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DeanP

DeanP

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Nirv Pro SLI (shipped to NZ)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 Extreme 980X (Six-Core) 3.33GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte X58A-UD5 - SLI, Crossfire, SATA 6Gbps & USB 3.0
    Memory
    12GB G.Skill Ripjaws High Performance Low-Latency DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 3GB GGDR5
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Samsung XL2370 Monitor and 23" Benq V2410 Monitor (extended monitor)
    Screen Resolution
    1,920 x 1,080 (on both monitors)
    Hard Drives
    2TB Western Digital Caviar SATA (7200rpm)
    600GB VelociRaptor SATA (10000rpm)
    PSU
    Silverstone Strider Plus Modular 750-Watt SLI
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian 800D System Chassis
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2
    Keyboard
    Logitech G19 Gaming USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Razer Mamba Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Max - 1.8MB/Sec (DSL) provided by Telecom NZ
    Other Info
    iPhone 4 Black 16GB, iPad 32GB WiFi+3G, iPod Touch 2nd generation

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
    Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0

    1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
    Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
    Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
I've been using Prevx 3.0 Prevx - PC and Internet Security for Home & Families, Businesses, Enterprises, Banks, Financial, eCommerce, and their customers. as a real-time adware scanner (unlike SuperAntiSypware which needs to be scheduled like the free version of MBAM) and it has caught several things (including a couple of web site warning messages) and I've found the free version to be quite good (though it is not in either list) with a very minimal resourse hit. I've run SuperAntiSpyware and Spybot Search and Destroy The home of Spybot-S&D! (which is another good free product IMHO though maybe not as good as SuperAntiSpyware and not on either list but it also must be scheduled and doesn't run in real time) just to check and they found nothing that Prevx or MSE hadn't already caught. Also missing I think is Hijack This HijackThis - Trend Micro USA which can help detect changes caused by malware and is often used by experts (I've seen Jacee use it here several times) to look for signs of infection (not as a preventive tool but as a repair/recovery tool so perhaps not appropriate for the list).

I use Prevx with MSE in real-time and run MBAM every few weeks or so just to be on the safe side (and MBAM has caught some things the others missed but nothing critical - mostly tracking cookies and a couple of minimum threat infections). I run some of the others on occasion or if I'm suspicious or if something is detected and removed (to make sure nothing else got past the first line of defense).

Only once have I gone whole hog and downloaded most of the free options listed here and in the other link and above in this post and free trials of commercial products like PandaSoft - but not Combofix as I don't have the skills to use it properly even if it is possibly the best of all if you know what you're doing (since uninstalling/removing them is such a hassle and some trials make things difficult like making you pay upfront and then cancel to get a refund) because I was sure I was infected. It turned out to be nothing - but I felt better knowing I had done a very thorough check.

Anyway, since I wasn't in the mood to register on the other site just to post these suggestions (and felt in the mood to recommend my own personal preferences and relate my one scary experience while discussing the topic), I decided to add them here for whatever they're worth.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
    CPU
    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
    Case
    Chassis Serial Number: 5YK95C1
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1958 Kbps download ; 754.8 Kbps upload
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-5540A ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

    Dell AIO Printer A940

    Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem

    6TO4 Adapter
    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
    Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
    Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
    Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

    Router Linksys / WRT54G -01
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