Comments on: Beg pardon, did you say 80GB? http://www.jenncutter.com/2010/01/27/beg-pardon-did-you-say-80gb/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:43:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Paul http://www.jenncutter.com/2010/01/27/beg-pardon-did-you-say-80gb/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 Paul Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:00:17 +0000 http://www.jenncutter.com/?p=1566#comment-1796 Microsoft Security Essentials would be a good beginning. http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ Microsoft Security Essentials would be a good beginning.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

]]> By: Paul http://www.jenncutter.com/2010/01/27/beg-pardon-did-you-say-80gb/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 Paul Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:08:18 +0000 http://www.jenncutter.com/?p=1566#comment-1795 Re: "So, uh, in an unrelated query would anyone care to recommend free ways to best secure your Windows 7 machine? Pretty please?? :)" Talk to Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte, they could answer your question on Security Now. http://twit.tv/sn Re: “So, uh, in an unrelated query would anyone care to recommend free ways to best secure your Windows 7 machine? Pretty please?? :)”

Talk to Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte, they could answer your question on Security Now.

http://twit.tv/sn

]]> By: Peter Trussell http://www.jenncutter.com/2010/01/27/beg-pardon-did-you-say-80gb/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 Peter Trussell Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:16:44 +0000 http://www.jenncutter.com/?p=1566#comment-1792 Did you check to see if the Steam or Microsoft put out any big updates? Perhaps running Astaro or BSD on an old pc may help. Maybe one of your consoles is hacked and is grabbing anything on the local lan. Did you check to see if the Steam or Microsoft put out any big updates?

Perhaps running Astaro or BSD on an old pc may help.

Maybe one of your consoles is hacked and is grabbing anything on the local lan.

]]> By: Colin http://www.jenncutter.com/2010/01/27/beg-pardon-did-you-say-80gb/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 Colin Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:11:44 +0000 http://www.jenncutter.com/?p=1566#comment-1790 I've never had the pleasure of a computer virus (knock on wood). I will offer the following suggestions, though. 1. Do your mail online (hotmail/gmail), rather than on your system (outlook). 2. Firewall. Turn on the one in your router, and turn on the one in windows. Especially important if you have multiple computers on your network. 3. Malicious software removal tool. Comes with windows. Click on the start icon, or whatever they are calling it these days, and type in mrt. 4. Run an antivirus. 5. Browser - use Firefox, and run the NoScript plugin. 6. Behaviour. Be aware of where you surf, and what you open. 7. Insurance. As you already know, despite your best efforts, your system will still get attacked. So insurance in the form of a backup is absolutely important. Some external drives, perhaps? I’ve never had the pleasure of a computer virus (knock on wood).

I will offer the following suggestions, though.

1. Do your mail online (hotmail/gmail), rather than on your system (outlook).

2. Firewall. Turn on the one in your router, and turn on the one in windows. Especially important if you have multiple computers on your network.

3. Malicious software removal tool. Comes with windows. Click on the start icon, or whatever they are calling it these days, and type in mrt.

4. Run an antivirus.

5. Browser – use Firefox, and run the NoScript plugin.

6. Behaviour. Be aware of where you surf, and what you open.

7. Insurance. As you already know, despite your best efforts, your system will still get attacked. So insurance in the form of a backup is absolutely important. Some external drives, perhaps?

]]> By: Datastorm http://www.jenncutter.com/2010/01/27/beg-pardon-did-you-say-80gb/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 Datastorm Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:35:02 +0000 http://www.jenncutter.com/?p=1566#comment-1789 Currently am using Security Essentials and the paid version of Malwarebytes Antimalware. The reason I'm using the paid version is it has real time protection....The full paid version is $25 and that is a one-time fee. It seems to be a good combo, I did add some of the Malwarebytes program files to the exclusions list on Security Essentials so that would play nice together.. Currently am using Security Essentials and the paid version of Malwarebytes Antimalware. The reason I’m using the paid version is it has real time protection….The full paid version is $25 and that is a one-time fee. It seems to be a good combo, I did add some of the Malwarebytes program files to the exclusions list on Security Essentials so that would play nice together..

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