Fight viruses, spywares and mallwares


been battling these suckers since DOS ver.2 and now they are back much more deadly with new bloods like spywares and mallwares. Those are the pc hijackers that resides in your pc and used up all your pc's memory and internet surfing, coz they send out some information got from your pc.

I got these tips and I want it to share to all pc users.
been using some of the anti virus like AVG, and it works pefectly fine, been new to this firewall thing. maybe il just try it and prevent hackers getting in to my pc..
so let go of our ignorance and lets be aware of this suckers.

got this tips from a local forum


ANTIVIRUS - A software program designed to identify and remove a known or potential computer virus

~~/> avast! home edition *works great! for the cost of 0php*
http://avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

~~ AVG free *free for non commercial use
http://free.grisoft.com

FIREWALL - Any of a number of security schemes that prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to a computer network or that monitor transfers of information to and from the network. A firewall is your first line of defense against attacks

~~/> zonelabs zonealarm free edition
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=〈=en&lid=dbtopnav_zaas

~~/> kerio personal firewall (has a free edition)
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio-Download.cfm



ADWARE - (ADvertisementWARE) Software that periodically pops up advertisements on a user's computer. It displays ads targeted to the individual user based on key words entered in search engines and the types of Web sites the user visits. The marketing data is collected periodically and sent in the background to the adware Web server. Adware is known as "contextual marketing."

SPYWARE - Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web. Also known as "parasite software," "scumware," "junkware" and "thiefware," spyware is occasionally installed just by visiting a Web site

~~/> spybot search and destroy 1.4
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/

~~/> ad-aware SE personal
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/


add a 2nd layer defense on spyware..
~~/> spwareblaster 3.5.1 (automatically blocks access to known websites containing spyware)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html


thats all you need for your great defense from lurking parasites in the net. that programs will cost you 0 php. thanks for spending some time reading this post. reply will be much appreciated.

Its also useful to have a copy of hijackthis. this is a very useful and powerful tool that is often used by anti spyware groups (like spywareinfo.com).

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

for a quickstart guide on hijackthis
http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/

**pahabol..

alam nyo ba na ang windows 2000 professional ang most stable OS right now ? windows95 and 98 maybe, but not all hardwares / programs support that versions anymore. windows xp naman, parang guinea pig lang yan ngaun, praktisan ng microsoft. pero nag iimprove naman. i suggest windows 2000 professional.

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