- TO KEEP SPYWARE AT BAY YOU NEED TO INSTALL SEVERAL ANTISPYWARE CLIENTS
In previous deliveries [16, 44, 63, 69] it had been stressed out that one needs to install a Firewall, plus an Antivirus client in addition to an AntiSpyware utility to keep one's computer shielded from Virus, Worms, Trojan horses and Spyware's attacks.
However, the number of attacks and threats are increasing every day. And now one can assert that even the above suggested combination cannot protect a system from the constant attacks and treats that are flooding the net. It seems that several Antispyware clients in addition to a Firewall and an Antivirus utilities would be more protective.
Indeed, visiting rogue sites, which are increasingly popping up in the World Wild Web, one is exposed to code injection, stealth malware installation and other dirty practices - through the browser's ports, that bypass Firewall, Antivirus and Antispyware clients.
The problem get worse when one knows that there are false Antispyware around supported by aggressive, deceptive and forceful advertising and marketing.
Truly, AntiSpyware utilities represent the worse that could exist in the IT field. They symbolize the deceptive side of humanity and stand as a troubling monument to the myriad ways that greed can exploit fear, confusion, desperation, and ignorance.
One is really confused and lost when selecting which AntiSpyware to install. Fortunately, as in normal life, there are warriors are dedicated to blocking the actions, deeds and mischief of people who spend their time cheating and destroying around.
- INSTALL SEVERAL ANTISPYWARE CLIENTS AND REMAIN ON ALERT!
If only one Antivirus utility can exist on a system - and the same for a Firewall client - several Antispyware utilities can co-exist. I personally have installed three of the trustful, recommended Antispyware clients listed on the website of spywarewarrior.com
However, from time to time, I still experience attempts by some visited websites to inject codes, install spyware and malware into my system or to try to hijack my browser homepage.
One of the most recurring threat is made by WinFixer. (Click the green link to read more about the beast.) WinFixer and the likes can bypass the best (not well configured) Firewall or Anvirus clients.
When I run XoftSpySE it detected WinFixer and many associated rogue spyware. I run the remove system and thought that I got rid of all the malware. However, when I reboot and run AVGAntivirus, WinFaxer had again been spotted - but the associates rogue spyware were not.
Indeed, WinFixer may be spotted by a good Antivirus software like AVGAntivirus, which after performing a scan of your system, will detect the beast and quarantine it in the virus vault. However, when you do restart your system, WinFixer can easily reinstall itself as it comes together with a score of other associated rogue files that are not easy to detect, that assist its reinstall.
Super AntiSpyware makers claim that it easily removes over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more! However, when I run it, my system had already been clean up by XoftSpySE. Therefore, it did not detect WinFixer, but do reveal other rogue files different from the associated files to WinFixer detected by XoftSpySE.
That is the proof that each AntiSpyware utility detect threats in accordance with the definitions files loaded. They see what they are programmed to see. If a threat is not listed in their spyware definition file, they cannot detect it!
I then decided to configure ZoneAlarm firewall [like this: (1) /Restore ZoneAlarm Control Center/ Firewall/ Add rules / insert domain names of rogue site you visited when surfing/ and choose Block; and (2) /Restore ZoneAlarm Control Center/Privacy/ and choose Medium for Cookies control] to reject winfixer.com and the score of variants of the site. Since then, no more WinFixer. But I cannot be sure that it would not show up again!
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INSTALL AT LEAST FREEWARE EDITIONS OF THE ANTIVIRUS, FIREWALLS AND ANTISPYWARE CLIENTS TO SURF IN PEACE
The most efficient Antispyware clients and Antivirus and Firewall utilities always have freeware editions. These freeware do lack some of the PRO versions specifics, but are "enough" if you are vigilant to protect your system when surfing the net. Click on the links provided in Control Your Desktop to download these freeware and surf in peace.
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