Anti-virus---: Avast(shareware)
Firewall-----: Zone Alarm
Registry----: RegVac
Browser-----: Firefox
Spyware----: Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D
Processes---: ProcInfo
Startup-----: StartupInfo/ MSconfig
'Also use MSconfig to check up on resident programs, by scanning Services and Startup, from time to time.
Kool webpages all about WinXP services: here, and here.
How you opimize/protect your PC?
Created 18 years ago2005-08-31 16:34:40 UTC by
rowleybob
Created 18 years ago2005-08-31 16:34:40 UTC by
rowleybob
Posted 18 years ago2005-08-31 16:34:40 UTC
Post #131310
Posted 18 years ago2005-08-31 16:39:26 UTC
Post #131318
I have , err , Ad-Aware and Norton Antvirus, both disabled, never had any problems.
Posted 18 years ago2005-08-31 16:42:48 UTC
Post #131321
Anti-Virus: AVG free, Norton Antivirus
Firewall: Zone Alarm
Browser: Explorer, Netscape, Opera
Spyware: Ad-Aware SE, Spybot S&D, Microsoft-Antispyware
Firewall: Zone Alarm
Browser: Explorer, Netscape, Opera
Spyware: Ad-Aware SE, Spybot S&D, Microsoft-Antispyware
Posted 18 years ago2005-08-31 17:10:50 UTC
Post #131324
Anti-Virus: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
Firewall: A router, a linux box acting as a firewall, and McAfee's firewall.
Browser: FireFox
Anti-Spyware: Spybot S&D
That's three firewalls for those who were counting.
Until Later...
Firewall: A router, a linux box acting as a firewall, and McAfee's firewall.
Browser: FireFox
Anti-Spyware: Spybot S&D
That's three firewalls for those who were counting.
Until Later...
Posted 18 years ago2005-08-31 17:19:45 UTC
Post #131328
Anti-Virus: Norton Anti Virus 2005
Firewall: A router... and erm i think window's shitty firewall.
Browser: FireFox
Anti-Spyware: Webroot's spy sweeper.
Firewall: A router... and erm i think window's shitty firewall.
Browser: FireFox
Anti-Spyware: Webroot's spy sweeper.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 03:24:24 UTC
Post #131439
Anti-virus: None needed
Firewall: iptables
Registry: None needed
Browser: Firefox
Spyware: None needed
Processes: ps -ax
Startup: rc-update
Pwned.
Firewall: iptables
Registry: None needed
Browser: Firefox
Spyware: None needed
Processes: ps -ax
Startup: rc-update
Pwned.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 08:38:29 UTC
Post #131472
Mine is pretty much like m0p's.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 10:02:21 UTC
Post #131496
AV: Panda Titanium AV 2005
Fwall: ZoneAlarm
Registry: Nuthin
Browser: Firefox
Spyware: Spybot S&D
Processes: None
Startup: none
Fwall: ZoneAlarm
Registry: Nuthin
Browser: Firefox
Spyware: Spybot S&D
Processes: None
Startup: none
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 10:08:00 UTC
Post #131499
The default XP firewall and Lavasoft's Ad-aware.
Using FireFox and not visiting strange sites is a good contribution to your computer's health. There might be some virus in my PC, but I havent noticed anything strange.
You know what they say, ignorance is bliss
Using FireFox and not visiting strange sites is a good contribution to your computer's health. There might be some virus in my PC, but I havent noticed anything strange.
You know what they say, ignorance is bliss
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 10:34:27 UTC
Post #131508
I have a strict iptables setup on my firewall (I got a dedicated hardened Gentoo box as a h/w firewall) with a very obscure and locked down network config in my kernel. I can use Win2k with no software firewall and very outofdate hotfixes with no problem 
But Win2k sucks, so I don't use it.
But Win2k sucks, so I don't use it.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 10:53:27 UTC
Post #131512
FireFox
Adaware+SBSD
NAV 2k3
WINDOWS XP HOME
ZApro full
Adaware+SBSD
NAV 2k3
WINDOWS XP HOME
ZApro full
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 11:21:22 UTC
Post #131519
AVG free
Adaware
ZApro full
Adaware
ZApro full
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 11:39:20 UTC
Post #131523
Norton Antivirus
Ad-Aware
FireFox
Hardware router firewall
Ad-Aware
FireFox
Hardware router firewall
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 13:32:22 UTC
Post #131548
WINDOWS XP HOMEBURN HIM GOOD
Ah, a subject close to my heart.
Anti-virus: avast! (freeware, not shareware, as incorrectly posted by rowley).
Software firewall: Sygate PF, which I only use for app. control. Its packet logging is alright, but not as useful as Sysinternals'.
Hardware firewall: NAT router. WLAN, but 63-rchar AES WPA PSK.
Registry: what?
Browser: Opera(s).
Spyware: Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D.
Processes: the supreme Process Explorer. Nothing beats it!
Startup: Starter.
All freeware. Get it all! Oh, plus I'm on XP Pro.
PS: m0p: there's an article on Sysinternals about running XP in 6MiB o' RAM, too.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 15:16:02 UTC
Post #131575
I was checking out Process Explorer, then I started wondering "Why would anyone want to know all that information?"
I guess it could come in handy when you're getting attacked by spyware or a virus, but other than that, I am happily ignorant about all the processes and their innards.
I guess it could come in handy when you're getting attacked by spyware or a virus, but other than that, I am happily ignorant about all the processes and their innards.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 15:20:07 UTC
Post #131576
Anti-virus---: Windows 98 (my comp is full of viruses, but nothing work on)
Firewall-----: me (I am connected only when needed)
Registry----: nothing
Browser-----: IE
Spyware----: Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D
Processes---: eh ?...
Startup-----: MSconfig + me (I delete everything I don't recognize on my comp)
Firewall-----: me (I am connected only when needed)
Registry----: nothing
Browser-----: IE
Spyware----: Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D
Processes---: eh ?...
Startup-----: MSconfig + me (I delete everything I don't recognize on my comp)
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 15:22:28 UTC
Post #131580
Antivirus: NAV
Firewall: Zone alarm PRO
Spyware: ad-aware se
Browser: Firefox
OS: XP professional
also i use HijackThis and msconfig
never had any problems.
Firewall: Zone alarm PRO
Spyware: ad-aware se
Browser: Firefox
OS: XP professional
also i use HijackThis and msconfig
never had any problems.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 15:24:07 UTC
Post #131581
Why has the edit function just been disabled ? 
...
EDIT : do you mean you can't edit anymore a post once somebody replied ? ok ...
...EDIT : do you mean you can't edit anymore a post once somebody replied ? ok ...
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 16:01:59 UTC
Post #131594
yeah.
new post new discovery.<- 7th
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 16:33:11 UTC
Post #131604
Quite a bit of it is useful, satchy, in my opinion, and I'm not much of a programmer.
new post new discoveryWas that meant to mean something to me?
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 17:51:29 UTC
Post #131615
Holy shit, 6MB!? Well... I can run FreeBSD in 4MB of RAM. Hah! Beaten by 2MB.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-01 21:43:08 UTC
Post #131629
I use windows XP proffesional! 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 01:30:32 UTC
Post #131639
Quite a bit of it is useful, satchy, in my opinionWhat do you use it for? I keep trying to think of an actual instance where it might be handy, but I just can't (aside from hunting spywares).
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 02:01:57 UTC
Post #131640
Windows XP is more of a human by-product excreted by the anus, than a usable OS.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 02:21:10 UTC
Post #131644
Ah, return to irrationality ;).
satch: I use the program in general to keep an eye on what's running. Features like handle-handling are useful for when Explorer has decided to stop you from deleting empty folders by locking them.
satch: I use the program in general to keep an eye on what's running. Features like handle-handling are useful for when Explorer has decided to stop you from deleting empty folders by locking them.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 03:37:09 UTC
Post #131666
Gonna grab those proggies Alex, thanks.
Anti Virus: Trend Micro Internet Security 2005
Firewall: ZoneAlarm Pro
Spyware: Spybot - Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware
Registry: Regclean, Registry First Aid
Misc. : xpAnti-Spy, Process Explorer (thanks Alex), Starter (thanks again), msconfig
Browser: Opera 8
Oh, and XP Pro SP2 (which was a mistake).
Anti Virus: Trend Micro Internet Security 2005
Firewall: ZoneAlarm Pro
Spyware: Spybot - Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware
Registry: Regclean, Registry First Aid
Misc. : xpAnti-Spy, Process Explorer (thanks Alex), Starter (thanks again), msconfig
Browser: Opera 8
Oh, and XP Pro SP2 (which was a mistake).
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 12:46:00 UTC
Post #131780
I really don't see peoples' problems with SP2 :.
Glad you find the proggies useful, Anteh.
Glad you find the proggies useful, Anteh.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 18:25:04 UTC
Post #131876
OS - WXPHome, SP2
AV - Symantec Corporate (Har, 'borrowed' the CD from work)
Firewall - Windows or nothing. Router has one integrated, kind of. hax~
Spyware - Manually remove it myself
Registry - Manually clean it, RegScrub XP
Processes - Windows Taskman and manually figuring out what shit does
Start - MSConfig
Browser - Firefox 1.0.6
Needless things will change once I get my DVD Drive and reformat...Notably the absence of a firewall and operating system.
AV - Symantec Corporate (Har, 'borrowed' the CD from work)
Firewall - Windows or nothing. Router has one integrated, kind of. hax~
Spyware - Manually remove it myself
Registry - Manually clean it, RegScrub XP
Processes - Windows Taskman and manually figuring out what shit does
Start - MSConfig
Browser - Firefox 1.0.6
Needless things will change once I get my DVD Drive and reformat...Notably the absence of a firewall and operating system.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 19:09:47 UTC
Post #131878
I love WinXP Pro's Asian character input system. It allowed me to type Chinese characters for my wedding thank-you cards.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 20:03:25 UTC
Post #131884
Anti-virus: avast! (freeware, not shareware, as incorrectly posted by rowley).I'm sorry Alex, I think your actually wrong this time. Because Avast expires in 60 days, it would be classified as shareware.
Freeware, would mean you had an licence of some measure, with no time limit. Pwned
Registry: what?Should I take this to mean you don't maintain your registry?
Yeech!<rowleybob starts making mad monkey noises, slaps head with both hands, and starts dancing arount the room...>
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-02 23:22:40 UTC
Post #131932
i got pretty much nothing exept ADaware and Spybot S&D, im my own firewall and virus remover. ive even proven that to myself a few times, stoping even some of the fastest attacking viruses in there tracks.
/me buffs SASAR surviver badge
(Sasar is the infinite resart one, however you spell it)
/me buffs SASAR surviver badge
(Sasar is the infinite resart one, however you spell it)
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 00:02:15 UTC
Post #131933
Viruses are for nubs. I have Win2k on another partition and that never has a virus problem, then again, I don't visit dodgy sites that you all probably visit.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 00:15:10 UTC
Post #131934
like teh sites of pr0nz0r
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 02:29:29 UTC
Post #131941
I'm sorry Alex, I think your actually wrong this time. Because Avast expires in 60 days, it would be classified as shareware.Er, you can register for free... did you download the wrong version?
Should I take this to mean you don't maintain your registry?Those things are a con. Do you defragment yours, though?
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 11:02:37 UTC
Post #132061
There is no 'registration' for either, afaik.
Your avast has a limited licence--60 days--and that's what makes it shareware. Freeware keeps working forever and ever and...
I know, because I just downloaded it, and each time you use it, it urges you to register, whilst concurrently telling you how many days are left in the trial.
Admit when your wrong! It doesn't happen so often
I don't think I've ever defragmented, at least not for a very long time. Anyway, doesn't Dr. Watson or somebody let you know when it's time??
<rowleybob very calmly looks around for Dr. Watson, sweating just the tiniest bit>
Your avast has a limited licence--60 days--and that's what makes it shareware. Freeware keeps working forever and ever and...
I know, because I just downloaded it, and each time you use it, it urges you to register, whilst concurrently telling you how many days are left in the trial.
Admit when your wrong! It doesn't happen so often
Those things are a con. Do you defragment yours, though?Not a con if your trying to zap all traces of a program, to get a fresh install--for purposes I will not discuss...
I don't think I've ever defragmented, at least not for a very long time. Anyway, doesn't Dr. Watson or somebody let you know when it's time??
<rowleybob very calmly looks around for Dr. Watson, sweating just the tiniest bit>
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 11:21:14 UTC
Post #132064
I create a System Restore (Windows XP) before I install any doubtful programs. If I'm really doubtful, I make a copy of the registry.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 12:05:55 UTC
Post #132092
I use avast!, and I assure you it's freeware.
You 'clean' your registry... but don't ever bother defragging? Get your priorities right :|.
You 'clean' your registry... but don't ever bother defragging? Get your priorities right :|.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 13:11:00 UTC
Post #132106
Ad-aware - Anti spywhare
Some odd firewall - Blocks dumbasses
System suit - Anti virus
A baseball bat - Anti thief system
Some odd firewall - Blocks dumbasses
System suit - Anti virus
A baseball bat - Anti thief system
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-03 13:12:23 UTC
Post #132108
Haha I might adopt your anti-thief system 
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