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What safeguards, if any, are in place that would sniff out links that maybe potentially harmful and or contain some sort of virus?

 

Links to porno sites and others, have me wary and consequently, I don't open those links anymore.

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The forum software and it's host computer make no attempt to protect you. None whatsoever. At best, they try to protect themselves...as should you.

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Google (and now some copycats) mark potential problems on certain sites when you do a search. But it's all very hit and miss. You have to protect yourself, exactly as MM states. Some decent anti-virus/anti-malware software and a good firewall (or router) are your first defences and as you state, the best software is what your mom and dad gave you.

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Download and install SpyBot Search & Destroy Accept the options for SD Helper and the Tea Timer. Update when requested and Immunize when advised.

After installation, Immunize again.

 

This will give you some protection against some of the nasties out there. If a nasty get as far as installation, the Tea Timer will alert you that it is trying to add an entry into your Registry. You can use Tea Timer to deny it entry.

 

Quite a few useful tools included in the Advanced menu.

 

The program is free to use, though you can make a donation if you're happy with it.

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I use SpyBot, its TeaTimer can be a bit of a pain in that I never know whether what it wants to block is actually something I want blocked. If you are updating, adding etc be prepared to get some blockage, and just tell it to allow. I also use AdAware, it was free but now is pay. I haven't upgraded to pay as I read that the pay actually isn't as good as the free was. Although mine still works fine, I cannot update. It still gets rid of more tracking cookies than any other program, including the cookie that I get everytime I visit here.

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I use SpyBot, its TeaTimer can be a bit of a pain in that I never know whether what it wants to block is actually something I want blocked. If you are updating, adding etc be prepared to get some blockage, and just tell it to allow. I also use AdAware, it was free but now is pay. I haven't upgraded to pay as I read that the pay actually isn't as good as the free was. Although mine still works fine, I cannot update. It still gets rid of more tracking cookies than any other program, including the cookie that I get everytime I visit here.

Adaware is still free as far as I know. I've got the latest version and it's definitely free.

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The day I found a key logger on my PC was the day I turned it off and went out and bought a Mac. I haven't had a problem since.

 

... so far as you know.

 

Macs aren't safe. They are maybe safER than Windows PCs. But then I have a Windows PC and I have never had a security problem (so far as I know).

 

A safe PC is turned off, the hard drive smashed to bits, and sunk in an unmarked part of the Pacific Ocean.

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I use SpyBot, its TeaTimer can be a bit of a pain in that I never know whether what it wants to block is actually something I want blocked. If you are updating, adding etc be prepared to get some blockage, and just tell it to allow. I also use AdAware, it was free but now is pay. I haven't upgraded to pay as I read that the pay actually isn't as good as the free was. Although mine still works fine, I cannot update. It still gets rid of more tracking cookies than any other program, including the cookie that I get everytime I visit here.

 

 

Cookies are hardly a security risk. A program such as CCleaner will be of more practical use to you than the free version of AdAware(as long as you have SpyBot and it's teaTimer installed).

 

 

 

Ad-Aware 2008 Free

 

Unlike SpyBot with it's Tea Timer, this free product has no Real Time Protection.

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What safeguards, if any, are in place that would sniff out links that maybe potentially harmful and or contain some sort of virus?

 

Links to porno sites and others, have me wary and consequently, I don't open those links anymore.

 

 

Your antivirus/antispyware should be guarding you against that stuff(if you have it)

 

If you dont have it then use avg free

 

http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

 

and also i prefer Firefox browser rather than IE

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... so far as you know.

 

Macs aren't safe. They are maybe safER than Windows PCs. But then I have a Windows PC and I have never had a security problem (so far as I know).

 

A safe PC is turned off, the hard drive smashed to bits, and sunk in an unmarked part of the Pacific Ocean.

 

With the way OSX works the only way to get a virus is if you install it yourself, downloading software torrent etc.

 

Just browsing the net, clicking links, looking at porn etc will cause no problems at all

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Norton is a good antivirus for internet threats. This antivirus will block unnecessary site or that contains malwares or spies. You can try the free trial version of this AV by searching on the internet.

Norton may work good, but it will slow your computer down to a crawl. it would be my last choice for an anti-virus. A bad link on this site will usually have another member or two give a warning, because their anti virus came up when clicking on the link. If you are the first to click on it, it's up to you to have your own protection.

 

Understand that those saying to use spybot, are only half right. Spybot is looking for malware, you also need an anti-virus.

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Norton may work good, but it will slow your computer down to a crawl. it would be my last choice for an anti-virus. A bad link on this site will usually have another member or two give a warning, because their anti virus came up when clicking on the link. If you are the first to click on it, it's up to you to have your own protection.

 

Understand that those saying to use spybot, are only half right. Spybot is looking for malware, you also need an anti-virus.

 

 

You obviously have NOT tried Norton for several years. It is now light, fast and does a great job. I quit using Norton because MSE is free and my Norton Internet Security package expired.

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You obviously have NOT tried Norton for several years. It is now light, fast and does a great job. I quit using Norton because MSE is free and my Norton Internet Security package expired.

Symantec (Norton's) has improved, but it is still a dog. Within the last six months I've removed it from a system as it, as usual, dragged the system down to its knees. There is much better security software available and some of it is even free. That people pay good money to tie an anchor (Symantec) to their computer is a tribute to the power of advertising. It would be interesting to know what Peter Norton really thinks of the software Symantec has branded with his name.

 

As to the Mac and viruses: The Mac OS is build from about three different OS, all with Unix heritage, but the bulk of it is based on Darwin. Unix by its very design is more secure than any version of ms-windows ever produced, but winblows 7 is, finally, showing some real improvements in security.

However, that said, if the Mac were to become the dominate operating system, I'm sure those deviant, twisted little fuckers sitting in their mother's basement living on pizza and sugar water, would turn their attention to OSX.

It would be harder for them to do, but they would give it a go. :)

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