http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Virus Protection en Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:52:32 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-37046 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:25:07 +0000 nerdnan 37046@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>i have always been an avg user,but the other day on my xp i installed avira free version,it is working fine,it is quicker to update, so iam happy with that. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-37018 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:30:36 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 37018@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ya i know i just thought it was kinda funny and he really is a great mod and i do praise him for it. i give a woot to light house </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-36998 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:26:57 +0000 whs 36998@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Lighthouse is protecting us and our $500 toys. I guess he deserves praise for that. In the process he also protects our moral. That is also appropriate given the public nature of HTG. Bottom line: I think he is just trying to do a good job and he is fast at that. Pulls postings out right from under your eyes. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-36997 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:50 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 36997@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>no just that he doesn't trust the links in here so he uses sand box and i kind of thought of aleeve's links and lighthouse checking his all the time lol</p> <p>and how they said that they have an aleeve filter (ie. lighthouse and sand box) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-36990 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:13:12 +0000 whs 36990@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>OK, understand. Like a kid singing in the playpen. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-36978 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:35 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 36978@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>just how lighthouse says that he uses opera in sandbox to check the forum links i just thought it was funny how he said it thats all </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-36973 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:42:24 +0000 billbonza 36973@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I hope you got all that ssdf : ~) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1/page/2#post-36929 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:07:58 +0000 whs 36929@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>jack, what's so funny? Is that not a serious subject? I like to laugh too. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36915 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:29:44 +0000 raphoenix 36915@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>whs, Lighthouse and jack7h3r1pp3r,</p> <p>My backups are Totally Clean Ghost Partition Images on HDs which are Disconnected in every machine. Can be loaded and "good to go" in under (10) minutes (The Old Server Strategy).</p> <p>Not sure about sand boxing and on-line file scanners as they are easy to breech and there are (have to be) files in use on the Operating System HOWEVER understand Lighthouse's (Real Time Must Do Position) as we would all be in trouble.</p> <p>All Have Made Excellent Points.</p> <p>Edit by mod. I checked that link out long ago :). But you should really post it in "Off Topic" :)</p> <p>Regards,<br /> Rick P. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36906 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:10 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 36906@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>lol </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36904 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:29 +0000 Lighthouse 36904@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>On a similar vein. I run my normal browser (FF2). But also Opera (Sandboxed). That's for checking out any new links posted on HTG. Or checking on dubious sites. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36903 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:28:14 +0000 whs 36903@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>raphoenix, I think your approach is viable provided you have a good backup/restore strategy. An even safer approach is to run everything in a sandbox and have every file checked by a website like this.<br /> <a href='http://www.virustotal.com/'>http://www.virustotal.com/</a> - and it's for free. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36892 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:15 +0000 raphoenix 36892@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>0zSpitt,</p> <p>I somewhat agree with you. I have never run anti-virus programs in real time and never had a virus issue. I prefer to run anti-virus programs, when needed, as a part of routine scheduled machine maintenance.<br /> (Disclaimer) I do run my machines behind a router with all unnecessary ports closed plus I don't open E-mails with attachments from unknown sources and I don't download files from unknown sources, etc, etc.... </p> <p>Also, the only (REAL) way which I know of to (ENSURE) virus removal is to boot a machine from another O/S on a USB memory stick, old floppy drive or in a CDrom PE environment and let an anti-virus program check MBRs, Partition Tables and ALL Files on the HDs. F-Prot use to have a program that would do this but they have discontinued it.</p> <p>I feel sure many, many will totally disagree with my approach to security but that is OK as each must define their own comfort levels with their equipment and usage requirements.</p> <p>Regards,<br /> Rick P. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36856 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:35:42 +0000 0zSpitt 36856@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>i agree with the comment "you get what you pay for". i would never trust a free security program. or anything with the name norton on it. after using all the brand name antivirus programs most sites are paid to push off on everyone i've determined they're mostly junk. if you paid good money for your computer or want to keep control of your computer, purchase nod32. for back up the free programs could be useful, try a-squared free and spywareblaster. just don't gum up your computer with "an arsenal" of free realtime security programs. this is just how i run mine, i like speed on my screen, when i click something it's instantly there. no lag, no waiting. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36850 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:01:19 +0000 alizia 36850@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Computers on which we perform our tasks, need to be protected from viruses, worms etc. For protecting your computer you can use any of the antiviruses like Norton, symentic, kesperspy, avast etc.<br /> ________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /> alizia</p> <p>Edit by mod. What did that (removed) link have to do with this topic? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36839 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:28:13 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 36839@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>well i would say that as long as you aren't going to iffy site and downloading from places that you don't know very well i think that almost any anti virus s/w would work. and i you use internet explorer or firefox you could get the add on mcaffee site advisor</p> <p>firefox: <a href='http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ff_preinstall.html&#38;sa=X&#38;oi=smap&#38;resnum=1&#38;ct=result&#38;cd=2&#38;usg=AFQjCNFVHuZPKnfc579R6uEHt-MCX1QYfQ'>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ff_preinstall.html&#38;sa=X&#38;oi=smap&#38;resnum=1&#38;ct=result&#38;cd=2&#38;usg=AFQjCNFVHuZPKnfc579R6uEHt-MCX1QYfQ</a></p> <p>ie: <a href='http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie2.html&#38;sa=X&#38;oi=smap&#38;resnum=1&#38;ct=result&#38;cd=3&#38;usg=AFQjCNEUvVHxe9LtIkRM1XZahMwXsfVxGw'>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie2.html&#38;sa=X&#38;oi=smap&#38;resnum=1&#38;ct=result&#38;cd=3&#38;usg=AFQjCNEUvVHxe9LtIkRM1XZahMwXsfVxGw</a></p> <p>it shows which sites are know to be good or bad according to the color of the oval (green good, red bad) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36834 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:07:55 +0000 whs 36834@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ScottW, you are, of course right. I corrected it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36828 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:15:59 +0000 ScottW 36828@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>whs, I assume that you mean SuperAntiSpyware is one of the best spyware scanners? It does not claim to be a virus scanner at all. Where is there an anti-spyware comparison website like the anti-virus comparisons at av-comparatives.org ? I would like a second opinion on which anti-spyware program is best.</p> <p>Lately I have been scanning in Vista with Kaspersky and Panda ActiveScan. For XP, I use Blink and Windows Live OneCare. All of these are free versions because I don't like paying for AV software either. I have been scanning the ads looking for a good sale on a commercial AV program. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36824 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:26:19 +0000 whs 36824@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>OK, understand. If you want to go with a free one, then AVG is probably your best choice. Just make sure you also have a good data backup strategy including the registry with ERUNT <a href='http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Registry-Tweak/Erunt-g.shtml'>http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Registry-Tweak/Erunt-g.shtml</a> . Then you are not in such a bad shape the day you have to reinstall because of some malware. Also download this free program <a href='http://filehippo.com/download_superantispyware/'>http://filehippo.com/download_superantispyware/</a> This is one of the best spyware scanners around. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virus-protection-1#post-36822 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:12:29 +0000 GaardCeteru 36822@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'd still recommend AVG free, it is very useful Avast is very good too, but I stick to the first =P </p>