Tips: How to keep your computer safe

Originally Posted by neus

I've found that Spybot S&D's Teatimer with ZoneAlarm Pro firewall is very effective. Though, I wouldn't recomend this if you've under 512MB of RAM.
Most of the programs mentioned above can be found on various bittorrent sites, and while I am not advocating this, it is a good to know if you are frustrated with the limitations of the software's free versions.

I use AVG Anvtivirus, Spybot S&D with Teatimer, Ad-Aware, ZoneAlarm Pro firewall and occasionally hijackthis. Good combination, if I say so myself.

Just get the legal free version of Zone Alarm. I'm pretty sure AVG Free and Spybot do the things Zone Alarm Pro does better for free. I have yet to get any viruses/spyware/hacker incidents since I got Zone Alarm/AVG Free/Ad-Aware 1.06. Also I have 128MB of RAM and all three programs don't impact RAM usage that much, even when game.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Snowknight

As an alternative to Windows Update, Windiz Update is also available.

Have you been using this for a while and is it really reliable ?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm behind a router with a hardware firewall and my only other security measures are Windows Update™ and Common Sense™. I have never had any kind of malware on my computer for decades.

The last virus I had to get rid of was Junkie-Boot, a MS-DOS boot sector virus, back in 1994 or so.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Is your Common Sense™ a clone of my SmartBrowsing™? Cause if so, I'm suing you.

I was speaking idiomatically.

wait, you meant

Originally Posted by Sir VG

I'm suing you.™

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

No, Common Sense™ is freely available as open source to everyone, everywhere. The problem is that no one knows how to use it properly, because it requires the Brain™ runtime environment, which has gotten incredibly rare as of late and doesn't seem to be in development any longer.

How ya doing, buddy?