Internet Explorer 8

[GOODDOG]

hi falkyrn

i did not install the s&d programme. i only opened it to see what it was like, as i had asked what those 3 names meant.

 re suspecious emails. i have just had one from a " john "who has something to tell you. as i never open any email which i dont know i deleted it.  also windows had highlighted it in red in my inbox. even though my antivirus was running in the background i didn't take the chance

 michael

[RJ_Paton]

Always better to be safe than sorry (complacency is the greatest enemy of any system).

Re S&D, Adaware and CCleaner they are useful tools to run as part of a security/cleanup routine - for some this is a daily task. For others once a week and some once a month - the choice is yours and should be one that fits in with your way of working.

However along with a good backup regime a regular security sweep does no harm and is considered, by many, a good working practice.

[GOODDOG]

i agree with you falkyrn. some people never run a spyware  or a defrag. i have my pc to run a defrag every week and my spyware daily.

  one person i know had never run a defrag until i showed him how and he was surprised at how well his pc ran afterwards. he now does it reguraly.

   michael

[Redroger]

I have downloaded (and paid for) a program Auslogic which does defrags and the whole works very quickly. Certainly given this system a boost!

[Nick29]

Anyone who thinks that trojan writers and deployers do it to cause havoc should take a look at this ......

[GOODDOG]

Hi Nick

 i saw a programme on tv about two years ago about hacking into another persons pc.  two men were sat facing each other with a 3 foot high partition between them.

 everything the first person typed the other one typed word for word.  they were showing you how easy it is to be a victim of a hacker.

 needless to say i don't keep any banking etc. details on my pc. too risky.

cheers
Michael

[GOODDOG]

hi all

i have just had an email from my spyware company. it is about  a Trojan alert for windows 7 &  f.i.f.a.  World Cup
tm. thousands of Win. 7 builds downloaded on Torrent & p2p sharing sites contain a malicious Trojan designed to target your personal information and has potential to cause system failure and result in identity theft or financial loss for the end user. phishing attacks are expected to rise by 40% more than at the last World Cup.

regards

Michael

[Redroger]

Thanks for the warning Michael.

[Nick29]

Getting back to the original topic, I just read in another forum that the use of Spybot Search & Destroy can have some debilatating effects on Internet Explorer 8.