rridgely
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That should be fairly easy to implement.
I'll probably add an export feature which saves the data to a text file and can be optionally printed out.
That is why this program is awesome.
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Damn I cant believe I missed that. I found this thread and saw a post by Tarun that said you cant keep them. Well a couple of posts underneath his post was yours with how to keep them. Sorry Pwong.
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Nope, just visit the site again and it will come back.
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I wonder how much its going to cost.
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words from the great Djlizard:
http://forum.CCleaner.com/index.php?showto...813&hl=compress
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what kind of problems can we be expecting with ZoneAlarm? I read about this one....but I personally haven't run into problems or ready about any other type of specific problems with ZoneAlarm. Should I really be that concerned or just go with it and see how it turns out?
I have been using Zone Alarm for two years and have never had problems. The only time it bothers me is when I'm playing online games (and only on servers that run punk buster).
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Mike it sounds like you have been scanning your pc excessively since you got infected. I don't know what your surfing habits are but for me as long as I keep spyware blaster up to date and only use firefox I dont get spyware at all. When I do scan usually once every week or two I only find tracking cookies that I could have gotten rid of with CCleaner.
Also watch out for what you download and you should be all set. Thats just my take on it though but I hate watching spyware scanners all day.
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Have a look here:
http://forum.CCleaner.com/index.php?showtopic=1110
You can either create one yourself or you can download the zip file at the bottom of that link. It will also add a couple of more programs to be cleaned if you have them installed.
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I guess this is the post DJ was referring to, hope it helps:
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I think/hope he will go to lunarsoft once Tarun gets it back up. This place just isnt fun to come to anymore all we get are hijack this logs and then new people who try to argue with us. Also we get jerks who come here just to start problems. Anyway what do you think CaPMan?
The other big down fall of this forum is that you cant trust all of the advice thats being given anymore. If I ever had a problem their were about 4 people I would listen to and now only 2 come here anymore, you and Andavari (Tarun hardly ever comes here anymore either). Anyway once Lunarsofts up I will be more than likely out of here too. (Schools starting back also and I wont have as much time so I might as well spend it in a place I like).
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I need to know what that 5 letter word is too!
I forgot all about that post, and I didnt even try that program. I mainly wanted to know if anyone else used it. To me it was the same thing as win patrol (a program I hate).
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What does the box that ZA pops up say? Does it actually say CCleaner or does it just happen after running CCleaner?
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The only thing it could be is if you checked the box during installation that said "automatically check for updates". To disable it go to Options and uncheck it.
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Yeah but the line "it basically is a firewall that doesn't block anything" was pretty hilarious.
I couldn't think of how to word that correctly.
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Firewall:
I think if you are looking for the best firewall I WOULD NOT go with Zone Alarm. The prottection it offers is goo, not great, but the price in terms of system resources it uses make ZA just not worth it. ZA cannot seem to decrease the requirements and boot time of TrueVector and until that happens I cannot recommend it. Sorry to others who think this is a good software firewall.
I can say that the best firewalls out there are rule-based, such as Kerio 2.15 and LooknStop. I've heard great things about Jetico Personal Firewall. Outpost Pro is kind of a weird design. It is both application based and rule-based, you are given the oppertunity to create rules for applications when prompted. Outpost uses more resources then say LnS but not quite as many as ZA. Remember that no software firewall can ever be as dependable as a hardware firewall/router and should be used in addition to one.
Spyware:
I am not sure if I agree that WinPatrol should be considered a fireall, it is not one at all. It monitor different areas that malware (virii, trojans, spyware, etc.) might use such as IE helpers and system processes. I would highly recomend this program. I would also suggest getting the plus version as, new with 9.2 (9.7 is out now) is alerts the user in real time, rather than plling every specified amount of time.
I don't think there is any better anti-spyware scanner than MS antispyware 1.0 beta. I would recomend this especially since every other scanner that offers real-time protection you must pay for. This I think is a must have.
Antivirus:
I mention this now only because you mentioned you needed to purchase one. Just because a company has the best advertising department does not mean they have the best product. That means, right off the bat throw away Norton, Mcafee, and Trend Micro (PC-cillin') There are not bad product but given there general size vs protection ratio I say get rid of them. There is an ongoing debate as to what is the best antivirus. Ususally the choices are between NOD32, Kaspersky 4/5 and sometimes Dr Web 4.32b. You would be well protected with any one of these three. I use NOD32, so my vote goes to it. Kaspersky (KAV) has great signature detection with adequate hueristics (the ability to detect unknown virii or virii that are not on "the list". It can slow doen your system though as it uses a lot of resources. Dr Web takes up very little (the least) resources and has a very good (sometimes too good) hueristics engine. NOD32 has a great hueristics engine while using very little resources.
Rant done.
I meant my description of Win Patrol as an example (I try to keep my posts short and simple). Its actually called an "intrusion detection system" same idea as prevx and many other programs. Honestly though how many securitry programs do you need running at one time. If you have a firewall, antivirus, intrusion detection, spyware, spam, and any other scanner I cant think of at the moment it really starts to bog down system performance. You can only be so paranoid. Thats why most of the users here say get an AV, spyware blaster, and some firewall and thats it. You do not need all of that other crap. Just scan once a week and be done with it
As far as antivirus go I have tried them all and have come down to one that I really like Etrust EZ antivirus. Here is a link for a one year free trial:
http://store.ca.com/dr/v2/ec_main.entry25?...5939&CID=190471
Now for the Zone Alarm comment. I have tested it on every firewall testing site I have found and it always passes with flying colors. Like I said my recommendation goes to it for ease of use. Most unexperienced pc users will not set up a more advanced firewall correctly meaning it will not be doing its job correctly anyway.
Here are the security programs I use.
MS antispy (Real time scanner disabled)
Ad-aware
Spybot
Ewido
Zone Alarm
Etrust EZ Antivirus
Spyware Blaster
I have cleaned and kept clean my pcs with these programs and it dosent take loads of time to keep up. Anyway the best way to make sure your pc stays clean is to stay off of questionable sites, do not download crap software, and use an alternate browser.
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Outpost pro is good but it just takes a while to set up. I want my firewall to be out of the way and quick to set up. Thats why I use Zone Alarm. All I had to do was turn off alerts and logs and let the 10 or so programs that access the internet have permission to do so. The only problem with ZA is that its a resource hog on older pcs without enough ram.
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I don't see the need for webroot if you have all of those other programs. Why don't you give it a try and make your own decision. Here is a link for a 14 day trial:
http://www.download.com/Webroot-Spy-Sweepe...4-10405877.html
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I have actually tried all of those.
Webroot is a very good program. It has a very good detection percentage and seems to always be able to remove what it finds. I just remember thinking it was very slow.
Winpatrol has been around for ever. It basically is a firewall that dosent block anything. Instead it monitors your registry for changes and when something is about to happen it asks you if you want to let it.
Spyware Doctor I use to recommend a lot. That was back when they had a free version. Its scanner is very good and was quite fast. but like webroot its just not worth buying it. When you have all of the programs that we recommend you probably not only wont get spyware but these two programs are not going to detect anything the others wont.
Outpost wasnt my favorite but Tarun uses it. It is actually considered one of the best firewalls though. It also uses far less resources than most software firewalls.
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Zone alarm because of its ease of use.
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I was browsing Digg.com and found a story about a mozilla easter egg (You have to be using firefox.) Anyway to access it enter about:mozilla into your address bar. It's dumb but thats the first time I heard about it.
Here is a link to digg.com.
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Heh, the page rendering in the IE screenshots looks horrible.
IE needs to learn to follow and keep up with the webstandards.
Obviously it was a settings issue on that persons pc. I agree that IE needs some work but how can you say its not up to web standards when IE is the standard. As much as I'm sure you hate to hear it, IE is still the number one most widely used browser. I'm sure the good people at yahoo know this and make sure their pages load correctly with IE.
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To be honest I have no clue. I do not even know who figured out that this fixed the problem.
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Or just close firefox and run CCleaner 2 times.
Password protection needed for folders
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This topic was dead, I know.
Anyway I remembered someone wanting a program to password protect a folder. Well I was watching tech tv and saw this:
Folder Access
http://www.folderaccess.com/
(Free version locks only 4 folders)