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Community weekly poll: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005?
- 1/3/06 1:12 PM
None that I know of.....
by CrazyBare - 1/3/06 7:14 PM In reply to: I answered none because , , , , , by Jeff_HNone that I know of.... I use mozilla FireFox with Norton AV and have a linksys router. Not sure if I have a firewall, but probably do, as I had WinXP.
What would be a good spyware program? Is there one that will still allow music downloading?
I am answering none also
by shadowca1964 - 1/3/06 7:41 PM In reply to: I answered none because , , , , , by Jeff_HAs of today, I have been extremely fortunate not to have gotten any kind of virus either.
I have a Netgear Router (with hardware firewall) and I am running Norton's Antivirus and Internet Security. I also have Lavasoft Adaware, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Blaster and Microsoft Antispyware.
I have Spybot S&D teatimer and the MS Antispyware monitoring my system. I also have the Norton Antivirus set to scan all downloads and emails.
I alo let the Nortons update as required and apply the Microsoft Update patches
Same Here!
by gabrolena - 1/3/06 8:23 PM In reply to: I answered none because , , , , , by Jeff_HHave same protection you have. It was set up my a friend who's computer genius. 4.0 grade average going for masters. Expert advise usually works
No Viruses
by sangrant - 1/3/06 9:02 PM In reply to: I answered none because , , , , , by Jeff_HAnotehr way to not be infected with Virsues is to use an email client other than Outlook/Outlook Express. I use all that you do, plus I do not use Outlook/Outlook express rather I use Euudora. It does not keep attachments inline rather stripping them out and saving them seperately from the email. Has worked well for about 10 years now.
Same here...
by collies - 1/4/06 3:49 AM In reply to: I answered none because , , , , , by Jeff_HI run pretty much the same, don't have Spy Blaster. No problems. I run a dual boot XP/Linux system, the Linux has now such add-ons only the Linksys router with hardware firewall. Both systems very healthy!!
Safe at the moment
by tanker12uk - 1/4/06 4:00 AM In reply to: I answered none because , , , , , by Jeff_HI said none as my system has blocked or caught all the ones [so far] out there
I use AVG 7 free version.Zone alarm firewall free version as well as spybot 1.4 and the only one I paid for was the Ewido security suite
And I swear by them they all work fine with XP pro and office 2003
and I update them all on a daily basis
Viruses?...Horses?..
by dutchessa - 1/3/06 7:00 PM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
Just kidding. I was lucky for not have any viruses what so ever. Thanks to to the Symantec Norton Anti virus and... Microsoft Antispyware.
I feel a little more secure for the next 2006.
Hope you"ll feel the same
NADA
by mejerry - 1/3/06 7:02 PM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
Trend Micro fireall & antivirus, SpywareBlaster, SpywareGuard, Prevx, ProcessGuard, Ad-aware, Ewido, & MS AntiSpyware.
It might sound like a lot of trouble and overkill, but it doesn't really take much effort and the overkill doesn't bother me.
Only one.
by horseperson - 1/3/06 7:04 PM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I have a good firewall, and antivirus program (EZ Armor) and have had only SOBIG so far in 2005.
Not one in years
by doingthis2long - 1/3/06 7:09 PM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I've never had any serious dealings with a virus on my own computers. Not to say that some haven't made it through in the past, but I haven't had an infection in over 5 years. I use AVG Antivirus and good sense. If people would just pay attention to what they are doing and treat everything as suspicious, these kinds of problems would go away. There are just too many sheeple out there walking along blindly waiting for someone to hold their hands and tell them where to go and what to do. Oh, and the Mac users should be cautious about saying they run a Mac and have nothing to worry about. There are those out there who like a good challenge and might just take you up on it. You can never be too safe when exposing yourself to the rest of the world.
No viruii here
by bill Kline - 1/3/06 7:26 PM In reply to: Not one in years by doingthis2longMac users have not had to worry about them yet. That doesn't mean we never will, but so far no one has been able to outsmart MacOSX. It's not like nobody has tried...They just have not been successful!
Not one in years
by mrrags1 - 1/3/06 7:41 PM In reply to: Not one in years by doingthis2longI agree whole heartedly with ;doingthis2long', the number one defense against virus ndworms is common sense. When you get what is basically the same message everyday for a week or two, trying to get you to open attachment... don't do it! you are your very best anti-virus 'software.'
For spyware, both ad-aware and spysweeper have worked well for me. I also use Webroot's Window washer to clean and bleach (don't worry, it's a non-chlorine bleach) my computer when I shut my browser.
There are many e-mail programs (e.g. Yahoo!) that scan an attachment before you're even allowed to open it. These are especially for those people with difficulty thinking about the big bad world out there. 8-)
Macs are still safe
by tom_strode - 1/3/06 7:47 PM In reply to: Not one in years by doingthis2longUs "Mac users" will not have a problem with viruses or trojans as long as we use a little common sense and use the built in firewall (on by default), and deny permission for any program that wants to install an application (that we have not initiated ourselves). [Since Mac OS X is unix-based, it is heavily permission oriented. For any application to be installed, one must provide an administrator ID and password.]
Nonetheless, I play it safe by using an open-source unix anti-virus program that scans my drives weekly.
Macs Rock!
by renyalford - 1/3/06 9:55 PM In reply to: Macs are still safe by tom_strodeWith Tiger's "built in" protection and unix based OS, I'm not even sure you really need any extra programs. I've been problem free since '84!
Agree 100%
by baseman - 1/4/06 6:47 AM In reply to: Not one in years by doingthis2longI agree. More than half the battle against viruses, spyware and attacks is common sense. I am very careful, think twice, and treat every unknown as a possible threat. A friend of mine routinely opens files, attachments, etc. and has experienced a good many problems...and then asks for help. While not 100% fool-proof, common sense and updated security and spyware programs should keep you in the clear. OK, having said that, now I've got to find some wood to knock on. Oh, I also agree. If all the Mac worshippers converted all to their system of choice then the evil-doers would change their focus and follow the money.
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