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So bad... It must not be ff's bug, do Opera behave the same?
Anyway, I'll never go to IE or Opera. One is slow and not tabbed, the other is... well, shareware.
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Posted: 2005-02-14 11:07:52
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I use 5 tools to keep my machine clean of spyware/adware/pop ups and virus', they are:
1) Norton Antivirus
2) Adaware SE Personal - spyware detection/removal
3) Spybot search and destroy - spyware detection/removal
4) Winpatrol to monitor registry changes.
5) Microsoft Antispyware
All these work together without taking up a huge chunk of resources.
So far i have had no trouble...maybe you guys should try this approach if you havent taken precautions.
Cheers!
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Posted: 2005-02-14 11:39:05
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I've been running that MS anti spyware since the day it was released and it has NEVER (not once) found anythig on my pc. I then run adaware and spybot and they both find a whole stack of stuff, so I'm not convinced about the MS product yet
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Posted: 2005-02-14 11:41:54
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The best way to avoid all this spyware, adware, viruses and trojans is to switch to an Apple Mac.
In 15 years of Mac use I personally have never had a single outbreak of any.
Last virus I suffered from was when I had an Amiga 500 back in the early 90's... I think it made the cursor go all funny if I remember rightly!
This isn't a "my computer is better than yours" post, just an option.
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Posted: 2005-02-14 12:48:04
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On 2005-02-09 20:24:58, laffen wrote:
@EastCoastStar
You might have seen an ad for Vonage if you are located in the US. Members located in Europe, Asia or Africa will not see this advert.
Ive had the Vonage advert cover the esato logo a few times, and i'm in London UK!
Are you sure laffen?
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Posted: 2005-02-14 12:50:41
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WEll MS Antispyware is still in BETA so its not perfect...
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Posted: 2005-02-14 13:40:15
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@batesie
Well. Both Esato and the banner hosting company are filetering the ads. The US IP database is not bullet prof causing the ads to be viewable for very few other visitors as well.
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Posted: 2005-02-14 14:02:19
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Seems quite strange to me that you guys are suffering Spyware/Adware issues with Esato.
I'm running a fairly unprotected PC, i have nothing installed on my PC at all. The only protection i have is the Windows Firewall on my LAN connection. I'm behind a router, but my computer's IP address is within a DMZ (De-Militised Zone - Unprotected).
I'm using IE6 and i dont get any popups at all, never have a problem. You just need to be careful what you download, and what sites you visit.
If you browse a lot of sites with popups then i suggest you use Firefox, it seems to handle it all very well.
I'm not sure if i'm just extremely lucky, but this Router seems to keep me very well protected, and i have a 'full' connection to the internet, as all connection attempts are forwarded to my machines IP address.
Perhaps it's something you could try. I find the software a waste of time, they don't detect half the stuff that gets on your system, you're much better off monitoring it yourself. Check Task Manager regularly, remember what things are normally running, and locate & remove dodgy files from your PC.
I've been running the same installation of Windows for well over a year now, with no protection, just windows firewall. Seems fine to me.
If you want more information about my configuration, feel free to PM me
-djkizlive
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Posted: 2005-03-07 23:22:11
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Yeah, I was thinking that pop-ups whilst surfing Esato must be coming from adware acquired elswhere. I would advise people to look at add / remove programs in control panel and task manager and search for things like GAIN, GMT, Bullseye network, 180search etc.
Bit of a plug, but I wrote a little article about spyware for my website:
http://www.fastfixcomputers.co.uk/spyware.htm
It's aimed at beginners rather than seasoned computer geeks, so don't expect any in-depth technical discussion
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Posted: 2005-03-08 09:38:59
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