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15-12-06, 07:13 PM

Cool, thanks guys.

I've run one and it seems to be Ok at the moment. Any more trouble and I'll run another jsut to be sure.

I guess that'll teach my housemate to go looking in places his mother would be ashamed of.

Men eh!

With any luck though I'd have saved up enough to get my own laptop after Christmas - then nobody can screw my computer up apart from me. :P

I've been lost today without it though. It's a crippo's lifeline this thing.

16-12-06, 01:14 AM

If it's your computer, set up your windows login/password. If you don't set up any other logins or even a guest login, they can't use the machine....

It'll be somewhere in the control panel maybe? I'm sure the more techie bods can help you out with it if you're interested. I can't remember how I did mine but I set up the login when I realised the estate agents could possibly be in here using my computer if they wanted to since they have a key...

I'm not paranoid... I'm just... careful...

northwind · 16-12-06, 02:12 AM

Ping, your new avatar is... problematic

16-12-06, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by northwind

Ping, your new avatar is... problematic

Well it's all under control now and it makes me giggle everytime I see it. Can't be a bad thing

Check out my sig as well...

It's inspired by the episode of south park on at the moment...

Edit: "Die Hippie, Die".... Don't get me wrong... I dress like a hippie, um.. and stuff... but I like metal. Er... YAY! Chef survived!

16-12-06, 09:04 AM

I dont get spyware. Dont install dodgy software and am careful about sites. Gotta love the ones that say you must install ActiveX components!

Not experienced it since i got Vista installed

Stu · 16-12-06, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mysteryjimbo

Gotta love the ones that say you must install ActiveX components!

So you're not supposed to?

Stu · 16-12-06, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu

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Originally Posted by Beenz

For a firewall you could try Zone Alarm free :
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...eeDownload.jsp

HTH also.

That's the bugger

So can someone help me set up ZoneAlarm pro or recommend me a different one. Because it is is far too restrictive. As I said it doesn't let me connect to MSN. Doesn't let me see postimage pictures on the forum or animated emoticons. Usually the first mod to a computer session is to turn it off. But it is worrying when it says 304,000 intrusions blocked, 7,000 of those have been high rated, firewall has blocked 34 attempts.

16-12-06, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu

Quote:

Originally Posted by mysteryjimbo

Gotta love the ones that say you must install ActiveX components!

So you're not supposed to?

Kidding right?

A lot can be trusted, but a lot are spy ware.

Stingo · 16-12-06, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

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Originally Posted by mysteryjimbo

Gotta love the ones that say you must install ActiveX components!

So you're not supposed to?

I'm with you Stu on this one - I was not aware of this either..

17-12-06, 05:15 PM

Active X can be easily abused so best avoided unless you trust the site.

Zonealarm

(very very few apps ever need to act as servers & make sure your security is high)

Spybot

Ad-Aware

Sysinternals rootkit revealer

No ones mentioned Windows Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

& making sure you run Microsoft Baseline security Analyser (here).

Good advice is to keep you computer up to date with automatic windows critical updates & preferably make sure you disable all unnecessary services (services.msc).

Also make sure you have File & Printer Sharing disabled on your Lan/dial up properties, & when you browse the internet it's best from a user (restricted user) account, not an Administrator account.
Applying a strong group & local policy is best (gpedit.msc).

Run checks with things like Shields up on http://www.grc.com/default.htm

HTH! Any q's please just ask, if I can help I will.

16-12-06, 02:12 AM	#13
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15-12-06, 07:13 PM	#11
K Guest Posts: n/a	Cool, thanks guys. I've run one and it seems to be Ok at the moment. Any more trouble and I'll run another jsut to be sure. I guess that'll teach my housemate to go looking in places his mother would be ashamed of. Men eh! With any luck though I'd have saved up enough to get my own laptop after Christmas - then nobody can screw my computer up apart from me. :P I've been lost today without it though. It's a crippo's lifeline this thing.

16-12-06, 01:14 AM	#12
Ping Guest Posts: n/a	If it's your computer, set up your windows login/password. If you don't set up any other logins or even a guest login, they can't use the machine.... It'll be somewhere in the control panel maybe? I'm sure the more techie bods can help you out with it if you're interested. I can't remember how I did mine but I set up the login when I realised the estate agents could possibly be in here using my computer if they wanted to since they have a key... I'm not paranoid... I'm just... careful...

16-12-06, 09:04 AM	#15
mysteryjimbo Guest Posts: n/a	I dont get spyware. Dont install dodgy software and am careful about sites. Gotta love the ones that say you must install ActiveX components! Not experienced it since i got Vista installed

17-12-06, 05:15 PM	#20
_drummer_ Guest Posts: n/a	Active X can be easily abused so best avoided unless you trust the site. Zonealarm (very very few apps ever need to act as servers & make sure your security is high) Spybot Ad-Aware Sysinternals rootkit revealer No ones mentioned Windows Defender http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx & making sure you run Microsoft Baseline security Analyser (here). Good advice is to keep you computer up to date with automatic windows critical updates & preferably make sure you disable all unnecessary services (services.msc). Also make sure you have File & Printer Sharing disabled on your Lan/dial up properties, & when you browse the internet it's best from a user (restricted user) account, not an Administrator account. Applying a strong group & local policy is best (gpedit.msc). Run checks with things like Shields up on http://www.grc.com/default.htm HTH! Any q's please just ask, if I can help I will.