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To: HairOfTheDog
Important to stay up to date on everything... browsers, antivirus... and now this spyware adware stuff.

Which reminds me...

PC security-related links.   All software is freeware/open source.

Last Update: 02/18/2005
Anti-Virus:

Antidote SuperLite
On-demand virus checker

AntiVir® Personal Edition

AVG Anti-Virus

F-Prot Antivirus
The MS-DOS version is free

McAfee Stinger
On-demand scanner. Detects & cleans a small number of virii/trojans (around 50).

MicroWorld
On-demand AntiVirus Utility
Alternatives to MSIE, Outlook & Outlook Express:

Mozilla.org
Mozilla Suite (browser, email & usenet client), Firefox browser, Thunderbird E-mail client

Off By One
The world's smallest and fastest web browser

Popcorn E-Mail
E-Mail client

Xnews
Usenet client
Anti-Adware/Spyware:

Ad-Aware SE
On-demand scanner

Spybot - Search and Destroy
Offers on-demand scanning and full-time protection
Firewall:

Tiny Personal Firewall 2
(Last freeware version)

ZoneAlarm Free Download
Technical Help:

CastleCops Security Forums

Cyber Tech Help Support Forum

SpywareWarrior.com Forum

VirtualDr Forums

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way that is likely to get you a satisfactory answer.
How-to and Tutorial:

PCWorld: How to Install a Firewall

Using Ad-Aware SE

Using Spybot - Search and Destroy
Useful sites, articles, etc.:

Firewall Test, Security Test and Security Scan

Leak Test
Test your firewall against internal extrusions (leaks)

Shields Up
Firewall Test

Spyware/Adware/Malware FAQ and Removal Guide

SpwyareWarrior.com
Waging the war against spyware

U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team

Miscellaneous:

Mozilla Plugin Support on Microsoft Windows

Netscape Browser Archive

OldVersion.com
Because newer is not always better

Ping Plotter
Internet diagnostic tool

TinyApps.Org

WinPatrol
Combats adware, spyware, trojans, etc.

12 posted on 03/03/2005 1:52:00 PM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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To: holymoly

Thanks!


14 posted on 03/03/2005 1:52:49 PM PST by P.O.E.
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To: holymoly

I don't see TDS3 or a2 personal in there, maybe add them?


16 posted on 03/03/2005 1:53:29 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: holymoly

That's a lot of links... my Microsoft life seems a lot simpler to me... and the people writing the code actually have jobs ;~D


21 posted on 03/03/2005 1:55:36 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: holymoly

Kerio has a free version of their firewall program here: http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html


25 posted on 03/03/2005 1:56:08 PM PST by Disambiguator (Encouraging heteronormativity wherever I go!)
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To: holymoly

bttt


47 posted on 03/03/2005 2:46:35 PM PST by aberaussie
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To: holymoly

When I scanned at Panda I got a virus alert from AntiVir and the scan did not complete.

So I deleted the virus, dumped the cache and aborted the Panda scan.

Has this ever happened to anyone?


51 posted on 03/03/2005 3:04:58 PM PST by WestCoastGal (Damn, J.R., I told you to go get me the four biggest writers in racing, not the 4 fattest asses" "E")
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To: holymoly

Any thoughts on using Netscape Messenger instead of Outlook?


67 posted on 03/03/2005 3:48:15 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland
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To: holymoly

I'm not really awake bump! ;-)


109 posted on 03/05/2005 1:58:53 AM PST by Tunehead54 (I'm not winking - this way I only have to hit the shift key once - so I'm lazy! ;-)
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To: holymoly

Bump


111 posted on 03/05/2005 2:21:22 AM PST by Bon mots
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