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Silencer -> RE: GamersHell download site and spyware (7/8/2004 7:57:55 PM)
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Spybot S&D is actually pretty well spot on normally.
And Plloyd, yes Mozilla/Firefox are good, but not all spyware works via your browser and email clients, nor are their blocks perfect especially since sometimes you're going to hit sites where you need to use IE, for example if you're going to keep your security updates upto date in MS Windows, you're going to have to open up IE to use the windows update website. And I know a few of my own site's PHP scripts (nothing I developed myself at least so far) don't work correctly under anything but IE either.
Personally I feel if you don't like the thought of your PC being used against you, or being damaged should take reasonable precautions.
Firewall (keep the signature files upto date), anyone who has a decent router for their broadband connection usually doesn't require a software firewall since the router usually performs the same function.
Anti Virus (as always keep upto date)
Maintaining upto date security patches (most of the new virii being talked about so frequently on the news require thestupidity of users not maintaining their machines properly)
Spyware blocking is sometimes iffy like Toivo said, but a good set of tools is spybot seek & destroy plus spyware blaster. Spybot S&D will (provided once again you've kept it upto date) remove spyware and annoying trackers, and Spyware Blaster will keep them off.
Use a browser and email client not produced by Microsoft. 1. They're security issues. 2. They really do suck in general (I personally hate Outlook and Outlook Express due to mail issues particularly messages going AWOL when the software is set not to purge out mail).
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