Computer help

drew54 · 02-03-2006, 08:59 AM

The best protection is still yourself.

Dont open suspicious links, visit porn sites, or open Email's from anyone you dont know, or any email that is from some businesses selling things.

As for Norton and ZoneAlarm, I hate these broducts. They are bloated if you ask me. I like running programs that dont hog system resources. Even though I have 768MB of RAM, the average user has 128-256 and these resouce hogs can really slow a machine down.

As for AVG, I have seen it find Viruses on Norton and McAfee protected machines that did have the most recent update. I see no reason to pay for any kind of protection software.

Save your money!

drew54 · 02-03-2006, 09:06 AM

Another sure fire way to protect yourself is by using a Host file full of known bad sites.

Hosts File

Basically what this file does is when you try to visit any website that is sending out viruses it blocks it by telling your computer to look back at your own computer for the web site. Since your computer is not the host of the site, it will cause a Page Not Displayed error.

My favourite thing about using this is it will block 90% of known ad services so when your visit a site, it washes the ads out of the page. This reminds me of how the internet used to be about 10 years ago when there wasnt pop-ups and constant ads flashing on a web site.

02-03-2006, 08:59 AM	#1
drew54 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: IOWA Age: 42 Posts: 1,324	Re: Computer help The best protection is still yourself. Dont open suspicious links, visit porn sites, or open Email's from anyone you dont know, or any email that is from some businesses selling things. As for Norton and ZoneAlarm, I hate these broducts. They are bloated if you ask me. I like running programs that dont hog system resources. Even though I have 768MB of RAM, the average user has 128-256 and these resouce hogs can really slow a machine down. As for AVG, I have seen it find Viruses on Norton and McAfee protected machines that did have the most recent update. I see no reason to pay for any kind of protection software. Save your money! __________________ No pressure, no diamonds.

02-03-2006, 09:06 AM	#2
drew54 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: IOWA Age: 42 Posts: 1,324	Re: Computer help Another sure fire way to protect yourself is by using a Host file full of known bad sites. Hosts File Basically what this file does is when you try to visit any website that is sending out viruses it blocks it by telling your computer to look back at your own computer for the web site. Since your computer is not the host of the site, it will cause a Page Not Displayed error. My favourite thing about using this is it will block 90% of known ad services so when your visit a site, it washes the ads out of the page. This reminds me of how the internet used to be about 10 years ago when there wasnt pop-ups and constant ads flashing on a web site. __________________ No pressure, no diamonds.

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