Re: OT - Computer access

I have had plenty of problems and am the IT guy at my work by default. I
am no pro, but have had some success. Leo Laporte is the Tech Guy, he is
awesome and knows his stuff.

Here is a link on spyware
http://www.leoville.tv/radio/Main/RemovingSpyware?from=Main.Anti-Spyware.
I run spybot, adaware and Microsoft Antispyware, they are all great
programs. None of them catch everything though, that is why I have all
three.

Here is a link about viruses http://www.leoville.tv/radio/Main/Anti-Virus.

AVG is a free virus program for you computer and there also some free
online scans.

Here is link to Microsoft's online scan, I have run it at home and work,
it seems to be pretty good
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/windows_live_safety_center.mspx.

PcPitstop is an online scan that tells you how your computer is doing, it
is not just for the malicious stuff. I would recommend that you run it and
then explore all of the things that it is telling you, you will learn a
great deal. http://www.pcpitstop.com/

***Disclosure***
You have to be careful running / removing anything from your computer.
These malicious programs purposefully put things on your computer, that if
you remove them can have detrimental effects. You should create a restore
point prior to running the scans, that way you can always go back to the
beginning and start over. Be especially wary of messing with your
registry. If you are not comfortable doing it, don't. Find someone who is.

You can email me at conraddtaylor at yahoo dot com

On Dec 15 2005 8:03 AM, Will_gamble wrote:

> While playing poker I notice this little blue and white 'executable' icon
> appear for a few seconds on my task bar. This may happen 10 - 15 times
> over a three hour period each night while playing. So.... I am thinking
> to myself that it is only Party scanning my desktop.
>
> Then this morning while reading email without Party being up I notice it
> again. WTF?
>
> So I ask one of the PC system geeks at work what he recommends and he
> suggests downloading Microsoft anti-spyware. He says this will cause a
> dialog box to pop up for your approval before this program can access your
> system.
>
> Should I buy a firewall instead or is Microsoft's controls adequate? If
> so, which firewall product do you recommend?
>
> Thanks

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