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Old 07-15-2005, 05:14 PM
Robsten
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Default Re: Security overkill?

Författare Louise 2005-07-14 :
> In article <5usad15tt690poul92g7c78s3omevhd2tv@4ax.com>,
> freeagent@nondisputandum.com says...
>> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:04:36 -0400, Louise <none@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Win XP Pro, SP2 with MS firewall turned off. Heavy home/office
>>> user with cable ISP. Use Firefox 85% of the time. Use Outlook as
>>> my email/pim.
>>>
>>> I'm wondering whether I really need to run the amount of security
>>> software I'm running or whether it's taking too much overhead.
>>>
>>> I have a Linksys NAT router. I run Sygate Pro. I run Avast with
>>> all the shields active.
>>>
>>> I used to run Spysweeper only when I actually wanted to scan my
>>> machine every week or so.
>>>
>>> I've just switched to Spyware Doctor (was this a good idea?), and
>>> I'm once again wondering whether I should leave it running "on
>>> guard" all the time or whether it's unnecessary use of resources.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts about Spyware Doctor and is it bloated - does it use
>>> an inordinate amount of resources? Is it intrusive?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Louise

>>
>> I think that you are doing fine,... agree that Spyware Doctor does
>> not need to run on guard,... free copy is ok. The only thing I mess
>> in your list is a regular clean-up of temporary & other non
>> functional bits & pieces. (Be Clean or Crap Cleaner). And a disk
>> cleaning from time to time,... defrag,... and an additional (other)
>> spyware cleaner (Ad Aware, Spybot)
>> not at all overkill imho
>>

> Thanks for your thoughts.


> You have a point about cleanup. Here's what I do now:


> I run AdAware once in a while in addition to Spy Doctor.


Adaware stinks! use Spyboot!

> I run a different anti virus program online (free), once in a while.


Use McAffe and F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.se/swe/home/ols.shtml

http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?cid=9914

You have to close your sygate pro before you use McAffe, it don.t work
otherwise.

> I defrag on an average of once a week with Diskeeper.


I to!

> I generally use Firfox and have the preferences set so as to keep
> history for only a few days etc. I actually want this history.


??History, knowdays? FF is good ;-)

> Whenever I uninstall a program, I run JV16 to clean the registry.
> And, about every month, completely haphazardly, I run JV16 and clean
> out whatever has accumulated.


He, he, relax!

> I use Executive Software Undelete. Therefore, I wouldn't want the
> recycle bin cleaned completely.


> So, a lot of my programs control the data build up, but not all of
> it.


> I looked a Crap Clean and Be Clean and they both looked like they did
> a lot of the things I'm already doing one way or the other.


> Is there something I could do to just clean out temp files and other
> odds and ends that wouldn't want to do more than I need or want?


> Louise


http://www.privacyeraser.com/

And don.t forget to relax a litle bit ;o)

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