computer virus help

PeteSB75 · 06-22-2009, 10:30 AM

Don't download games

Even if you have good anti-virus/spyware monitoring progams running, it's definitely not a sure thing. And most consumer anti-virus programs are not very good. Unless you have a corporate version of one of those, an excellent spyware blocker and a good hardware firewall, downloading applications is just asking for trouble. It's a safe assumption that 95% of things that are out there for free now are contaminated in one way or another.

Just a note, with a lot of these programs, the only way to be sure to fully eradicate them is to rebuild your drives from the partition tables on up.

06-22-2009, 10:30 AM	#1
PeteSB75 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: CT Posts: 1,674 Trading: (18)	Re: computer virus help Don't download games Even if you have good anti-virus/spyware monitoring progams running, it's definitely not a sure thing. And most consumer anti-virus programs are not very good. Unless you have a corporate version of one of those, an excellent spyware blocker and a good hardware firewall, downloading applications is just asking for trouble. It's a safe assumption that 95% of things that are out there for free now are contaminated in one way or another. Just a note, with a lot of these programs, the only way to be sure to fully eradicate them is to rebuild your drives from the partition tables on up. __________________ Formerly Malik23