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11/10/2010 10:14:27 AM · #1 |
Hardly a week goes by without a DPC member asking for help with an infected computer. Since an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, I thought to post this article from PC Magazine online reviewing Antivirus software for 2011. Many of the mentioned products are free.
A few additional things I do to protect my system:
-If you are still using internet explorer (especially v6 or earlier), stop using it. IE supports a technology called ActiveX, which is a good idea that can be used for bad things. IE7 will ask permission to run activex controls and other browsers, like Firefox, do not even support it.
-My own recommendation is using Firefox with the NoScript extension. NoScript will block javascript from a site unless you specifically allow it. (I'm sure there is a similar extension for the Chrome browser.) A lot of malware gets in via the browser allowing scripts to run unrestricted.
-A custom hosts file will block many known malware and adware sites and your browser will load things more quickly without having to seek out doubleclick from every other page. (Note, some online shopping sites may not work due to links to these e-commerce trackers, but the hosts file is easily edited to allow them if need be.)
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11/10/2010 12:10:15 PM · #2 |
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11/10/2010 01:04:28 PM · #3 |
iAntivirus for Mac. Not really sure how good it is as it has never found anything. So does that mean I have never gotten infected or that it doesn't work?
Message edited by author 2010-11-10 13:06:17. |
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11/10/2010 01:14:09 PM · #4 |
| At my last house, I had a neighbor across the street who is quite a character. I had a good laugh when he came knocking on my door in a panic. He was infected with a porn pop-up, and his wife was going to be home soon. A was laughing so hard. I fixed it just in the nick of time, as his wife came up the stairs. I washed my hands as soon as I got home. |
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11/10/2010 01:34:56 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by CEJ:
iAntivirus for Mac. Not really sure how good it is as it has never found anything. So does that mean I have never gotten infected or that it doesn't work? |
It's quite a thorough and free app, not a resource hog and simple to set up and run. Even though there are no known viruses for Mac at this time, some of us may wish to filter what be pass on to Windows users or just act preemptively... |
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