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Maysky

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  1. I disagree. I listed those advantages as general terms, not in absolute terms where you find one exception and it's no longer true. I'm sure you can tell the differences.

     

    Closed mind? Perhaps you're reading too much between the lines.

     

     

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  2. I can think of many advantages for freewares over commercial wares besides price. ;)

     

     

    - No reservation for features > no "We'll put those new features on the next version and charge the users again for them"

     

    - No bad add-ons just for the vendors to claim extra functionality which looks good on the package box, but in reality have little use.

     

    - No additional resources required and bugs introduced by those bad add-ons.

     

    - Smaller and more efficient

     

    - Not pressured to come out before it's ready

     

    - No stupid rebate game (US)

     

    - Softwares are downloaded and ready for use in minutes (depends on connection speed)

     

     

    These are the ones I can think of, feel free to add to it.

     

     

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  3. Wish they tested Avira Antivir; would be nice to see how it compares.

     

    Also I wish they factor in the virus risk scale into the tests to better reflect the overall picture. Because the way the tests are handled right now means stopping an obscure, rare virus has the same importance of stopping a more common, vicious one.

     

    This might also prevent vendors from pumping up their numbers with irrelevant definitions without actually increasing the effectiveness of the scanners.

     

     

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  4. I saw on Avira website that it has Avira Premium Security Suite which has a firewall integraded.

     

    I heard their antivirus is one of the best, how about the firewall? Anyone has experience with it?

     

     

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  5. As expected, SPI Dynamics researcher Billy Hoffman demonstrated a Web application vulnerability scanner written in JavaScript. The tool, called Jikto, can make an unsuspecting Web user's PC silently crawl and audit public Web sites, and send the results to a third party, Hoffman said.

     

    But, in a change of plans, Hoffman did not publicly release Jikto. "The higher-ups first say we can, and then they change their mind," he said after his presentation. "We decided to focus on the educational message and show people the danger."

     

    Another SPI Dynamics representative at ShmooCon said the company had decided not to release Jikto because that could play into the hands of cybercrooks. "We do not want to release anything that could be used for malicious purposes," said Michael Sutton, a security evangelist for the company, which sells Web security tools.

     

    ShmooCon attendees asked Hoffman for the Jikto code, expecting it to be released at the event. But there didn't appear to be great disappointment when he said SPI Dynamics was not releasing the tool.

     

    "Once one person has talked about the ability to do it, it doesn't take that long for somebody else to come up with it," said one ShmooCon attendee who asked to remain anonymous. "It will come out."

     

     

    Follow Up on Cnet

  6. StarOffice and OpenOffice are basically the same thing. Since StarOffice 7 is OpenOffice 1, and StarOffice 8 is not free, you might as well use OpenOffice 2.1.

     

    Unless you use the fancy extras of MS office that most ppl never or rarely use, OpenOffice will be more than good enough.

     

    You can even find portable (no installation) version of OpenOffice at PortableApps.com (version 2.04).

     

     

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  7. Jikto is different in that way from bots, a common method miscreants use to take control over PCs. Typically, bots compromise PCs through security holes in Web browsers or e-mail messages laden with a Trojan horse. Somebody with a patched browser, smart e-mail habits and updated security software would typically be protected against bot software.

     

    "As a user you really can't do much against Jikto or other JavaScript-based threats," Hoffman said. "I am not giving you a Trojan or a traditional backdoor. I am not really compromising your computer. That is what makes this so scary. Antivirus is not going to help you."

     

    Full Article from CNet

     

     

    Although for now there isn't "real" damage from Jikto, that will surely change soon. One more reason to use the No-Script extension for firefox.

     

     

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  8. Buy.com is one of the biggest online shopping stores and one of Amazon.com's main competitors.

     

    It's a good place to shop unless of course, you live in California, then you are more likely to buy from Amazon.com (no tax in Cal) or newegg.com (tax in Cal, but better services).

     

    Btw, good deal on Kaspersky. Rebate is annoying, but it is free after.

     

     

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  9. Seems Kav may have lost its crown!

    http://www.av-comparatives.org/

     

    If you read the full test (pdf), you'll see this:

     

    From the report:

     

    "(*) AVK, eScan, F-Secure and TrustPort are multi-engine products:

    - AVK 2007 contains the Kaspersky and Avast engines ... "

     

    The "top" 5 finishers besides Kaspersky all use multi scan engines, and AVK which rated #1 in this report use Kaspersky and Avast.

     

     

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  10. Share some of my favorites! :)

     

     

    Scrapbook

     

    This is the second most essential extension for me after adblock plus. It saves webpages and the information you want, the way you want it.

     

     

    Firefox extension backup extension (FEBE)

     

    Back up and restore all or any parts of firefox the easy way; really helpful if you restore image regularly.

     

     

    McAfee SiteAdvisor

     

    Pool users feedbacks about particular websites and give you safety analysis about the websites.

     

     

    Download Statusbar

     

    Much easier to use than the default; should have been a built in.

     

     

    DownThemAll!

     

    Why use an external download manager when a free and small (426k) extension would do all the works.

     

     

    Ook? Video Ook!

     

    Weird name, but this video site downloader is simple and effective to use.

     

     

    NoScript

     

    Uneasy about visiting new websites? No Script disable all script except those you deem safe.

     

     

    Dictionary Tooltip (version 0.9.4.5.1)

     

    Easy to use dictionary extension with pronunciation. Avoid the newer versions.

     

     

     

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