Comments on: How Do You Establish Trust With A Protection/Clean-Up Utility? http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-29166 Bob Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:00:09 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-29166 No of course you don't say do not do this or that, but a lot of people listen to you and when you say you don't do something then they tend to do the same. We axtually look up to you and try to emulate you. No of course you don’t say do not do this or that, but a lot of people listen to you and when you say you don’t do something then they tend to do the same.
We axtually look up to you and try to emulate you.

]]> By: Jason Faulknerhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-29133 Jason Faulkner Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:22:14 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-29133 Please let me know where I suggested people do not need any protection so I can correct this. Please let me know where I suggested people do not need any protection so I can correct this.

]]> By: Bobhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-29058 Bob Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:38:43 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-29058 Thanks Ray, yes I use Foxit and have to agree with you, it leaves Adobe standing still, it was a rhetorical question to PCMECH as I actually think he is being irresponsible in suggesting people do not need protection. Bob Thanks Ray, yes I use Foxit and have to agree with you, it leaves Adobe standing still, it was a rhetorical question to PCMECH as I actually think he is being irresponsible in suggesting people do not need protection.
Bob

]]> By: RAY SMITHhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-29001 RAY SMITH Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:16:08 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-29001 in place of adobe try foxit reader. i have been using it with no problems, it is free. i too have been using a lot of the same programs every one else has mentioned. i beleave in using at least two anti-spyware,adware. that is along with AVG. i use ccleaner and glary utilities at least once a week. i use quite a few programs to keep things running smoothly, how ever, i run vista on my main system ond have never had a problem with it[ nock on wood]. i love trying new programs. some work and some dont. if they dont, they go. in place of adobe try foxit reader. i have been using it with no problems, it is free. i too have been using a lot of the same programs every one else has mentioned. i beleave in using at least two anti-spyware,adware. that is along with AVG. i use ccleaner and glary utilities at least once a week. i use quite a few programs to keep things running smoothly, how ever, i run vista on my main system ond have never had a problem with it[ nock on wood]. i love trying new programs. some work and some dont. if they dont, they go.

]]> By: Ted Tomaszhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-28963 Ted Tomasz Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:35:56 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-28963 I use a suite of free and paid software facilities to protect and keep my PC in tune.Norton is my AVG, etc., product. Periodically, I'll use Ad Aware and SpyBotMy other products are: CCleaner, Defraggler, HDTune (not auto start), Real CPU Temp (not auto start), Disk Checkup (not auto start), Revo Uninstaller and Recuva I use a suite of free and paid software facilities to protect and keep my PC in tune.

Norton is my AVG, etc., product. Periodically, I’ll use Ad Aware and SpyBot

My other products are: CCleaner, Defraggler, HDTune (not auto start), Real CPU Temp (not auto start), Disk Checkup (not auto start), Revo Uninstaller and Recuva

]]> By: Bobhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-28959 Bob Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:47:36 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-28959 Kasperky Internet Security and Malwarebytes does it for me,, I keep all the speed for my machine and security is excellent, I would never mention to anyone if I decided not to run any protection just in case they emulated me. One more thing, what do you recommend we do about the Problem with Adobe, that is until next Wednesday or Thursday when we are assured they will have patched the product. Kasperky Internet Security and Malwarebytes does it for me,, I keep all the speed for my machine and security is excellent, I would never mention to anyone if I decided not to run any protection just in case they emulated me. One more thing, what do you recommend we do about the Problem with Adobe, that is until next Wednesday or Thursday when we are assured they will have patched the product.

]]> By: scorphttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-28955 scorp Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-28955 Yep trusting 3rd party Apps you basically take your life in your own hands,the more bloated the software is the bigger the risk of fallout will be when the crap hits the fan & the more you add the more chances you have of issues or exploits,every software has holes or break a comp ..lol.. Ok some software is recommended by many , other software thru email newsletters , i just go ahead & install to see what it's like,it's not a prob i dumped "system no restore" years ago for ghost & acronis so this affords me the luxury of trying new freebies without fear. I use cleaner for registry or symantec win doc,tho mostly it's cc Anti virus-Yep i agree it isn't necessary if your careful ,i've even surfed with no firewall for a month everything checked out fine when the apps were put back then again i didn't go looking to get infected,mind you xp was fully updated. ANTIVIRUS-i've tried AVG,Avast,Avira,Clamwin,Symantec,i settled on clamwin since it's nice n lite. FIREWALLS-Windows,symantec,zonealarm,comodo,i ended up back with xp's own firewall as nothing outbound happens without me knowing about it,my eyes are glancing at the network data light every so often well when i'm home that is..lol.. DEFRAGGERS-Well i dunno i've tried a couple maybe more i can't see the point so i ended up back with xp's defragger it works,besides don't all the utilities make use of windows own built in utilities or engine anyway & all you pay for is a fancy interface when the stuff was already there just hidden,registry cleaners are a perfect example. SANDBOXES or VPC's-For me they're more of a gimmick than anything & fun to freak friends out with ,however even they aren't that secure it seems & you can still get infected,still better than nothing ? or is it..lol.. GRAPHIC DRIVERS-Well it seems i can't upgrade one of my comps or is that two now coz the dam thing won't let vlc,powerdvd or mpc show the movie all i get is a black screen untill i revert back to the supplied cd,great going there Nvidia..then again the older drivers work fine..lol.. SPYWARE APPS-Well do they do more harm than good,yep too many false positives how many posts have you seen where people did a sweep & deleted windows components & broke it so it won't boot n such like,that said i use spywaterminator in basic mode with HIPS disabled & i never do a deep scan,except just for a quicklook now & again,for the most part it normasly picks up the usual login cookies,i've used adaware,spybot,spyware blaster in the past,termy does it for meSUMMARY-Lets be honest don't all utilities already make use of tweaks etc that windows already has but just hidden & what you pay for is a fancy user interface...lol..OK Anitvirus n such like not included,One of my fav apps is ms tweakui ,as for protection NOTHING beats a fully patched OS ,Yes even xp as it's core is relatively safe if it wasn't i would've been infected,to be honest i'm more concerned with holes in all the other 3rd party software i've installed than xp,So in essence i'll try new stuff based on recommended or if a trusted site like this one says give it a go Yep trusting 3rd party Apps you basically take your life in your own hands,the more bloated the software is the bigger the risk of fallout will be when the crap hits the fan & the more you add the more chances you have of issues or exploits,every software has holes or break a comp ..lol..
Ok some software is recommended by many , other software thru email newsletters , i just go ahead & install to see what it’s like,it’s not a prob i dumped “system no restore” years ago for ghost & acronis so this affords me the luxury of trying new freebies without fear.
I use cleaner for registry or symantec win doc,tho mostly it’s cc
Anti virus-Yep i agree it isn’t necessary if your careful ,i’ve even surfed with no firewall for a month everything checked out fine when the apps were put back then again i didn’t go looking to get infected,mind you xp was fully updated.
ANTIVIRUS-i’ve tried AVG,Avast,Avira,Clamwin,Symantec,i settled on clamwin since it’s nice n lite.
FIREWALLS-Windows,symantec,zonealarm,comodo,i ended up back with xp’s own firewall as nothing outbound happens without me knowing about it,my eyes are glancing at the network data light every so often well when i’m home that is..lol..
DEFRAGGERS-Well i dunno i’ve tried a couple maybe more i can’t see the point so i ended up back with xp’s defragger it works,besides don’t all the utilities make use of windows own built in utilities or engine anyway & all you pay for is a fancy interface when the stuff was already there just hidden,registry cleaners are a perfect example.
SANDBOXES or VPC’s-For me they’re more of a gimmick than anything & fun to freak friends out with ,however even they aren’t that secure it seems & you can still get infected,still better than nothing ? or is it..lol..
GRAPHIC DRIVERS-Well it seems i can’t upgrade one of my comps or is that two now coz the dam thing won’t let vlc,powerdvd or mpc show the movie all i get is a black screen untill i revert back to the supplied cd,great going there Nvidia..then again the older drivers work fine..lol..
SPYWARE APPS-Well do they do more harm than good,yep too many false positives how many posts have you seen where people did a sweep & deleted windows components & broke it so it won’t boot n such like,that said i use spywaterminator in basic mode with HIPS disabled & i never do a deep scan,except just for a quicklook now & again,for the most part it normasly picks up the usual login cookies,i’ve used adaware,spybot,spyware blaster in the past,termy does it for me

SUMMARY-Lets be honest don’t all utilities already make use of tweaks etc that windows already has but just hidden & what you pay for is a fancy user interface…lol..OK Anitvirus n such like not included,One of my fav apps is ms tweakui ,as for protection NOTHING beats a fully patched OS ,Yes even xp as it’s core is relatively safe if it wasn’t i would’ve been infected,to be honest i’m more concerned with holes in all the other 3rd party software i’ve installed than xp,So in essence i’ll try new stuff based on recommended or if a trusted site like this one says give it a go

]]> By: Jason Faulknerhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-28948 Jason Faulkner Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:58:56 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-28948 I run Windows XP at home and Vista Business at work.Please note the keyword: "Personally" which means it is my preference to run this way. Read my Anti-Virus article and you will understand why I feel this way. I do not service PC's for people (other than close friends and family) and I don't recommend anyone who is not comfortable doing so imitate my setup.I don't really care what other people in the 'tech world' do as, this setup has served me well (no infections on my machines... well ever), so why change it?As for whether or not you choose to read or trust what I write, that's totally up to you. I run Windows XP at home and Vista Business at work.

Please note the keyword: “Personally” which means it is my preference to run this way. Read my Anti-Virus article and you will understand why I feel this way. I do not service PC’s for people (other than close friends and family) and I don’t recommend anyone who is not comfortable doing so imitate my setup.

I don’t really care what other people in the ‘tech world’ do as, this setup has served me well (no infections on my machines… well ever), so why change it?

As for whether or not you choose to read or trust what I write, that’s totally up to you.

]]> By: Jim Taylorhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-28945 Jim Taylor Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:29:54 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-28945 I'm surprised that Sandboxie very rarely gets a mention. If you run your browser in a sandbox, then you're pretty well protected. I’m surprised that Sandboxie very rarely gets a mention. If you run your browser in a sandbox, then you’re pretty well protected.

]]> By: Samuelhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-do-you-establish-trust-with-a-protectionclean-up-utility/comment-page-1/#comment-28932 Samuel Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:57:45 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=10008#comment-28932 At the recommendation of my PC support firm I use the Kaspersky antivirus, and am pretty satisfied with it.I also use Uniblue's RegistryBooster, which is pretty good, with one exception - DON'T allow it to touch system drivers (uncheck that option on the "Registry scan" screen).I also would not recommend Uniblue's Driver Update - I have had unpleasant experience with that one. "If it ain't broken, don't fix it" and if a driver works satisfactorily don't update it. At the recommendation of my PC support firm I use the Kaspersky antivirus, and am pretty satisfied with it.

I also use Uniblue’s RegistryBooster, which is pretty good, with one exception – DON’T allow it to touch system drivers (uncheck that option on the “Registry scan” screen).

I also would not recommend Uniblue’s Driver Update – I have had unpleasant experience with that one. “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it” and if a driver works satisfactorily don’t update it.

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