Programs & Setting Needed For A Full Protected Pc.

[leonidas]

I had recently some problems, due to my brother who installed a full of crap program on my pc. :flame: :swear: :wacko: :nuke:

I've got as a protection those programs:

-Norton antivirus professional edition 2003

-Norton personnal firewall

-Spybot - Search & Destroy

So I would like to know if I need to add or replace some programs, as those didn't prevent the attack, & as I'm sure it will hapen again. :-" :rtfm:
Thanks in advance.

[sharedholder]

Norton antivirus professional edition 2003

-Norton personnal firewall

-Spybot - Search & Destroy


I put on the list Ad-Aware Pro.

[callum]

What problems?

I would add spyware blaster.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html

[leonidas]

-The pc slowed down
-Had a report from Norton antivirus that his settings had been changed by another program

[leonidas]

-And a bunch of 10 crapwares or registery modifications detected and destroyed by spybot, among wich some or at least one of them reapeard after.

-A software named "Reload", detected by my firewall, who was instaled on my windows file, I had dificulties to remove it.

[callum]

Spyware blaster is meant to prevent any spyware getting on your comp.
Don't know for sure how well it works, as I am usually very carefull about what I install.

[sharedholder]

I would add spyware blaster.


Spyware Blaster and more can be find on my site,just check my sig.

[clocker]

I would get rid of Ad-Aware and SpyBot and replace with SpySweeper.
Also, add WinPatrol.

[leonidas]

Do all your programs have really something more than spybot?

[clocker]

From the LangaList (9-3-2003)

It's now been almost a year since Lavasoft
started having major trouble, first with their site going
dark for days and weeks; then, when the site came back,
there was a period of many month with no updates, despite
the proliferation of new hostile adware/spyware/malware;
then they had a new round of site problems; and now there
have been a number of glitches with the new version 6, too.
PestPatrol and Spybot also have had their share of growing
pains--- no one is immune, especially in this, which may be
the fastest-growing area in software: New hostile
adware/spyware/malware crops up almost every day, requiring
an extremely aggressive coding effort on the part of the
vendors selling protective software.

But Lavasoft's ongoing and pernicious problems--- almost a
year!--- make me unwilling to rely on Ad-Aware as much more
than a backup or secondary tool. I have not purchased the
Pro version of Ad-Aware, and don't plan to until and unless
the dust settles and they have a *long* run without serious
outages, hassles or glitches.

Meanwhile, I rely on Spybot (which I paid for via voluntary
donation) and PestPatrol (which I simply bought). No tool is
perfect, and all the tools in this category have some rough
spots. But these two tools seem to nicely backstop each
other. Combined with a good firewall and an up-to-date
antivirus tool, they've kept my PC safe and pest-free,
despite the worst the internet has had to offer. <g>



As I have had difficulty connecting to and getting any updates from SpyBot the past 3-4 weeks I tried SpySweeper.

It has a larger list of items to scan for than SpyBot, but without actually comparing the two lists it&#39;s hard to say what the difference is.
Works fine for me though.

[_puffin_]

get the "W32.Welchia.Worm" removal tool from
www.securityresponse.symantec.com :shifty:

[4play]

everyone seems to have missed one of the most important things to stay secure do you want a clue.
windows update (http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp)

that and common sense such as:

dont open email attachments from strangers
only download from trusted sources
strong passwords
use up to date software
dont run services you do not need

you put all of them together with a decent firewall ,antivirus and you are one very hard target on the internet.

[_puffin_]

i downloaded the w32.welchia.worm from WINDOWS UPDATE&#33;&#33;&#33; the first day i got this computer while gettting msn messenger.

[sparsely]

well, if it&#39;s just a dumb-user problem...just policy his ass.
That is, if you have 2k or XPpro

[leonidas]

Originally posted by Sparsely@10 September 2003 - 08:07
well, if it&#39;s just a dumb-user problem...just policy his ass.
That is, if you have 2k or XPpro
The point is that I have a younger brother who&#39;s very curious, so he wants to try everything, so he destroys everything. That&#39;s why.

[clocker]

Originally posted by leonidas+10 September 2003 - 10:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (leonidas @ 10 September 2003 - 10:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Sparsely@10 September 2003 - 08:07
well, if it&#39;s just a dumb-user problem...just policy his ass.
That is, if you have 2k or XPpro
The point is that I have a younger brother who&#39;s very curious, so he wants to try everything, so he destroys everything. That&#39;s why. [/b][/quote]
Why not just set your brother up on his own user account without Admin. priveleges?

He can press buttons to his heart&#39;s content and not be able to change/reconfigure/add/delete.

[nostalgia]

Originally posted by clocker@10 September 2003 - 02:21
I would get rid of Ad-Aware and SpyBot and replace with SpySweeper.
Also, add WinPatrol.
Maybe dumb question but,there is a Spy Sweeper on www.webroot.com (not free) and there is a Spy Sweeper on www. spysweeper.com (free). Which one do you mean???

[clocker]

I got SpySweeper(full) off K-Lite.