Lenny
I'm not sure where you get your info but Windows Defender IS a firewall. It is
not anti spyware i never thought it was. It's a firewall from Microsoft I got
it in thier list of products, I'ts a free version I had.
Kathy
----- Original Message ----
From: LNVTM1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2:12:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Y!M] A warning In case you didn't know
Oops. I just replied to your previous email about this before I saw your
additional reply.
Windows Defender is NOT a firewall. It is Microsoft's version of an
Anti-Spyware. It works OK but isn't nearly as good as some of the paid
Anti-Spyware programs out there. I Beta tested it when MS first bought the
program from Giant and called it Microsoft Anti-Spyware in the beginning
before changing the name to Windows Defender. I continued to use WD for
about a year but found it wasn't nearly as good as other AS programs.
Windows Live OneCare is not spyware so I'm not sure why you were using other
programs to try to remove it. Windows Live OneCare is Microsofts version of
a full security and preventive maintenance suite. While I don't recommend
buying the service, I do send people to the FREE online scan and maintenance
scan. I even use it once a week or so. It's not the best thing out there
but it's OK as an additional layer of help. Here's the link to the free
online scan http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm but ONLY use the
free "FULL SERVICE SCAN" button in the middle of the page, not the actual
Live OneCare service that they try to sell you at the end. Just Say NO! to
it. LOL
Who puts out Spy Hunter and how did you find out about it? There are
countless rogue programs out there that purport to find and delete suspected
spyware but these programs are frauds and make up the so-called spyware they
find and then "delete" it but it never existed in the first place. I've
never heard of Spy Hunter and it's not on this list of reputable
Anti-Spyware programs... http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm But
it's not on this list of known rogue programs either...
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm As you will see, there
are about 100 times more rogue programs compared to legitimate programs so
be very careful about what you download.
Here is one review that I found about Spy Hunter by Enigma Software which
shows it to be a potential rogue program that finds false positives and then
offers to clean them if you purchase the program and then of course, it
cleans out the false positive that it supposedly found.
http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000053.html
NONE of the things you talked about so far are an actual Firewall. There
are several FREE good firewalls that you can use on your computer. I am
currently using Comodo Pro Firewall (FREE) but I've also used a couple of
others in the past (ZoneAlarm and Sygate).
Lenny Vasbinder 504-621-1870
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kathy kendall
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:22 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Y!M] A warning In case you didn't know
Yes it slowed my computer down alot, sorry, i missed on other email Lenny.
I had windows Defender fire wall and the firewall that was already on my
computer when I purchased it, (Toshiba Satellite Notebook) and the third
firewall is on my yahoo messenger. The anti virus i did have was not working
properly in my opinion but i cannot prove that. I remembered it it wa
Windows Live Onecare the free edition. i went to web site to get info on it
cause even AVG couldn't get rid of it, I ran numerous Anti spyware programs,
3 in all i think, they all missed it. I finally bought my Spy Hunter and it
took right off no problem.
----- Original Message ----
From: LNVTM1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 9:56:44 AM
Subject: RE: [Y!M] A warning In case you didn't know
Which antivirus do you have?
Do you have three firewalls? Which three and why are you running three?
That would seem to slow down most computers to a crawl.
If it's a brand new trojan, your AV may not have had the proper definitions
installed. Do you do daily updates and scans?
Do you have a good anti-spyware that runs actively in the background also?
That is what would be most likely to detect this type of program that you
downloaded. If you use SpywareBlaster (FREE), it makes changes to your
registry to prevents most spyware from even being able to download or start
up on your computer but since it's free, they don't updated it daily so
there is a slight lapse in protection which is why you should also have a
good active anti-spyware to detect these rogue programs.
Your firewall should have alerted you that it was trying to dial out but you
may have allowed it thinking it was "normal".
You should have been able to use the many free programs like Spybot,
Ad-Aware, various online scans from the major AV companies, etc. to remove
this trojan without having to spend money. Who did you send the $30.00 to?
Lenny Vasbinder 504-621-1870
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can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most
important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your
computer.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kathy kendall
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:02 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Y!M] A warning In case you didn't know
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to make sure you all knew about what happened to me, so you
wouldn't get it too. Be very careful about downloading Active X Controls
these days, i was downloading one three days ago, and a trojan horse called
Zlob using the ruse of an anti virus protection went right past my anti
virus like it wasn't even there, it also goes thru your firewall, I had
three at the time. You can read about it on the internet by punching in
VirusProtectPro removal, thats how I found out about it. It attaches to your
computer to swindle you out of your money. Which, I'm pleased to say I do
not fall for....lol. VirusProtectPro is a bad thing, that installs itself
with Active X controls. It took me three days and 30 bucks to get rid of it,
so please be careful. Have a good day, stay safe !!!
Kathy
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.5/990 - Release Date: 9/4/2007
10:36 PM
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