Re: Kim....Intrusion Alert !!!

Posted by Deas Plant. on December 26, 2004 at 17:49:25 from (210.10.219.175):

In Reply to: Kim....Intrusion Alert !!! posted by T_Bone on December 26, 2004 at 03:30:00:

Hi, Folks.
Yes, Win XP Pro with the Service Pack 2 installed does have a firewall of sorts. I am running it but don't trust it completely.

My firewall of choice is ZoneAlarm. There is a free version and a 'Pro' version which cost me about $29.00 U.S. last year for renewal. I'm running Pro. See the link below. There is also now a free on-line spyware scanner at the ZoneAlarm home page. The free version of ZoneAlarm is at the bottom right of the Home/Office Products page. Or you can spend a few bucks and make your PC that much safer.

I also run a program called Registry Mechanic that scans your registry looking for changed entries, alerts you to them and allows you the option of repairing them or not. Good stuff and I think it too is still a 'freebie' although I think you do have to register to get it to repair anything. You DO have to run the program to get it to do a scan and then tell it tell repair the entries you select. I just tell it to repair everything it finds. To find it, run a search for 'Registry Mechanic'. Or go to Downloads.com

I also run anti-spyware/adware programs called, Spybot Search And Destroy, Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster. The first 2 are scan-and-remove tools while Spyware Blaster sets up dummy look-alikes on your PC that make spyware/adware programs think they have already been installed on your PC so they don't bother to install themselves. You DO have to run the scan-and-remove tools yourself once or twice a week but it doesn't take long, will work in the background while you are doing other things and keeps your PC clean and running quicker without leaving 'muddy' footprints all over the 'net. I think these 3 are also available at Downloads.com or search the 'net.

I also run Norton's Anti-virus and keep it fully updated. I don't trust Macafee since one of their anti-virus programs caused a whole heap of my friend's computers to self-destruct a couple of years ago. One of them was a real estate agent. I'll leave it to your imagination to visualise the havoc that caused.

Norton's also have a Hoax Page where you can go to check if somebody warns you about a virus or Trojan Horse or tells you to do something to your registry to stop a virus. I always check there before taking any notice of anybody else's virus warnings. That also has saved me some grief.

It also helps to regularly run Disk Clean-up and Disk Defragmenter from Start - Accessories - System Tools to keep your little electronic marvel in good health.

Hope this helps.

You all have a wonderful day. Best wishes.
Deas Plant.

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