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i would have pm'ed you but you dont seem to have a pm button , what about mcafee :)
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Have sent my PM, this is a good place to compare AV software and check its performance against others. http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/tests.xml?200306 |
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Picky I know..but you've got Rav Antivirus Scanner listed twice. :)
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Does anyone know of any sites that I can get to test an email server against spams and viruses?
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http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest/ HTH |
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Hey MODs or ADMIN how's about stickying this one! the info would be better found if it were! Especially in this troubled time. :( :angel: :(
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I may pm one of the admins and sugest this. If any other members have any usefull links ect then maybe they could post them so we could add them to the list. |
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I have ( or rather Keyser has - nice one m8 ) added some sites to the list. If I have missed any post and let me know. I want to get as many on there as I can.
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https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 or http://grc.com/default.htm for the full list |
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I will get that changed... |
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I use PcPitstop website it has an online virus checker (antivirus center)
Test Your Internet Connection Check Your PC for Viruses Test Your ActiveX Support you can run Full tests online on your pc Disk Fragmentation Analysis System Resource Analysis Device Driver Analysis CPU Benchmark Test Video Benchmark Test Memory Benchmark Test Detailed System Inventory Spyware Check In-Memory Virus Check Internet Download Performance Internet Upload Performance Internet Ping Test Internet Security Test and more its worth a visit if you havent already done so :cool: |
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Here is another good useful web site someone might find handy that i forgot to add to my above post
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it's only personal opinion, but you've omitted what is certainly one of the top tools, and databases, namely www.datafellows.com
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Edit: top post Stu (goes off to spread some rep around ;)) |
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I will get it added on. I should be posting the links on the .info site soon anyway. If there are anymore links that you would like added please post them. Cheers m8. |
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Again, personal opinion - but http://www.f-secure.com/ is a good site - I could also recommend subscribing to the Email list (free and no spam) to get warnings of new viruses as they are noticed...
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gotta like your choice of personal opinions :) |
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And heres another in case you want to check if it is hoax virus or real.Hoax Virus checker :wavey:
Thanks Metawraith beat me too it! |
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imo, room should be made for these: Adaware
Spybot Spywareblaster :) Spywareblaster, in paticular, is very good as it stops most spyware being installed in the first place. |
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'Freedom' software do a pretty good firewall and A/V. Firewall comes with popup blocker etc
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can somebody help me i am trying to installed avg but when i put my sales number when it askes for it it wont take the number
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It may help to reboot the computer.. That can help when you register AVG |
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what before i start the installion
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i am enerting the number when it asks for during the installion
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i done what you said but no joy
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i done the kerio no prob but avg i just cant get to accept the sales code
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Can someone tell me how to avoid Spydot?
I reinstalled my computer (IBM ThinkPad T40 with Windows XP) several times but always recieve Spydot alert by antivirus software.
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It may be a good idea to start a new thead for this specific problem. Also add as much info as you can. Type of firewall if any, AV software. Are you on Broadband or dialup. there is almost always some activity on BB connections even if you are not using it for any reason. Does your PC display any other problems? Do you run Adware or spyware checkers? Is there anything showing up in Task Manager that is suspicious? jeffguo, if you post any further info in this thread you may get more replies. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=15083 |
Startup list info (extensive)
Just come across this ... It is a very comprehensive source of known startup list components, good, bad or downright nasty. Over 4500 items listed.
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php |
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http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm got a nagging feeling we've posted these sites before |
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You dont have to be a Zen customer to enjoy this free download. |
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Added X-Ray PC to the list...
Many thanks to Iadom for the link :) |
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ps - sorry this post is a bit of a bump, but thought it worthy to share the link ;) |
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It's probably the way most stickies get viewed, they seem to be ignored if they're left to rot. :( |
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i found a warning about a virus posing as a photo of a dead bin laden
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/35320.html |
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(IN)SECURE Magazine is a freely available digital security magazine discussing some of the hottest information security topics.
http://www.insecuremag.com |
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Here's another useful site for anyone interested in learning about and howto protect oneself from phishing... couldn't see it posted anywhere else on the Forum, so sorry if it's a duplicate.
The Anti-Phishing Workgroup - http://www.antiphishing.org |
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I don't post here often, so I hope nobody minds me adding my input to this topic. :)
I'm sure some of you may be familiar with the strategy of blocking various ad/spyware/etc sites in the Hosts file, but the more experienced computer users are probably also aware of its limitations [if a site has stuff on various subdomains you have to have an entry for each subdomain]. DNSKong gives you a bit more flexibility on DNS-based site blocking. Although it doesn't offer wildcard functionality, in the sense of being able to replace characters with a *, it does let you put in just 1 [or more] "words" [I forget the correct term] of a url. For example, you could have an entry like spammysoftware & it would block anything like ads.spammysoftware.com, banners.spammysoftware.net etc, but wouldn't block banners.spammysoftware1.com. It's not ideal, but it's considerably better than the Hosts file method. A few things I should mention about it though:
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More useful links:
AVG new free anti spyware Bit Defender 8 free edition Infected Or Not PC Tools Antivirus Enjoy it! :D |
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I got a 404 error on that web site you suggested you left out Dr Awsome.
Cheers Mate. |
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Just received an E-mail with a Christmas offer for 20% off if you buy the download version of Nod32 AntiVirus by ESET.
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Cheers for that info, Halcyon.
All the best. Lucky |
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i will give nod32 smart suite 100%.
and the same for malwarebytes. the best two things in my pc that do there job well. as for smart suite there is a perk. buy it for a year and when its up for renewell you get two years for the same price as your first year. and a very small foot print for your pc. its the dogs ollys. |
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Comodo Internet Security has just reached Version 3.9.xxxxxx
The Hips has certainly become a great deal more user friendly with whitelisting and trusted vendors(digitally signed stuff) plus buffer overflow protection. Also the Anti-Virus has come on quite a lot with Heuristics and BOClean now integrated into it. Plus it`s free. http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/d..._firewall.html If you do give it a try, during install there is the option to install "Safesurf" for buffer overflow protection along with the "Ask" toolbar :td: just untick the three boxes (opt out) as it`s not needed now, BO protection is built into Defence+(the HIPS) |
Nice site to add to your favourites
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Seems MS want to try protecting their users from those nasty old viruses too now.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8095932.stm |
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mmm, it will be interesting to see how they play this out. Will it be integrated with the OS(something i can`t see happening, at least in EU)
Live Onecare used to get some good reviews, second only to Avira in some. Will deffo take for a spin when it arrives. |
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Comodo Internet Security 3.10.xxx.530 has been released. I don`t think it`s on the official site yet but you can get it at the forum https://forums.comodo.com/feedbackco...4186#msg304186 or you can use the updater.
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I would like to thanks for this online security and antivirus scanning tools.
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Microsoft Security Essentials has gone final today, excellant free lightweight anti-virus. Well worth a try....
http://www.microsoft.com/SECURITY_ES...en-gb#dlbutton |
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Coming soon ....Ants in your LAN.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...urity-software |
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Comodo Time Machine, does the same sort of thing as Roll-Back Rx or Ay Recovery. I.e. Creates snapshots of your system which you can go back to if you delete something or install something you don`t like. Then your system is back to how it was when the snap-shot was taken.
Doesn`t work with RAID or even if you just have a RAID controller but don`t use it :confused: Also has some issues with imaging software, messes with the mbr :( http://www.comodo.com/home/data-stor...a-recovery.php Forgot to say it`s free :tu: |
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Comodo Internet Security version 4 has recently been released, you can download a copy from here http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-....php?entryURL= just make sure to select Free Download where you will install a downloader. Here you can choose what to download.
Remember if installing to untick the opt-in box for Hopsurf (if you don`t want it). Has it improved and is it easier to use? Well yes it now has an integrated Sandbox which is not really a sandbox as most know it (sandboxie style) but anything it doesn`t recognize is given limited priveliges until it is allowed by the user or confirmed ok. The AV component is slowly getting better and this release is a lot more user friendly. The main gripe i have is the default setting (Internet security) allows all traffic out but blocks incoming. You need to change to Pro-active to stop this. You certainly get a lot less meaningless pop-ups :p: |
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Comodo Internet Security v5 has been released a few weeks, head on over to the forum if you wish to try it out. It certainly is a lot more user friendly :)
64+32Bit available... https://forums.comodo.com/news-annou...-t61661.0.html |
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You tell me if it is behaving?Because I had no end of trouble with the last update and had to go looking for a removal tool.
Mind I only run the firewall. |
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It certainly behaves fine for me, but i do have a pretty good knowledge of the product and use the full suite.
The only things i have seen is a couple of issues with Avasts webshield. Personally Maggy if you are just going to use the firewall, i.e. no Defence+ or Sandbox (which isn`t like sandboxie) then personally i think if your behind a router using vista or 7 then the standard firewall with a decent av should suffice if your a safe surfer. One thing i will say is this version went through a much better beta/RC testing process with a better bugzilla tracking formula. The sandbox part can take a bit of getting used to, it basically flags unknown/unsigned trusted vendors executables in a partially limited sandbox using job objects, if you know the software is safe you can easily move it to Trusted files. If you do decide to give it a go, i`ll try and help as much as possible if you have any issues... |
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Can I ask what are peoples opinions of the free Microsoft security essentials.
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I have used MSE for some time and find it does its job and just works away in the background with without all the annoying pop-ups and notices that some of my previous AVs have done in the past.
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Personally i use Avast av and Zonealarm firewall ( both free versions ) and dont have any problems and my system run's on Vista home premium.
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No AV will catch 100%, some are better than others at catching new stuff, MSE does miss a lot of the newer malware! For a simple set and forget program it excels, with not many extra this and that`s to confuse you. ;) |
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Can anyone recommend a firewall that will compliment Avast! Antivirus.
Currently I use Comodo but I am not too sure about it so any help would be appreciated. |
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I was using Outpost that popped up to let me know when an application on my pc was trying to launch/connect to the net and informed me when a threat was blocked - Is there anyway to make Comodo behave similar to that? |
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Open up the main Comodo window(Summary tab) and where it says FIREWALL on the main screen(not the tab) you can change the settings by clicking to the right of the word FIREWALL next to the green square then select Custom Policy with the slider. I have FIREWALL set to 'Custom Policy' and DEFENSE+ set to 'Safe Mode'. |
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Thank you, changed it to those options and I am getting the pop-ups I desire :)
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http://free.agnitum.com/index.php Agnitum Outpost Suite free, launched on monday - a few less features than the Pro version, but with a VB100 certified (well, decent rate of passes) antivirus and a firewall, it's a strong contender in the free security stakes.
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Nod32 version 5 :D > http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page...nt&id=SOLN2735
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EICAR test file is the safest way to check your AV is working ok on websites you visit: https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com.txt
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Nice to see my Norton Internet Security removed the EICAR download virtually instantaneously. What is in that thing!!!!! :D
At least i know my AV is working even if I do only have it installed as it came as a 60 day trial with my new laptop. Thanks for the link Qtx, bookmarked for future use when I decide which AV to use. :tu: |
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Blocked by MSE.
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Avast didn't stop the download, but it detected it as a threat from a manual scan.
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Is this not the same test file that has been around for many years now? I remember references to it before 2000.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EICAR_test_file You can paste that line in to notepad and save it to get your av to test it too. If you like fiddling, you can do that and add/change a random letter in the file to see if the AV still detects it. Hackers (not really the term I would use) often use a cryptor to avoid AV's but many times they can just Hex-edit a single part of a virus to make it undetectable if they are lazy. |
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Its only a check to see if your AV is working as expected rather than testing how good it is. The fact its just a text file means it is safer than trying to test the AV with a newer real virus. If the EICAR text file doesnt get caught by your AV for whatever reason, nothing bad happens. If you tested with a real virus, you would get infected.
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I do indeedy get your drift Qtx. Thanks for taking the time to explain. :)
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why dont this list contains VPNs like PureVPN, express & others?
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Aside from the fact it was posted 13 years ago, they are not "online security and antivirus scanning tools" anyway.
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