2 of my favorite 'security check´ websites

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I wanna share 2 of my favorite ´security check´ websites:


1. pcpitstop.com
*full system scan.

Just park your PC in one of our bays and grab a cup of coffee. Our automated mechanics will put your PC safely through a battery of tests to check its health, configuration and performance. In many cases, if our testing detects a problem you can direct our mechanics to fix it while you're online.

The diagnostics take between one and five minutes depending upon your system and modem speed. You'll be informed along the way on the status of our testing, and at the end you'll get a 'clickable' report on your PC's health and performance. We keep all the information you give us private. See our privacy policy for full details.

open the website with Internet Explorer.

click on the 'new member key'

you will be asked to install 1 or 2 ActiveX controls (totally harmless)

then click: 'Test anonymously' -> Let's Go

Note: at the end when you need to click 'show results' select 'No Thanks'

pcpitstop.com
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2. scan.sygate.com
* security check

Options:

Quick scan:
- A quick and accurate scan of your computer to detect open, closed, and blocked ports.
Stealth scan:
- Same as our quickscan, but uses various stealthing techniques to penetrate firewalls.
Trojan scan:
- Scans for active trojan horse programs throughout all 65535 TCP ports.
TCP scan:
- Scans the main 1024 TCP ports used for open services.
UDP scan:
- Uses various methods to determine if your firewall blocks UDP packets.

scan.sygate.com

[tesco]

here's another good site for checking firewall: https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

A good one for checking popup blocker: http://www.popupcheck.com/

and a good one for testing your antivirus: http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm


If you fail any of the tests you can find help here: http://tvg.pinecurtain.net/index.php?article=security

[peat moss]

Thanks Guy's . Almost to the point where we need a seperate security section! What with all the crap out there !

[(>Zero Cool<)]

Thanks folks handy info.

I am almost too frightened to test my pc

:whatIdon'tknowwon'thurtme:

[peat moss]

Thanks folks handy info.

I am almost too frightened to test my pc

:whatIdon'tknowwon'thurtme:

Ah! You want to know ,like the rest of us butthead's !