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Anoree · 11-28-2008, 04:20 AM

Hi Danielle,

you may want to give HijackThis a try.
The program name seems nasty, but it's actually a tool against hijacking. It takes an inventory of running processes, registry entries and more. The resulting logfile can be sent to the site above for analysis.
You'll be given a detailed description of the processes and configuration, weighting of good / bad / unknown and on known threads a link to tools or procedures to get rid of them.

For me the absolute minimum of security when using the internet is

use Windows Firewall at least
There may be better firewall software out there, but the integrated firewall gives at least some protection.
use a background virus scanner and update it regulary
There are plenty around, even free ones.
install Microsoft's updates
Anoying sometimes, but most of the threads not using email come in through long known security holes.
don't open email attachments from unknown senders
Sounds trivial, but curiosity works for the bad guys here.
make regular backups
Preached every day by myself, I too tend to neglect it on my private computers.

You may want to add a spam filter for your email, if not included by the virus scanner or activated at your internet provider.

And don't fall for those "virus warning" popups grande351 wrote about.
I've seen it, avoided it, had the result on my lab table. Nasty.

11-28-2008, 04:20 AM	#110
Anoree Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 2,015	malware Hi Danielle, you may want to give HijackThis a try. The program name seems nasty, but it's actually a tool against hijacking. It takes an inventory of running processes, registry entries and more. The resulting logfile can be sent to the site above for analysis. You'll be given a detailed description of the processes and configuration, weighting of good / bad / unknown and on known threads a link to tools or procedures to get rid of them. For me the absolute minimum of security when using the internet is use Windows Firewall at least There may be better firewall software out there, but the integrated firewall gives at least some protection. use a background virus scanner and update it regulary There are plenty around, even free ones. install Microsoft's updates Anoying sometimes, but most of the threads not using email come in through long known security holes. don't open email attachments from unknown senders Sounds trivial, but curiosity works for the bad guys here. make regular backups Preached every day by myself, I too tend to neglect it on my private computers. You may want to add a spam filter for your email, if not included by the virus scanner or activated at your internet provider. And don't fall for those "virus warning" popups grande351 wrote about. I've seen it, avoided it, had the result on my lab table. Nasty. Last edited by Anoree; 11-28-2008 at 04:30 AM.