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Re: Beware of hacker bothering CD users
Just as a precaution everyone might want to run a good antiviral and firewall program, as well as a malware scanner. I recommend the following:
Ad-Aware Personal - Malware Scanner - www.lavasoft.com
Spybot S&D - Malware Scanner - www.safer-networking.org
AVG Anti-Virus -Anti-viral - http://free.grisoft.com
ZoneAlarm Basic - Simple Firewall Package - http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=dbtop nav_zass
That's a nice little software package right there that pretty much stops 99.95% of all trouble, and makes handling the rest pretty easy. It's all freely available software (at least it was last I checked  ) Also keep your operating system patched and updated with all the latest fixes and such. If anyone suspects they're compromised send me a PM with your reasoning (why you think you're compromised) and I'll see what I have on hand to help you.
Also, a tip from Joseph Matt:
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Originally Posted by Joe Matt
(12:42:53 PM) Joe Matt: you forgot to mention "JUST GET A MAC"
(12:42:58 PM) Joe Matt: but i forgive you for that slight oversight
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Last edited by Matt Krass : 12-04-2006 at 12:47.
Reason: Joe Matt wanted me to add a tip
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