Viruses and stuff????????

[Scotty.T]

What different software do people use and recommend virus/trojan/keylogger checks etc.

I already use AVG and Norton Internet Securities both with the recent updates and scan regularly.

I also use HiJackThis regularly.

Any other checks I should be doing?

[Damian]

What different software do people use and recommend virus/trojan/keylogger checks etc.

I already use AVG and Norton Internet Securities both with the recent updates and scan regularly.

I also use HiJackThis regularly.

Any other checks I should be doing?

You use Norton AND avg? blimey. AVG should do it for viruses for you. Norton is a horrible system hog.

You don't seem to be checking for spy/malware...

adaware, spybot etc would be worth running.

but being a mung bean eating Mac Hippy, I don't have to concern myself with such things.

:D

[Scotty.T]

You use Norton AND avg? blimey. AVG should do it for viruses for you. Norton is a horrible system hog.



Yeah well I sued Norton for a while on all machines and the free version of AVG on one machine but then AVG had a good 3 machine 2 year deal so I upgraded :) They don't run and monitor stuff simultaneously. But I alternate my scans with them.


You don't seem to be checking for spy/malware...

adaware, spybot etc would be worth running.



I thought both Norton and AVG had good ad/spybot stuff, I'll check them out anyway.

[Damian]

I thought both Norton and AVG had good ad/spybot stuff, I'll check them out anyway.


Fair play, but i wouldn't trust either for PC malware.

You really need to run about 3 mal/spyware apps and one decent virus app nowadays.

They all find things the other doesn't.

[Scotty.T]

Fair play, but i wouldn't trust either for PC malware.

You really need to run about 3 mal/spyware apps and one decent virus app nowadays.

They all find things the other doesn't.

Yes the more more more attitude is what I want to try and adopt after todays little dedacle.

[BigD]

I use ....

NOD32 for virus protection .... best AV I've ever used and has very low cpu overheads.

Ad-aware professional, Spybot search & destroy for other nasties.

[daveydude]

And don't use IE as your regular browser.

[Scotty.T]

I use ....

NOD32 for virus protection .... best AV I've ever used and has very low cpu overheads.

Ad-aware professional, Spybot search & destroy for other nasties.

Never came across NOD32 before, I guess I will take a look.

[Scotty.T]

And don't use IE as your regular browser.

Been using FF for while now. :)

[S.D.]

I use McAfee virus thingy & I also use Spyware Doc http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
(Run a scan for free to see what crap you've got but the catch is if you wanna remove it you gotta pay, that said it is rather good)

Oh, & I also eat pies :)

[Damian]

I don't know spyware doc, but adaware and spybot are free.

When I had my last windows box that's what I used anyway.

[S.D.]

& pies ?

[topclass]

I use zone alarm which I’m fairly happy with. Started off as a firewall but seems to do the whole lot, also comes with a fairly good spam filter, at least better than any others I have tried.

But as much as I have been anti mac the next computer I get will be a mac, which will quite likely convert me as I’m pretty fed up with the ms way of doing things.

[Damian]

But as much as I have been anti mac the next computer I get will be a mac, which will quite likely convert me as I’m pretty fed up with the ms way of doing things.

Well viruses and spy/malware are a thing of the past when you switch to mac.

:)

[txt3rob]

NOD32
AVG Antispy
hijackthis

NORTON = SHITE NEVE USE IT WONT CATCH A VIRUS EVEN IF YOU PUT ONE ON YOUR SELF!

[ukbukkake]

I just used Norton - up until 10 mins ago!!

Just uninstalled it and got AVG!

I have just run the ad-adware scan and it found 253 threats! :noway2:

[txt3rob]

http://stppmyspacehackers.blogspot.com - go there 2 links to do onlien scans with see what comes up :)