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   • BobJam (not verified) on Fri 15 May 2009
   • 09:56:18 AM UTC

   Sharing?

   Unless you're inserting USB sticks from someone else's machine, I don't think you really need that Panda vaccine.

   And I think it was g7w a while back that made the comment that you're doing a bit of overkill right now with all these security programs on your machine.

   For now, a firewall, an antivirus, and an antispyware (one of each!) and WOT is sufficient. Once the thing is stable and you're pretty sure it will remain so, you can start adding things one at a time.

   Right now, be gentle with that thing (very uncharacteristic for a GOM to use the word "gentle").

   And probably a good idea not to be putting in any USB sticks from somebody else's machine right now.

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  • paul g on Fri 15 May 2009
  • 10:07:41 AM UTC

  Sharing?

  Hi, BobJam. Thanks for your quick reply and sound advice,Thats great i will leave it for now as things are going well so far with this PC..

  Thanks for your time.........cheers...........p...............

  If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..

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   • Steven Avery on Fri 15 May 2009
   • 11:16:43 AM UTC

   security de minimis

   Hi Folks,

   "a firewall, an antivirus, and an antispyware (one of each!) and WOT is sufficient. "

   Probably some more Net defense beyond WOT as well, SpywareBlaster being the simplest and quietest. NoScript being powerful, but obstrusive and problematic in some ways. So SpywareBlaster by Javacool is my recommendation addition to the above, the WOT-forum is good in reminding you about updates also (manual updates in the free version).

   Just as an aside (thinking aloud) the only major places I would consider extending that protection would be two places.

   One is that multiple, occasional on-demand scans is no problem (e.g. Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware) other than the fact that you should be prepared for occasional false positives and get used to not getting overly concerned over every reference these scans put out. No necessity at all, I agree, but possible for those who want to add some auxiliary studies :) .

   The other place is HIPS, protection of your points of activity and sensitivity, such as active programs and/or the registry and system files. That can be accomplished on a rather moderate level by using a firewall that has a reasonable HIPS component, like Online Armor, rather than adding a dedicated HIPS programs. Thus if you do not have a separate HIPS program look for a firewall that has some of the versatility (the experts here might be able to mention one or three others that have this dual usage).

   Shalom,
   Steven Avery

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  • BobJam (not verified) on Fri 15 May 2009
  • 11:56:38 AM UTC

  IE

  I think paul uses IE, so that leaves out NoScript.

  SpywareBlaster, MBAM, SAS . . . any of them would fill the "antispyware" slot, though I would agree that SpywareBlaster affords the most real time protection. I would, nevertheless, caution paul to only use one for now 'till his machine stability and his confidence in it increase.

  Granted, the free versions of MBAM and SAS would only be for on-demand scans and would not be TSR's, but just installing more things right now might be a cause for instability . . . with all the registry mods and temp files that go along with installations.

  Maybe I'm being overcautious here, but the addition of one more thing may put him on that slippery slope of "Ahhhh . . . what the heck, let's try more."

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   • MysteryFCM on Fri 15 May 2009
   • 11:58:20 AM UTC

   ......

   For reference;

   http://mysteryfcm.co.uk/?mode=Articles&date=12-08-...

   Regards
   Steven Burn
   Ur I.T. Mate Group / hpHosts
   it-mate.co.uk / hosts-file.net

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   • paul g on Fri 15 May 2009
   • 02:03:50 PM UTC

   security

   Hi,all.Thanks for your advice just to clear a few points up so you all know where im up to. I use FireFox for all my browsing with noscript,adblock plus,WOT and ie tab.
   thats it... Then i have avast antivirus,A squard anti malware(payed for)MBAM,SpyWareBlaster,HostsXpert,Superantispyware,and CCleaner..Ihave ie8 as my default browser and PC Tools firewall..All these programs i have been told about by WOT experts
   and they have helped me greatly with any problems ive had for which im most greatfull..

   Thank you all for your time...........cheers............p.............

   If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..

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   • hotdoge3 on Mon 18 May 2009
   • 09:17:28 AM UTC

   Panda USB Vaccine free

   http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/u...

   Panda USB Vaccine - free solution to block malware spreading through USB drives.
   may be I check it out as it free as you know autorun on USB and CD & DVD is bad.

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