Guest Janski1 Posted April 29, 2008 Posted April 29, 2008 Welcome any views on CA Internet Security Plus +2GB Flash Drive -- Getting paid to Travel, what a concept Quote
Guest Kayman Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:36:02 -0700, Janski1 wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Welcome any views on CA Internet Security Plus +2GB Flash Drive</span> Assembling your own 'security suite' is a better alternative. Here are some suggestions. You are not going to find anything better than the Vista FW and Vista in itself due to the advanced features the FW and Vista are using. PFW Criticism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_firewall#Criticisms "Personal Firewalls" are mostly snake-oil. http://www.samspade.org/d/firewalls.html Jesper's Blogs- At Least This Snake Oil Is Free. http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/arc...il-is-free.aspx Windows Firewall: the best new security feature in Vista? http://blogs.technet.com/jesper_johansson/.../01/426921.aspx Exploring The Windows Firewall. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetma...ll/default.aspx "If you try to block outbound connections from a computer that’s already compromised, how can you be sure that the computer is really doing what you ask? The answer: you can’t. Outbound protection is security theaterâ€â€it’s a gimmick that only gives the impression of improving your security without doing anything that actually does improve your security. This is why outbound protection didn’t exist in the Windows XP firewall and why it doesn’t exist in the Windows Vistaâ„¢ firewall." Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6098592.html "...once you discover the secret of accessing its advanced configuration settings via the MMC snap-in, you'll find it to be far more configurable and functional. At last, Windows comes with a sophisticated personal firewall that can be used to set up outbound rules as well as inbound, with the ability to customize rules to fit your precise needs." Or Configure Vista Firewall to support outbound packet filtering http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.co...1247138,00.html Or Vista Firewall Control (Free versions available). Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing activity, controls applications internet access. http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/ There are many good free AV applications available, and almost everyone has his favorite. Most of the users are emotionally attached to their av application and will have excellent reasons for not recommending any other brand. The most important thing here is that all of the available choices listed here are better in some respects than in others, and which choice is better for you depends on what you do, how you work, and which features you use. The way you use your PC is different from others. Have a look at this: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm and be guided accordingly. Good info can be obtained here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20 and here: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ If the above is too deluging consider this:- Real-time AV applications - for viral malware. Do not utilize more than one (1) real-time anti-virus scanning engine! Disable the e-mail scanning function during installation (Custom Installation on some AV apps.) as it provides no additional protection. Why You Don't Need Your Anti-Virus Program to Scan Your E-Mail http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/...nning/index.htm Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic - Free http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen' http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm or Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition It includes ANTI-SPYWARE protection, certified by the West Coast Labs Checkmark process, and ANTI-ROOTKIT DETECTION based on the best-in class GMER technology. http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html (Choose Custom Installation and under Resident Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.) or AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition http://free.grisoft.com/ (Choose custom install and untick the email scanner plugin.) or Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 7.0 - Not Free http://www.kaspersky.com/homeuser or ESET NOD32 Antivirus - Not Free http://www.eset.com/ and (optional) On-demand AV application. (add it to your arsenal and use it as a "second opinion" av scanner). David H. Lipman's MULTI_AV.EXE (Vista and XP)from the URL: http://www.pctipp.ch/ds/28400/28470/Multi_AV.exe http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp English: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/0...virus-for-free/ A-S applications - for non-viral malware. The effectiveness of an individual A-S scanners can be wide-ranging and oftentimes a collection of scanners is best. There isn't one software that cleans and immunizes you against everything. That's why you need multiple products to do the job i.e. overlap their coverage - one may catch what another may miss, (grab'em all). SuperAntispyware - Free http://www.superantispyware.com/superantis...efreevspro.html and Ad-Aware 2007 - Free http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html and Spybot Search & Destroy - Free http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html and Windows Defender - Free (build-in in Vista) http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...re/default.mspx WD monitors the start-registry and hooks registers/files to prevent spyware and worms to install to the OS. Interesting reading: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html "...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about the actual threat." A clarification on the terminology: the word "malware" is short for "malicious software." Most Anti-Virus applications detect many types of malware such as viruses, worms, trojans, etc. What AV applications usually don't detect is "non-viral" malware, and the term "non-viral malware" is normally used to refer to things like spyware and adware. Some more useful applications: SpywareBlaster - Free "SpywareBlaster is not a scanner application. It blocks the installation of most ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers and other unwanted programs from the user's computer". http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html GMER - is an application that detects and removes rootkits. http://www.gmer.net/index.php Rootkit Revealer - Free http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysintern...itRevealer.mspx CCleaner - Free Cleans temporary internet files, cookies, history, recent urls, application MRUs, etc. ... http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ If Windows Defender is utilized go to Applications, under Utilities uncheck "Windows Defender". CW Shredder - Free Is the premier tool to find and remove traces of CoolWebSearch – the name for a wide range of insidious browser hijackers– from your PC. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popu...WShredder.shtml -- Your computer is most likely to fail at a time when you need it most. (Bill Husted,CNS) Quote
Guest Mick Murphy Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Internet Security suites are bloated, and try to be everything to everybody; and fail dismally! Below is what I use, and recommend. What is the question about the Flash Drive? Vista’s Firewall is very good! http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html Above is a link to Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus It is low resource using, free and Vista 32bit and 64bit compatible. Only have one (1) anti-virus installed; more than 1 can cause conflicts. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html For Spyware removal, use the above link to “Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2†Download it, install it, update it, immunize your system and scan your System with it. http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ For a non-scanning, but running in the background, Program to STOP Spyware being downloaded to your Computer, use SpywareBlaster 4, available at the above link. -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "Janski1" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Welcome any views on CA Internet Security Plus +2GB Flash Drive > -- > Getting paid to Travel, what a concept</span> Quote
Guest Kooi Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 RE: Norton Auto-Protect off Hi Mick Murphy, I use Norton antivirus program. The message of Auto-Protect off is on at the moment. I cannot seem to fix it. Would you be able to give me some good advice? Kooi "Mick Murphy" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Internet Security suites are bloated, and try to be everything to everybody; > and fail dismally! > Below is what I use, and recommend. > > What is the question about the Flash Drive? > > Vista’s Firewall is very good! > > http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html > > Above is a link to Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus > It is low resource using, free and Vista 32bit and 64bit compatible. > Only have one (1) anti-virus installed; more than 1 can cause conflicts. > > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html > > For Spyware removal, use the above link to “Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2†> Download it, install it, update it, immunize your system and scan your > System with it. > > http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ > > For a non-scanning, but running in the background, Program to STOP Spyware > being downloaded to your Computer, use SpywareBlaster 4, available at the > above link. > > -- > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > "Janski1" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > Welcome any views on CA Internet Security Plus +2GB Flash Drive > > -- > > Getting paid to Travel, what a concept</span></span> Quote
Guest Alpha Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 RE: Norton Auto-Protect off Kooi, Did you get your problem resolved? If so, what did you do? I have the same problem and would like to see if you were successful. tks/alpha "Kooi" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hi Mick Murphy, > > I use Norton antivirus program. The message of Auto-Protect off is on at the > moment. I cannot seem to fix it. Would you be able to give me some good > advice? > > Kooi > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > Internet Security suites are bloated, and try to be everything to everybody; > > and fail dismally! > > Below is what I use, and recommend. > > > > What is the question about the Flash Drive? > > > > Vista’s Firewall is very good! > > > > http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html > > > > Above is a link to Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus > > It is low resource using, free and Vista 32bit and 64bit compatible. > > Only have one (1) anti-virus installed; more than 1 can cause conflicts. > > > > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html > > > > For Spyware removal, use the above link to “Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2†> > Download it, install it, update it, immunize your system and scan your > > System with it. > > > > http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ > > > > For a non-scanning, but running in the background, Program to STOP Spyware > > being downloaded to your Computer, use SpywareBlaster 4, available at the > > above link. > > > > -- > > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > > > > "Janski1" wrote: > > <span style="color:darkred"> > > > Welcome any views on CA Internet Security Plus +2GB Flash Drive > > > -- > > > Getting paid to Travel, what a concept</span></span></span> Quote
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