Gorgon Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Recomend me one please. Preferably one that doesen't eay up resources and is generally a pain in the arse. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 The list of free virus scanners. And I would recommend to simply not get infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'm using Trend Mirco PC chillin' atm and it's pretty horrible. It will bring me back to the desktop to tell me it's updating, and every version upgrade requires a reboot, there seems to be one of those a day at least. Not to mention it quite often peaks to 20% CPU usage and starts the HD going furiously. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karka Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'm using Avast!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'm using Avast!. Ditto - I have used most of them out there for both myself and clients ... this one remains the best, imo. Constantly updated and a small footprint. The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I use AVG Free Edition. Constantly updated and a small footprint as well. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I use AVG Free Edition. Constantly updated and a small footprint as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Free updates will end in the new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 (edited) I use AVG Free Edition. Constantly updated and a small footprint as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Free updates will end in the new year. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What? How dare they take away my free updates!? EDIT: Are they actually stopping the free updates? I can't find anything to that effect. Version 7.1 is being discontinued, but there is still version 7.5 Edited December 15, 2006 by Deraldin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I use AVG Free Edition. Constantly updated and a small footprint as well. Free updates will end in the new year. Do you have a link to where you saw that? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I use AVG Free Edition. Constantly updated and a small footprint as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Free updates will end in the new year. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What? How dare they take away my free updates!? EDIT: Are they actually stopping the free updates? I can't find anything to that effect. Version 7.1 is being discontinued, but there is still version 7.5 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh right... ok then ignore what I said. For some reason I was under the impression 7.5 would not be free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Oh right... ok then ignore what I said. For some reason I was under the impression 7.5 would not be free. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Heh. No problem. I thought the same thing when I first saw AVG pop up and say upgrade now! Checked out the website and they have a download link for AVG 7.5 Free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I use AVG Free Edition. Constantly updated and a small footprint as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Free updates will end in the new year. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What? How dare they take away my free updates!? EDIT: Are they actually stopping the free updates? I can't find anything to that effect. Version 7.1 is being discontinued, but there is still version 7.5 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh right... ok then ignore what I said. For some reason I was under the impression 7.5 would not be free. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He's a witch! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorian Drake Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I use AVG Free Edition. Constantly updated and a small footprint as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Free updates will end in the new year. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What? How dare they take away my free updates!? EDIT: Are they actually stopping the free updates? I can't find anything to that effect. Version 7.1 is being discontinued, but there is still version 7.5 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh right... ok then ignore what I said. For some reason I was under the impression 7.5 would not be free. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He's a witch! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not a warlock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'm using Trend Mirco PC chillin' atm and it's pretty horrible. It will bring me back to the desktop to tell me it's updating, and every version upgrade requires a reboot, there seems to be one of those a day at least. Not to mention it quite often peaks to 20% CPU usage and starts the HD going furiously. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have AVG free at home, and Trend Micro client/server at work. I hate trend micro because, on the average, my computer runs noticeably slower and has frequent pauses where the hard drive takes off randomly. It ran so much better before IT installed this crap. I don't get computer virii, and indeed have never had one, but I use AVG to make the folks I send emails and files to feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angshuman Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Prevention is better than Cure. Never use an Administrative account for browsing. Log on to an Admin account temporarily only to install software that you completely trust, and to change system-wide settings. Use non-privileged accounts for everything else. Always use an NTFS filesystem, and make sure that executable files are only writeable from an Admin account (this is hard to do in WinXP Home. Only Pro and MCE show the full NTFS interface). Never install any ActiveX controls. Ever. Use Firefox instead of IE (this seems to be the general perception, although personally I've always felt that IE is pretty safe as long as you stay away from ActiveX). Use firewalls. The combination of a hardware firewall on your router and the default WinXP firewall can nip a lot of vulnerabilities in the bud. A lot of viruses spead via e-mail. Avoid using fancy e-mail clients like Outlook. Try to use web-based e-mail services such as Hotmail and Yahoo, and do not download attachments unless absolutely necessary. If you're using Hotmail/Passport, do not access your Inbox via Outlook, access it from a web-browser. Keep macros disabled in all MS-Office documents, unless of course you are sure that they are from a reliable source. Be aware that if you follow the above steps, some malicious programs may still creep into your user-writeable space, but their activity will be localized to the current user and usually cannot affect system files. If you suspect that your user space has been compromised, transfer your most critical files, documents and bookmarks that were residing in the user space, log out, destroy the infected user, and create a new user. This is not foolproof, but it's the best you can do under the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 (edited) I remember watching a BBC show a year or so ago where they did an experiment to prove a point about vulnerability. They installed fresh OS, windows XP, and connected to the internet using no antivirus or network protection software. Within 30 seconds the machine had been recognised as an easy mark and been infected by a worm. Edited December 15, 2006 by Gorgon Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarna Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Prevention is better than Cure.A lot of viruses spead via e-mail. Avoid using fancy e-mail clients like Outlook. Try to use web-based e-mail services such as Hotmail and Yahoo, and do not download attachments unless absolutely necessary. If you're using Hotmail/Passport, do not access your Inbox via Outlook, access it from a web-browser. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> One of the things I do to prevent bugs from using my system as a jumping point is that I don't use my Address Book. I have a Notepad file with all my e-mail addresses ( and notes for each of them ). I copy/paste to mail. Ruminations... When a man has no Future, the Present passes too quickly to be assimilated and only the static Past has value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) Prevention is better than Cure. [...] <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd add to this list (thus reiterating some of the points I've been saying before) Disable JavaScript, whitelist trusted sites that require it. Don't use top selling AV software (Symantec, Trend Micro, McAfee) Actually I don't see the reason for not using an e-mail client. Why not use Thunderbird or TheBat instead? Edited December 16, 2006 by Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angshuman Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Actually I don't see the reason for not using an e-mail client. One of the key reasons is what Tarna mentioned... the address book. Also, most web-based email services have internal virus scanners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I meant the alternative mail clients, which use their own address book formats. The reason Windows address book is so widely used by malware authors is that because can be easily accessed even from a vbscript. I haven't seen a malware sample yet that looks for Thunderbird address book, probably because it is not widespread enough. And it is not just the web mail, but the whole mail service that has virus scanning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Try to use web-based e-mail services such as Hotmail and Yahoo Surely thou dost me thine Holy Google Mail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angshuman Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Surely thou dost me thine Holy Google Mail! Sorry, I don't understand archaic English that well . But I can try! Translated word-for-word into modern-day English, your sentence reads: Surely you do me your Holy Google Mail! Do you want a Gmail invite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Well, 'me' was supposed to be 'mean,' so that probably screwed a lot of stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarna Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Personal firewalls... http://netsecurity.about.com/od/personalfi...reefirewall.htm AntiVirus... http://netsecurity.about.com/od/antiviruss.../a/aafreeav.htm Spyware removal... http://netsecurity.about.com/od/spywareadw...freespyware.htm Ruminations... When a man has no Future, the Present passes too quickly to be assimilated and only the static Past has value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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