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Offline Cobra

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heh. good thing the internet security installation froze then. :D

i ran an adaware scan while in safe mode and deleted a bunch of infected registry files. i should be ok for now. AVG did **** (weird), and safe mod wouldn't let me run norton. (wll, can't be TOO careful, i just wanted to get all the viruses off)
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Offline Cobra

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Originally posted by Zarax


Watch out if you leave your PC open for prolonged times as Zone Alarm as a nasty memory leak that will slowly eat up your RAM...


erm... what do you mean by that? like downloading or something?
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
I wept. Mysterious forces beyond my ken had reached into my beautiful mission and energized its pilots with inhuman bomb-firing abilities. I could only imagine the GTVA warriors giving a mighty KIAAIIIIIII shout as they worked their triggers, their biceps bulging with sinew after years of Ivan Drago-esque steroid therapy and weight training. - General Battuta

 

Offline Taristin

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No... if you leave your PC running, zonealarm will secretly, slowly, keep using more and more of your available ram.
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Offline Nuclear1

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I personally use Spybot and Norton, though it seems Spybot gets it all, leaving Norton to be a severe system hog.

Yes, use Adaware Spybot. :yes:
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Offline aldo_14

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No... if you leave your PC running, zonealarm will secretly, slowly, keep using more and more of your available ram.


Strange....I've never encountered that AFAIK.

 

Offline Taristin

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Well, me neither, but I don't use ZA. I was just explaining what Zarax meant.
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What's AVAST and AVG, antivirus programs?

 

Offline Zarax

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Yes, they are free (at least AVAST is) antivirus apps.
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Interesting, I'd like to know more. Are they any good?

 

Offline Zarax

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Interesting, I'd like to know more. Are they any good?


I'm currently using AVAST and I've been using it for more than one year... It is less resource consuming than norton (not quite hard) and it has yet to fail me on virus detection plus it updates virus signatures several times per week ensuring you won't be naked against newer infections.

Extra features are outlook, p2p and messenger shields which should offer extra protection there plus it hsa some other basic function against exploits (it detected the DSO exploits before SP2).

Coupled with MSAS it's nicely keeping the system clean and stable.

The only low sides are that it's slightly slower than some commercial products (but comparing it to corporate stuff like e-trust is a bit unfair on my side) and you have to re-register it (for free) every 14 months.
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Offline Admiral LSD

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I run the basic Windows firewall, Ad-aware, Spybot Search and Destroy, MS Antispyware and AVG free edition. Not to mention Opera as my browser.

Nothing's getting in here, uh-uh :D
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Offline Zarax

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Yeah, once you establish a decent security set-up there's little that can harm you... Just do not install ActiveX from suspicious web sites and you will be safe ;)
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Offline pyro-manic

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I'd just like to add another positive vote for AVG. It's free and great. And the paid-for version is even better, and it's cheap. Well worth getting. :yes:
Any fool can pull a trigger...

 

Offline Taristin

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I use the free AVG as well.
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Offline Cobra

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well, after restoring my comp, now i have another problem. i can't seem to keep a connection to the internet for very long. like maybe 30 mins or so...
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
I wept. Mysterious forces beyond my ken had reached into my beautiful mission and energized its pilots with inhuman bomb-firing abilities. I could only imagine the GTVA warriors giving a mighty KIAAIIIIIII shout as they worked their triggers, their biceps bulging with sinew after years of Ivan Drago-esque steroid therapy and weight training. - General Battuta

 
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Originally posted by Cobra
:lol:

i've got a friend suggesting Norton Internet Security. should i use it?


CURSE YOU COBRA!!!
Pfft.  Well my PC's doing surprisingly well with Norton.  And it's 7 years old.
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Offline Cobra

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:wtf:
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
I wept. Mysterious forces beyond my ken had reached into my beautiful mission and energized its pilots with inhuman bomb-firing abilities. I could only imagine the GTVA warriors giving a mighty KIAAIIIIIII shout as they worked their triggers, their biceps bulging with sinew after years of Ivan Drago-esque steroid therapy and weight training. - General Battuta