What do you do to keep your PC safe from Virus spyware

[spiderman2k1]

What do you do to keep your PC safe from Virus spyware and hackers?

Well I got the worst virus I have ever had really do not know how I got it but I think I turn of my virus software to have another program run better. When i went to reboot I had the virus in the boot up.

Had windows 2000 as my OS and my hard drive was set to master not duel master. Some reason Windows 2000 install fine 18 months ago. Now I could not even install windows 95 LOl nothing would go in.

I tried to install windows Xp after 2000 would not go in. It installed and crash every 10 to 15 minutes. Took the hard drive out to format it on another PC as a slave. Also my 2000 and XP CD could not even format the drive.

After taken a look at my hard drive manual I found out the set had to be for duel master also upgrade my bois.

Also I have seen this problem before you some can only have one hard drive ona IDE cable when install windows or any OS I would think.

After I got windows back up I said never again will my host OS ever go on the net ever again. Oh ok I lied I went to Microsoft website for updates LOL.

Now I use Virual PC 2004. After you install Virual PC 2004 you need to install Service pack 1. Then after you install any OS you want you have to do another update click on "action" install updates.

After I did this the fake guest OS is running so go no lag just fine for the net and other things.

So my real OS will never have Spyware or another Virus in it ever again.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Win XP SP 2

Norton System Works 2002.

Adaware

Kevin

[jimmalenko]

XP SP2

Adaware

AVG A/V



Works for me

[budz]

WINDOWS 2000 PRO W/ SP 4
NORTONS SYSTEMWORKS 2003
AVG ANTIVIRUS FREE EDITION
SPYBOT SEARCH

[spiderman2k1]

"yoda313" Im not try to come down on you but you sound little rude when you reply "HELLO"

I was running 2000 service pack 4 with AVG free virus software and ad-ware and other Spyware software.

I had my PC running fine for 18 month before five days ago I got the virus.

I turn off the virus software I scan for virus ever time there a update from AVG still I got the virus.

I never use IE I use Mozilla or Firefox or Opera.

[redwudz]

XP, SP2
Hardware firewall and router
AVG free antivirus 7.x
Spybot S&D
Protowall ISP blocker
Windows XP2 firewall (Somewhat used)
Spyware Blaster


.....And being careful where I go on the internet and even more careful of what I download.

[makntraks]

Common sense and additional knowledge...

makntraks

[lordsmurf]

Firefox
Teatimer
Spybot
custom entires in the HOSTS file
Norton Firewall
Norton A/V
Hardware firewall and other security in router
8½x14 paper in the printer

.... and a voodoo doll :P

Keeps away spam, virus, trojans, malware, spyware, etc.
All the crap nobody wants.

[bazooka]

Xp SP2
Norton Antivirus Corp. Edition - Updated Daily
Hardware router and Firewall
Spybot Search & Destroy
Ad-Aware
Mozilla Firefox as default browser

[Shadowmistress]

I use absolutely nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
If I pick up an accidental virus, or 20... it takes me 7 minutes to clean out my system with nothing lost.

I have 2 physical hardrives.
Primary = C:\ = 4 GB = Windows, all software
Secondary = D:\ = 10 GB = My Documents, movies, email, anything I want to keep.

I did a fresh install of all my programs a while back. Defragged my system, set all my settings for each individual program the way I like it, and stayed off the net.

Made a clone image of my C: drive using Norton Ghost 2002 and burned it to cd. Then I surfed like crazy.

Every time my computer gets totally messed up, I just load the clone and it formats my disk and restores the image along with boot sectors and everything. It takes 7 minutes to restore it like the day I made the clone. I don't even need to defrag. No messing around with drivers and patches for me.

I keep all my documents which accumulate more frequently on my D: drive. I burn that occasionally "just in case". I keep all my sensitive material on cd and not on comp.

When I wish to install a new program, I'll test it first and if I decide to keep it, I do a fresh restore, install the program and then make a new clone on cd. (Sometimes I'll just wait and do several at once.)

The only drawback of this method is that I have to go in and copy my internet links folder before I restore, then merge it back afterwards.

Average time between restores: 5 months
Average time between thanking God I took the time to do this: Everyday

[Ripper2860]

Short of running DOS and never accessing the Internet -- I do as Bazooka does.

While the former is guaranteed -- the later is pretty good if you are diligent and keep everything updated and scanned frequently!!

[richdvd]

"yoda313" Im not try to come down on you but you sound little rude when you reply "HELLO"

He has said "HELLO" in all of his 15,000 posts or so. :P
Yoda is very polite, that's all.

[yoda313]

"yoda313" Im not try to come down on you but you sound little rude when you reply "HELLO"

He has said "HELLO" in all of his 15,000 posts or so. :P
Yoda is very polite, that's all.

Hello,

Thank you richdvd....

Spiderman2k1 - It's just something I started doing and never stopped. What's RUDE about saying hello??????

Kevin

[Capmaster]

Norton Systemworks/Antivirus 2003 and Spybot S&D

[spiderman2k1]

"yoda313" I'm sorry then i took it the wrong way.

[yoda313]

"yoda313" I'm sorry then i took it the wrong way.

Hello,

No problem - it's just the way I do things here

Kevin

[jimmalenko]

"yoda313" I'm sorry then i took it the wrong way.

What other way can you take Hello ?

[Capmaster]

"yoda313" I'm sorry then i took it the wrong way.

What other way can you take Hello ?

Maybe he took it like when someone says something stupid and you reply:

"Ummmm ....Hellooo???"

He just doesn't know Yoda, that's all.

[jimmalenko]

"yoda313" I'm sorry then i took it the wrong way.

What other way can you take Hello ?

Maybe he took it like when someone says something stupid and you reply:

"Ummmm ....Hellooo???"

WHAT--EVER !!!

[Garibaldi]

Spybot S&D
Adaware
Windows Startup Inspector
Firefox
McAfee Firewall
Avast! Antivirus
And I run linux a good portiion of the time.
Check out www.spychecker.com for a bunch of apps.

[shelbyGT]

XP SP2
Symantec Corporate Edition AV
Zonealarm (free kind)
Adaware every week or so

Don't download stuff from ipodfreepron.org

[VideoTechMan]

Hmm what do I do to keep my PC safe from virus software?

Simple--keeping my PC disconnected from the internet. At least for my AV PC that I use to do my video work, I dont use the internet at all on it, and I have no ethernet cables connected to it so I know for sure my system is safe. Only time I use the internet with it is when I need to download necessary updates for some of the software I have. Otherwise the internet doesnt exist on that PC. I do my surfing on my laptop, and use Mozilla as my browser.

And like another poster mentioned, common sense also can help .

VTM

[Faustus]

Patched to current level, norton 05, and firefox. Done.

Also if the machine does get infected I turn to my Mac and surf away.

[vitualis]

WinXP SP2
AVG
AdAware
Windows Firewall
Firefox as default browser
Common sense

Last trojan/worm/spyware infection? Never.

Regards.

[mrtristan]

W2K SP4
AdAware
Firefox

I've never had a virus. *cough*

[p_l]

-Windows Update
-Hardware router and Firewall
-ZoneAlarm Firewall
-Norton Antivirus
-AdAware
-Spybot S&D
-Google Pop-Up Blocker
-common sense (i.e., don't open email attachments from people you don't know, don't click Accept or OK when web sites want to install something you haven't asked for, just say NO, etc.)
-luck

No viruses yet (at least not the computer kind ).

[smearbrick1]

Mcafee A/V
Adaware
Hardware Firewall
XP SP2

Since SP2, I haven't had any real issues with viruses, pop-ups, unwanted active x controls, etc...

[Faustus]

Hardware Firewall

Ding! Ding! correct! Get a router with a firewall at least people,even if its just one connection on your broadband being used. Software firewalls suck.

I like the wall built into D-Link routers personally.

[ps2daddy]

I run a router with a built in firewall and Mac OS 10.3
The is no adware or spyware for it and there are no real viruses out for it
For now at least

(There was one report by an antivirus company in Europe but they said the never "found it in the wild")

[Azrail]

I use absolutely nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
If I pick up an accidental virus, or 20... it takes me 7 minutes to clean out my system with nothing lost.

I have 2 physical hardrives.
Primary = C:\ = 4 GB = Windows, all software
Secondary = D:\ = 10 GB = My Documents, movies, email, anything I want to keep.

I did a fresh install of all my programs a while back. Defragged my system, set all my settings for each individual program the way I like it, and stayed off the net.

Made a clone image of my C: drive using Norton Ghost 2002 and burned it to cd. Then I surfed like crazy.

Every time my computer gets totally messed up, I just load the clone and it formats my disk and restores the image along with boot sectors and everything. It takes 7 minutes to restore it like the day I made the clone. I don't even need to defrag. No messing around with drivers and patches for me.

I keep all my documents which accumulate more frequently on my D: drive. I burn that occasionally "just in case". I keep all my sensitive material on cd and not on comp.

When I wish to install a new program, I'll test it first and if I decide to keep it, I do a fresh restore, install the program and then make a new clone on cd. (Sometimes I'll just wait and do several at once.)

The only drawback of this method is that I have to go in and copy my internet links folder before I restore, then merge it back afterwards.

Average time between restores: 5 months
Average time between thanking God I took the time to do this: Everyday

WOW girl, so u must be a real computer expert! I have some questions. How do u know which parts of your computer
are infected with the virus or malware? and how do u remove them? i want to know

thanks