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| custard555 |
Posted - 09 Jan 2005 : 12:31:29
Have any of you tried the new anti-spyware Software from Microsoft?
if not then goto (BTW its Beta) http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
 Come on Lene, Don't give up now 
Remember kids, CHIPS ARE VEGETABLES
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| Superfan |
Posted - 21 Apr 2005 : 23:39:53
No WAY I'ma install one more Symantec program on my PC!
the only program worth my 2 cents fromthat company was NC_5.0,
I didn't even care to buy their new Partion Magic program...
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| custard555 |
Posted - 19 Apr 2005 : 20:51:59
If you didn't like the above products then why not try Norton Internet Security™ 2005 AntiSpyware (beta). You can try it @ https://www-secure.symantec.com/public_beta/index.html
Come on Lene, Don't give up now
Remember kids, CHIPS ARE VEGETABLES
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| Superfan |
Posted - 19 Feb 2005 : 00:27:20
woah...you've got a LOT loaded up Helios...
all I have (for security) Is:
Zone Alarm Pro 5.0 (Usually off)
McAfee Virus Scan 9.0 (Updates & Scans 1 time per month other than that off)
either Pest Patrol Corp or Ad-Aware depending on how I feel
and I dont have security problems...
(I have a problem with Symantec overall and stopped buying thier software ever since Norton 2003, and out of all the other Security stuff I have [about 48 CD's] I prefer what I listed above)
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| Helios Rietberg |
Posted - 17 Feb 2005 : 07:00:16
Yes, that's a neat software. Registry Mechanic is quite good as a problem solver, but the free version doesn't let you correct many problems. Spyware Doctor isn't too bad, but i still prefer Spybot - Search & Destroy. Spy Sweeper used to be good, until they changed the policies and made it compulsory for you to buy it instead. I have Bazooka, Spyware Blaster, WinPatrol, AntiVir Personal Edition XP and Norton Systemworks 2005 too, among those said above. All are good, but i have to say, my most frequented ones would be Spybot and Ad-Aware, and ones that i have on all the time are WinPatrol, AntiVir Personal Edition XP and Norton Systemworks.
So fragile, just you and me,
Barely staying afloat in this blood red sea.
The eyes i looked at as jewels of hope,
Now hold just despair, how shall we cope?
Your feelings crushed, easy to break,
A protective shield of love we make.
When we realise we shall be free,
To entwine in the hands of you and me... |
| Superfan |
Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 23:35:55
Oh and another good spy sweeper that I tried is Ad-Aware SE...less option than Pest Patrol but better preformance...
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| Helios Rietberg |
Posted - 03 Feb 2005 : 04:23:57
I used a download manager the other time. But since i was already using Firefox then, i didn't find much use for it. Perhaps when i use IE again i'll try it. I suppose it's personal taste, but i prefer Firefox somehow... IE gives me an unnerving feeling of unsafeness...
So fragile, just you and me,
Barely staying afloat in this blood red sea.
The eyes i looked at as jewels of hope,
Now hold just despair, how shall we cope?
Your feelings crushed, easy to break,
A protective shield of love we make.
When we realise we shall be free,
To entwine in the hands of you and me... |
| Superfan |
Posted - 02 Feb 2005 : 22:40:44
well i know that nothing can be bullet proof...it was just a name they put on firefox but 3 updates in the first months...(I dunno about now) well that didn't sound 2 goos for me, and also IE is much faster and it reads HTML codes a lot better (When I test my web pages) so when I write web pages I wish everyone would use IE...
Also my score for IE was a personal thought,
Ive used a lot of browsers like Opera, Netscape, Mozilla (Itself), Firefox & ... but none of them give me the feeling i have with IE
and about d/l's I suggest a d/l menager (I use flashget &/or reget Deluxe) for either browser
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| Helios Rietberg |
Posted - 02 Feb 2005 : 17:08:54
Well i'm not counting on Microsoft's Antivirus. Somehow Microsoft doesn't strike me as very safe anymore. It's convenient, yes, in terms of all the software that'll match your operating system, but it's also pretty unsafe. Of course what i'm saying in this paragraph totally contradicts with my statement below, but i don't like the security features on Microsoft. I just don't trust myself to depend solely on Microsoft; i feel safer using extra AntiViruses and Anti-Spyware or things of the same sort.
As for Firefox being bullet-proof, well, that's preposterous. Nothing can be totally "proof" of anything. Ever heard of bullet-proof vests and cars and stuff? They're not really bullet-proof; they're VERY bullet resistant. And the Titanic was supposed to be "unsinkable". Well look what God gave it as a punishment for being so larger-than-life.
Firefox can't exactly be security proof. Sooner or later you're going to have to download an update for it because new viruses and spyware, and all kinds of hazardous stuff keep popping up on the internet. IE is good too, but somehow Firefox (at least to me) seems far stabler. IE used to crash on me, and i didn't like the way IE programmed my downloads to function and displayed unable-to-display pages. I honestly prefer Firefox, but it's personal choice, i guess.
So fragile, just you and me,
Barely staying afloat in this blood red sea.
The eyes i looked at as jewels of hope,
Now hold just despair, how shall we cope?
Your feelings crushed, easy to break,
A protective shield of love we make.
When we realise we shall be free,
To entwine in the hands of you and me... |
| Superfan |
Posted - 01 Feb 2005 : 21:25:01
Microsoft had/has plans on creating an AV for some time now...all I officially know about it, is that it wont be released along with Longhorn or other windows versions it'll be a seperated pack...
and about viruses and windows...Believe me if 90% of pc users had Unix or... instead of MS windows we wouldn't have the results for MS as we have now...(Strait example: Firefox...Wasn't it supposed to be bulletproof? well i've d/led 4 Security updates for it...so I switched right back to IE)
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| custard555 |
Posted - 30 Jan 2005 : 21:56:37
quote:
Originally posted by Superfan
hmm well i'll try it onyl because its from MS...(I'll stick with MS as long as i can)
but i've been safe from Spyware, Ad Ware & Cookies + reg Keys ever since I've been Using Pest patrol Corp (I've been using it from version 4.0.0.0 and now I've updated it to 5.1)
and the only reason Windows users aint safe is because everyone uses Windows (Not everyone but most of PC Users)
also MS made it easy to make destructive programs like the Macros in Office, VB & Much more...MS makes stuff for our lifes to be easier people...they use to destroy themnself, (for an example: Nuclear power...It was made to SAVE mankind but look what its used for today...)
I could go on about if Microsoft locked down from the beginning all the things which some virus took advance, then the open source card would have been played even more, but I won’t.
Just to let you know, Microsoft has bought an anti virus company, maybe something in the pipeline,…
Come on Lene, Don't give up now
Remember kids, CHIPS ARE VEGETABLES
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| Superfan |
Posted - 28 Jan 2005 : 00:48:43
hmm well i'll try it onyl because its from MS...(I'll stick with MS as long as i can)
but i've been safe from Spyware, Ad Ware & Cookies + reg Keys ever since I've been Using Pest patrol Corp (I've been using it from version 4.0.0.0 and now I've updated it to 5.1)
and the only reason Windows users aint safe is because everyone uses Windows (Not everyone but most of PC Users)
also MS made it easy to make destructive programs like the Macros in Office, VB & Much more...MS makes stuff for our lifes to be easier people...they use to destroy themnself, (for an example: Nuclear power...It was made to SAVE mankind but look what its used for today...)
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| custard555 |
Posted - 09 Jan 2005 : 18:02:11
quote:
Originally posted by Helios Rietberg
Well i've kind of lost faith in anti-spywares, so tell me, what's the special features for this anti-spyware this time? It seems you've tried it, so is it any good?
Windows users can never be safe, since there're so many and most spywares and adwares are designed for Windows. 
So fragile, just you and me,
Barely staying afloat in this blood red sea.
The eyes i looked at as jewels of hope,
Now hold just despair, how shall we cope?
Your feelings crushed, easy to break,
A protective shield of love we make.
When we realise we shall be free,
To entwine in the hands of you and me...
It was really made by Giant so there is a plus there
also look at this page http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/about.mspx for info on how good it is
and if you need to report an issue then log it on here
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us
Come on Lene, Don't give up now
Remember kids, CHIPS ARE VEGETABLES
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| Helios Rietberg |
Posted - 09 Jan 2005 : 14:45:42
Well i've kind of lost faith in anti-spywares, so tell me, what's the special features for this anti-spyware this time? It seems you've tried it, so is it any good?
Windows users can never be safe, since there're so many and most spywares and adwares are designed for Windows.
So fragile, just you and me,
Barely staying afloat in this blood red sea.
The eyes i looked at as jewels of hope,
Now hold just despair, how shall we cope?
Your feelings crushed, easy to break,
A protective shield of love we make.
When we realise we shall be free,
To entwine in the hands of you and me... |
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