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I need to secure my computer better. Plz help
    #8148880 - 03/15/08 10:04 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I keep getting Messenger Service pop-ups. I have ZoneAlarm, AVG antivirus, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Ad-Aware all installed and running, but I am still getting these stupid pop-ups.

What else can I do? ZoneAlarm is turned up to maximum security.

I have a DSL connection, and I'm running Windows 2000 pro.


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: Baby_Hitler]
    #8148891 - 03/15/08 10:10 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Get rid of ZA asap. http://www.mininova.org/tor/1243168 There's a torrent for NOD32. It's by far the best AV out there. In fact you should be set with just Spybot and NOD32.

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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: Newbie]
    #8148902 - 03/15/08 10:15 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

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Get rid of ZA asap. http://www.mininova.org/tor/1243168 There's a torrent for NOD32. It's by far the best AV out there. In fact you should be set with just Spybot and NOD32.




Get rid of ZoneAlarm? Don't youmean AVG?

Is NOD32 a firewall AND Antivirus?

I just figures out how to disable Messinger Service, but I want the most security I can get for $0 or cheap.

Thanks for the help.


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: Baby_Hitler]
    #8148908 - 03/15/08 10:18 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Well yea you definitely don't want 2 Anti-Virus programs installed.  That's bad :lol:  I do mean get rid of Zone Alarm though.  ZA is kind of overkill.  Windows firewall is good enough, believe it or not.  NOD32 just dominates any infection.  I've installed it onto a PC that was overrun by viruses and spyware and this program just started weeding out the bad files like nothing.  It updates itself, and constantly monitors the file system, all while using less ram than something like Norton.

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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: Baby_Hitler]
    #8149248 - 03/15/08 12:19 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

i hate to be that dude, but have you thought of trying out linux? i just use regular iptables in linux and have never had to worry about any of that stuff.

just my 2 cents.


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: automan]
    #8150579 - 03/15/08 06:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

What dude?


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: Baby_Hitler]
    #8151000 - 03/15/08 08:01 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

that dude = the guy who thinks linux is so superior to windows, tells everyone to solve their problems by NOT using windows, and thinks he is above all windows users...at least in this context

that being said, I also use linux, and yes, no need for virus protection, spyware/malware/adware problems are non existent, and it is faster.

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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: supra]
    #8151190 - 03/15/08 08:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Oh, I read that "I would hate to be that guy" rather than "I do hate to be that guy".

If I had the time to invest in it, I would like to learn how to use linux, but I don't.


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: Baby_Hitler]
    #8151713 - 03/15/08 10:25 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

i just started messing w/ it. went w/ mint kde.i wanted the full version but i don't have a dvd burner so i had to opt for cde. it's nice and not to confusing. i just have some major unresolved issues making my video card work. aside from that, it is real nice.


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: Baby_Hitler]
    #8157220 - 03/17/08 12:36 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: iateshaggy]
    #8158370 - 03/17/08 05:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

what card you have shaggy? I used mint for a while

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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: supra]
    #8158429 - 03/17/08 05:54 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

i have a gf 6200 but mint is detecting it as a 6800. the really wierd thing of it is when i installed mint, the card quit working properly for windows.


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: iateshaggy]
    #8159079 - 03/17/08 08:23 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

wow, don't see how it should have any effect to how the card performs in windows...anyways, it shouldn't matter that it has detected it as a 6800, if i'm not mistaken, with mint the drivers are broken up for the series of cards...like gforce 4, gforce 5xxx, gforce6xxx, and so on.

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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: supra]
    #8159438 - 03/17/08 09:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

i don't see how linix is affecting windoze either, but it also changes my mouse to slow. as for the linix nv drivers, i believe there is a difference b/w series 6 and 6800. i'm kind scraed to try and make it work now cuz i have set up a lot of programs, and the only way i have found to fix it once i tell it to alter the video card drivers or use the card is to do a complete re install of mint.


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Re: I need to secure my computer better. Plz help [Re: iateshaggy]
    #8160683 - 03/18/08 03:51 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

as for a fix for the symptoms, I'd turn off windows messenger... Does that even do anything useful besides harass you? If so, don't blame me, but I did it back when my computer was giving me crap and it was a good fix till I got things cleaned up. Still off

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