What else do I need?

[gavilan1010]

Well, I have McAffe, AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1) anti Spyware and ATF Cleaner (http://www.atribune.org/content/view/19/2/) to clean all the cache, temp files, cookies, windows temp ect...


so I got Anti-Virus and Anti- Spyware (know that they are the same the thing but whatever)


What other software do I need? Anti-???????



and also anything else related to maintenance, my computer is in maintenance mode after I found a Trojan on it, please help me out

[striker1211]

Turn off hiding file extensions for known file types for one lol.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/docs/faq/m5.html

And delete the IE icon from everything... if you REALLy need it go to start>run and type iexplore ;) Also, never ever ever accept any programs via IM or email no matter who it is, because they may not be them sending it. If you aren't using firefox, use firefox.

[gavilan1010]

Do you guys know of any good firewalls?

[tokenuser]

Do you guys know of any good firewalls?Linksys WRT54G router. It has a built in firewall ... as do just about all other routers. HArdware is MUCH better than software.

For anything else the built in Windows firewall is just fine.

[jdhore]

Do you guys know of any good firewalls?

i use my Linksys Router's Firewall, Windows Firewall, a cracked copy of ZoneAlarm Pro and a custom firewall i designed (i used to be a very, VERY good/dangerous hacker so i know how hackers try to get in).

[striker1211]

i use my Linksys Router's Firewall, Windows Firewall, a cracked copy of ZoneAlarm Pro and a custom firewall i designed (i used to be a very, VERY good/dangerous hacker so i know how hackers try to get in).

How would you get past the NAT to a local machine?

[sevver]

Don't mess with him. Didn't you read that he was a very BERRY good/dangerous H@x0Rz?!!!:eek:

[tokenuser]

i use my Linksys Router's Firewall, Windows Firewall, a cracked copy of ZoneAlarm Pro and a custom firewall i designed (i used to be a very, VERY good/dangerous hacker so i know how hackers try to get in).
Wow. Just wow ... Paranoia at its finest. With a properly configured hardware firewall, there should be no need for a local firewall installed on a computer. Having said that, I do also run Windows default firewall for when I am travelling (like the hotel connection I am currently using).

Some people overload their systems in the name of security, when common sense and safe computing practices would be far better.

[jdhore]

Wow. Just wow ... Paranoia at its finest. With a properly configured hardware firewall, there should be no need for a local firewall installed on a computer. Having said that, I do also run Windows default firewall for when I am travelling (like the hotel connection I am currently using).

Some people overload their systems in the name of security, when common sense and safe computing practices would be far better.

yes i am paranoid, and i use antivirus, anti-spyware, and 3 software firewalls mostly so i don't have to pay attention to what i do on the web to make sure i don't get virii/hacked/spyware...

[hoodedrobin]

You were never a hacker.

Thats it.

I dont have anything to add... Other than, you should stop lying and possibly if you are a hacker/cracker/coder you should know these things?

[ArmpitOfDeath]

Common Sense V1.0 is quite good for keeping out Spyware, etc. It seems to be an uninstalled option for many people though, both in tech and among users.

[ArmpitOfDeath]

i use my Linksys Router's Firewall, Windows Firewall, a cracked copy of ZoneAlarm Pro and a custom firewall i designed (i used to be a very, VERY good/dangerous hacker so i know how hackers try to get in).

A very, VERY good/dangerous hacker? And you're too poor to buy a copy of Zonealarm (as if it's worth cracking)? Oh dear.

I'm not a very, VERY good/dangerous hacker but I am a bit leet. I run a Linksys WRT54G on my home gaming network and Firewall-1 (not cracked) on a Crossbeam C2 for my home 'everything else' network.

Antivirus is I think these days rapidly becoming the least important thing for protection. Have a decent antivirus, double or even triple up on antispam/spyware (run them scheduled), get a good NATing/SPI hardware firewall and learn how to set it up properly. That, plus the aforementioned common sense is all you really need. And periodic, incremental backups of course.

[striker1211]

I've only gotten 1 virus and spyware twice cuz of my idiot friends. I feel so ****ing violated whenever i see a new process in task manager... anywho...