Re: Download registry cleaners

[thanatoid]

~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in
news:QJGdnbeUFMjxjBrQnZ2dnUVZ7vOdnZ2d@bt.com:

<snip>

> I learn something new every day! I'd not heard of Agnitum
> before. I've had a quick look at the web site, but do not
> see a free version. Thanks for mentioning it though.

http://www.agnitum.com/r/menuen/ossfree/

This is all I could find. If you use the full suite, unless you
disable the AV, you should not run another AV. I read about a
year ago that they were providing a fully functional free
firewall (not a suite) - things may have changed.

>> For AV I strongly recommend ESET NOD32 - just the virus
>> scanner. No need for the full suite. Their AV is the best,
>> but I don't know if their /firewall/ is - I /do/ know it
>> is NOT free ;-)
>
> I'm aware of NOD32 and it's reputation At present my XP
> machines are using MSE and the Windows firewall (connecting
> wirelessly through a BT home hub) - all *seems* to be
> working as it should!

As I read somewhere, using MS security software is like hiring a
pedophile to work in a day care center.

> Many thanks for you helpful advice.

YW.

[~BD~]

On 21/03/2011 16:38, thanatoid wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in
> news:QJGdnbeUFMjxjBrQnZ2dnUVZ7vOdnZ2d@bt.com:
>
> <snip>
>
>> I learn something new every day! I'd not heard of Agnitum
>> before. I've had a quick look at the web site, but do not
>> see a free version. Thanks for mentioning it though.
>
> http://www.agnitum.com/r/menuen/ossfree/
>
> This is all I could find. If you use the full suite, unless you
> disable the AV, you should not run another AV. I read about a
> year ago that they were providing a fully functional free
> firewall (not a suite) - things may have changed.

Thank for that. I've kept it for future reference (it's only for Windows!)

>>> For AV I strongly recommend ESET NOD32 - just the virus
>>> scanner. No need for the full suite. Their AV is the best,
>>> but I don't know if their /firewall/ is - I /do/ know it
>>> is NOT free ;-)
>>
>> I'm aware of NOD32 and it's reputation At present my XP
>> machines are using MSE and the Windows firewall (connecting
>> wirelessly through a BT home hub) - all *seems* to be
>> working as it should!
>
> As I read somewhere, using MS security software is like hiring a
> pedophile to work in a day care center.



or........

"Running Windows based AV to kill active malware is like striking a
match to see if what you are standing in is water or petrol!"


ESET now has Cybersecurity for a Mac - I've downloaded a 1 month trial

Nothing found in two scans!

http://www.eset.com/home/products/cybersecurity/


Running Windows based AV to kill active malware is like striking a match
to see if what you are standing in is water or petrol!

[BillW50]

On 3/22/2011 6:41 PM, ~BD~ wrote:
> "Running Windows based AV to kill active malware is like striking a
> match to see if what you are standing in is water or petrol!"
>
>
> ESET now has Cybersecurity for a Mac - I've downloaded a 1 month trial
>
> Nothing found in two scans!
>
> http://www.eset.com/home/products/cybersecurity/
>
>
> Running Windows based AV to kill active malware is like striking a match
> to see if what you are standing in is water or petrol!

Yet I have been running Windows since 3.1 and I never had a virus yet. I
believe I know the reason for this. And that is some people don't know
how viruses get on your system to begin with.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era)
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

[~BD~]

On 23/03/2011 00:08, BillW50 wrote:
> On 3/22/2011 6:41 PM, ~BD~ wrote:

>> "Running Windows based AV to kill active malware is like striking a
>> match to see if what you are standing in is water or petrol!"

> Yet I have been running Windows since 3.1 and I never had a virus yet. I
> believe I know the reason for this. And that is some people don't know
> how viruses get on your system to begin with.
>

Go on then, Bill - spill the beans! ;-)

Eager minds yearn to know the secret of *your* success!

Personally, I've always tried to follow the guidance provided here:-

http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

[Trifle Menot]

On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:08:45 -0500, BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>On 3/22/2011 6:41 PM, ~BD~ wrote:

>> Running Windows based AV to kill active malware is like striking a match
>> to see if what you are standing in is water or petrol!

>Yet I have been running Windows since 3.1 and I never had a virus yet. I
>believe I know the reason for this. And that is some people don't know
>how viruses get on your system to begin with.

Most people know what causes pregnancy too. But they keep on doing it
anyway.



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