 I would at lease run Super AntiSpyware and Spybot. They run all the time and try to stop the spyware before it get on your computer. Most of the anti-spyware program are just scanner ,that try to get rid of the spyware after it gets on your computer. What are you using for a firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted January 31, 2009 CID Share Posted January 31, 2009 How about Add-Ons for Firefox. Tools, add-ons, get add-ons. Ignore the part about not signed, bla bla bla. they do try to keep things clean. -AdBlock Plus . And then also the adblock definitions(subscriptions U.S.). In preferences, filter, add filter. And you can Green light sites that you want to see the ads on. -Flashblock. For when you get tired of flash. -QuickJava. turns Java on and off. Never have much of a need for Java myself. If an online game does not load, then turn Java on(and refresh) and sometimes disable adblock plus on that site. Turning off the Java script is not recommended, as many sites use it to engage things. But some sites will use Java script to minimize the browser and put up a 'Fake' windows message to get you to download crapware.. -United States English dictionary. -User agent switcher. To fool some sites in to thinking you are using Internet Explorer. -And for the older (2.0) look of firefox. Oldbar 1.2 . And hide Unvisited . And some have icons to drag in to the toolbar. For easy access. right click above the address bar ,, customize and drag them over. And then ditch the Windows one way firewall and use Zonealarm. Helps to keep nasties from getting out easy. Scan for programs allowed to get out, is the easy setup. And watch out for free AVG as it wants to install(it asks in the install routine) Ask.com search and changes some settings in FireFox with it installed. It also adds an extension to FireFox. Hopefully Mozilla will fix that security hole soon. Quicktime wants to install Symantecs Norton. I think Java wants to install something too. I like Avast. It comes with 7 realtime monitors for P2P and messaging, etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted January 31, 2009 CID Share Posted January 31, 2009 Personally, I put as little as possible on my computer, no this and that, nothing. Just AVG free, and spybot goes on any and all box's I work on, and they have , I mean NEVER had any virus's , just spyware, and that gets removed by spybot once a week. Hell with all those addons, only the ones you NEED , you'll know what you NEED when you goto a site, and they prompt you to install something like flash, or adobe. Nothing else, no ridiculous toolbars and such, it's all addware and spyware. Keep your system lean and clean, and you'll have no issues. I would never use all that crap they tell you " your system is infected " , you install that crap, and your infected. NEVER do those scans when they say your system has issues, it's just adds dear, nothing more, just skip them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted February 1, 2009 CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 Personally, I put as little as possible on my computer, no this and that, nothing. Just AVG free, and spybot goes on any and all box's I work on, and they have , I mean NEVER had any virus's , just spyware, and that gets removed by spybot once a week. Hell with all those addons, only the ones you NEED , you'll know what you NEED when you goto a site, and they prompt you to install something like flash, or adobe. Nothing else, no ridiculous toolbars and such, it's all addware and spyware. Keep your system lean and clean, and you'll have no issues. I would never use all that crap they tell you " your system is infected " , you install that crap, and your infected. NEVER do those scans when they say your system has issues, it's just adds dear, nothing more, just skip them. I like to have the Web show without all the extras. I am the one person who does not buy from Internet ad's, so I choose to not see them. Some people actually have over 40 Add-Ons. That is a bit drastic. But some sites will try to get you to install 'fake Flash updates'.(discovery.com is a safe site to notify you to Install flash or Shockwave flash warning). The main thing you can do without having all sorts of software is to watch what you click. Does the Windows security center popup on your screen actually belong to your computer? Or is it a bogus warning from a website you are on, that wants you to manually install the Virus/Trojan? Just because Pop-ups are blocked, does not mean that Pop-ups are blocked via Java Script manipulation of the browser size... And then there are those people who surf porn sites and willfully download a Codec to view content and get infected. And people on dialup get a dialer in their system and a $200 dollar phone bill at the end of the month. pixiepistlz Has mentioned in the other couple of threads for help about clicking to download the Virus/Trojan that killed her system. Because the warning came up about needing to download it for an infection. That is the biggest way I see now, on how people get infected. People download FireFox and then complain they got infected. But the person infected themselves by clicking a bogus warning. Toolbars are a waste. And most of them track your surfing(Non-identifiable B.S.) for whatever purposes. Some track your sites to be able to tell the website you hit, what ad's need to be displayed to your surfing habits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted February 1, 2009 CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 The only firefox add ons I use are Ad BLock Plus, IE View Lite and CookieCuller. CookieCuller allow me to protect the cookies that I want to keep so I do not have to keep sighing in when I go to my favorite web sites and to get rid of the other cookies I do not want with a single click of the mouse. As for a firewall on my Vista computers I have been using the windows firewall. On my XP computer I been using Comodo free firewall. It can be a real pain in the ass when you install or uninstall a program, but other then that it's ok, I have never had any problems with that computer. All of the computer also run thru a router too. I also use CCleaner at the end of every day when I shut the computer off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixiepistlz Posted February 1, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 What are you using for a firewall. windows firewall. I wanted zone alarm, but it costs. so, I stuck with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted February 1, 2009 CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 Zone alarm has a free one too. You download it here. http://www.filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted February 1, 2009 CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 I would recommend adding SpywareBlaster .As an addition to your antispyware program like SpyBot. Heres what I run AVG,SpywareBlaster,SpyBot,Ad-Aware & Windows firewall.I ocassionally run Kaspersky's online av scan it has never found anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 1, 2009 CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 I just use NOD32,Spyware Blaster,spyware guard,ccleaner and, Windows firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 1, 2009 CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 Most effective for me so far: 1) AVG free 2) Super Antispyware 3) Spyware Blaster 4) Windows defender 5) ccleaner And windows firewall. Does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixiepistlz Posted February 1, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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