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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | help!! What necessary steps could i take to make my system safe? like what settings could i change? thank you! |
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| Vista home premium 32bit | Re: help!! Safe in what sense: 1. safe for browsing on the internet 2. safe from people not using it without my permission 3. etc. |
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| Vista Ultimate 32bit SP2 | Re: help!! mrprofessor, Welcome to the forum. There is no way to make your system safe, but you can make it safer. This is mostly a matter of behaviour. Avoid certain pages. If uncertain when surfing to a page, set Internet Explorer security settings to high. Close any suspiscious pop-ups with ALT-F4. Make sure you have a good antivirus program and a firewall. Make sure you have DEP turned on (search for DEP in Start - Help and Support ) and keep windows updated. I would say default settings in most cases are the safest; do not turn off UAC. I have never had any serious infection on any of my computers. |
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| Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 | Re: help!! As well as all the good advice Submarine gave you, make sure your security programs are updated regularly & your system scanned frequently. It's also a good idea to use a antimalwareprogram like SuperAntiSpyware or Malwarebytes. Both have a free & paid version.[ Links supplied below.] Spywareblaster is another good layer of protection & runs quietly in the background. [Read about it in link below.] The inbuilt Defender is also worth consideration. If you have a router firewall then the inbuilt Windows firewall should be adequate. Your best security measure is the hand that clicks the mouse. ![]() SUPERAntiSpyware.com | Remove Malware | Remove Spyware - AntiMalware, AntiSpyware, AntiAdware! Malwarebytes.org SpywareBlaster® | Prevent spyware and malware. Free download. Last edited by JMH; 09-12-2009 at 05:24 PM.. |
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | Re: help!! Wow thank u very much!!!! |
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| Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 | Re: help!! |
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | Re: help!! problem!! my avg anti-virus keeps picking up this cookie. What steps should i take to solve this? |
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| Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 | Re: help!! Hi again mrprofessor ![]() Cookies are a fact of life & are generally harmless. I suggest that you delete cookies before scanning with your AVG. On IE go to Tools - Delete Browsing History - Cookies - Delete Cookies - Close. [ I usually go one step further. Tools - Delete Browsing History - Delete All - Yes.] See how this goes & let us know. BTW Are you using AVG Anti Virus free or paid? |
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | Re: help!! Heey thank you for ur time. I am using the free version. And the cookies are coming from firefox |
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| Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 | Re: help!! Do you know how to delete cookies in Firefox? Which version of Firefox are you using? |
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