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Got a virus/trojan or adware/spyware?
 Dean C
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,071
England
07-02-2004, 10:00 PM
What are these grotesque things?
How do they get on to your system?
Viruses/Trojans - How to keep clean
Spyware/Adware/Browser Hijackers Now with spyware you need to take a different approach. You can follow the tips above but we also need to outline some other tips to keep yourself clean. The main way that these pesty things get into your system is via vulnrabilities in your browser. Their aim is to take your credit card details, log your keystrokes, take over your homepage, bombar you with popups. Now a lot of people claim the cause of the huge rise in spyware is due to the flaws and vulnrabilities in internet explorer (IE). I myself have been using internet explorer for quite some time until about 6 months ago when I decided to migrate to another browser. The main reason for this was due to it's failure to follow standards and keep itself up to date. I wanted something new, fresh with new features and plugins. My answer was a great product released by the Mozilla foundation called Firefox. For me this is my favorite browser out right now. I just can't heap enough praise on it but I'm not going to bore you going on about it. I'm going to explain the security reasons why you should move away from IE and to an alternative browser and if you insist on carrying on to use IE then how to make it a little more secure. The great browser war Do you want to carry on using IE but make it a little more secure? Go here and take a look at the great tutorial on how to beef up IEs security settings. The problem with IE is most of the security settings are disable by default and your average joe bloggs who knows little about computers is not going to know anything about tweaking software settings, let alone care about it. So what we need to do is heighten the security of it. Follow the instructions in the tutorial and you should be just a little bit more secure. However due to the regular exploits being discovered in IE and windows almost every month, unless Microsoft starts upgrading its software and adding functionality and more security then you're just going to be at constant risk if you don't update your security settings. Also another important point to tweaking your security settings is to update your windows as often as possible. There's an option to enable auto-updated but I do it manually every day when I get on just to be safe. To go to windows update navigate to your start menu and go to 'Programs > Windows Update'. (It's in the first, far left column almost right at the top) Want to move away from IE and step into the light? The alternative browsers that are around right now are superb. We have new features, plugins, skins and lots more. There's several right now but two which stand out for me are:
You've got spyware already huh? Ok well there are literaly hundreds of spyware/adware removers out there. Some are free, some are paid. Just be careful of what you're using and if you're reading reviews of them make sure they are coming from an unbiased source. Freebies: Ad-Aware - Probably the most popular free one out. They update their definitions on a regular basis and have an active community base for trying to resolve problems. Spybot, Search & Destroy - Another hugely popular free one. I will warn you now though I've been using it for about 2 months and they haven't updated the definitions once. It's good and will clean up quite a lot of the clutter on your system and also prevent it from ever getting on your system but unless it keeps up to date with the latest spyware technologies it'll be of little use in the next year or so. Paid or Free Trial: SpySweeper - This one only recently came into my light but boy oh boy it does the job. It can run in the background, protect your memory and monitor cookies. Also it regularly updates its definitions and the scan finds a lot of stuff which the others will not. PestPatrol - This one's great too. Ignore the horrific interface and navigation. It does the trick and finds so much horrible things on your PC. I've found all sorts from decompilers to tracking cookies. It's a great tool to have. 
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You'll be much safer in the long run! (Note to RIAA: you can pay me later 
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08-02-2005, 06:45 PM
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Another good new program for security being recommended by Alliance of Security Analysis Professionals members is Ewido Security Suite 3.5
Ewido Security Suite is a supplement to your current Anti-Virus Program. NOTE: It will only work on Win2K and XP systems. Welcome, Please follow the instructions provided, you may want to print out these instructions and use them as a reference. First: Please download ewido security suite it is a free version of the program.
ewido manual updates Once the updates are installed do the following:
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08-14-2005, 03:40 PM
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I was surprised to find this tut posted here...
here's another you can add to your list: Windows AntiSpyware
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08-14-2005, 07:56 PM
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08-14-2005, 10:49 PM
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spybot is the best as it literally will check every little thing on your pc and even allows you to edit highjacked registerys and much more, u cant beat it..
on the net for 7 years and aint found better
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08-25-2005, 06:19 PM
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i kinda laughed at "and keep it updated" i haevnt updated my virus crap in so long, but now that i read that, i think i will
it been 6 months since i last updated nortan 
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12-17-2005, 05:00 PM
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