Miyuki's Safety and Useful Guides and Tips for Newbies!
Miyuki's Safety and Useful Guides and Tips for Newbies!
[Last edited: 5th September 2008]
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---///Table of Contents///---
--Introduction
---Antivirus
----Firewall
-----Antispyware
------Free Utilities
-------Safety Tips
--------Useful Links
---------Misc Tips
----------Extra Info
---///Introduction///---
The objectives that I created my guides is for those users who're new to the internet, or at least still not aware of the risks and also threats from the internet.
There's plenty of security suites available at the net, free or paid version, are all available. But what if you're student? Or still don't have income to get those paid version? Don't worry, in this guide, I'll lists all available free software and security software.
Well, my guide might not be the most perfect guide, but I hope it does helps others that who needs it "/.
As it's mentioned before, prevention is better than cure.
---///Antivirus Software///---
Viruses, viruses, viruses...trojans, worms...everyone familiar with those, right? Common symptom that someone infected by viruses/worms/trojans are:
- Slow system performances
- Sudden popups like "YOU GOT VIRUSES, 31 VIRUSES DETECTED" and such alerts, which are fake.
- Task Managers, Registry, Folder Options are disabled.
- And sudden files appears, like a TO folder inside a TO folder.
- And more.
Not just that, there's even rogue antivirus available in the internet that tempted to tricks users like "32 viruses detected on your system, scan NOW!" like the ads you see in certain website.
Anyway, for this, there's plenty of antivirus software available, paid or free. But, as I mentioned, I'll provides a list of free software that you all can use for.
Some of the antivirus software that recomended are:
Please take note, having more antivirus installed =/= your safety. Sometime it might causes your computer to slow down, or crashes if you having more than 1 antivirus software installed.
It's recommended that you just install 1 antivirus software at your system.
Please take note, having more firewall installed =/= your safety. Sometime it might causes your computer to slow down, or crashes if you having more than 1 firewall software installed.
It's recommended that you just install 1 firewall software at your system.
---///Antispyware///---
Are you afraid that you're being monitored? Or someome attempts on stealing your information and spies on you? If you do online banking or online transaction, you might feel that if there's someone attempts to steal your credit card information?
Like antivirus software, there's rogue and legit antispyware software available in the internet, only download from legi websites.
Anyway, luckily there's plenty of free antispyware for you to use to. These are some of the free recommended software for you.
#1 - Spybot S&D - The home of Spybot-S&D!
- The most popular free anti-spyware solution available.
- Best used with TeaTimer and also with browser immunization enabled.
- TeaTimer = actively monitoring your system for any changes, like registry changes or unwanted entries.
#2 - Windows Defender- Windows Defender: Home Page
- Runs in background.
- Will automatically protects user from common spyware/hijacks threats.
- [Add more info later]
#3 - Ad-Aware 2008 Free - Ad-Aware 2008 Free - Lavasoft
- Good detection rate.
- Daily/weekly updates.
- [Add more info later]
---///Free Utilities///---
Doesn't want to pay for any stuff, but want to keep your pc on a good shape? Don't worry, I'm one of them, anyway, lol.
Here are some of the free utilies that can ensure your pc safety, and performs at good shape!
# Secunia Personal Edition - https://psi.secunia.com/
- This tool will helps you to check your computer for any open vulnerabilities, and will advice you on how to fix it.
- It will also scans your system for any outdated software that requires an update.
# CCleaner - http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
- Free, and useful cleaning utilities that will clears any junk files from your pc with a click of a button.
- You can also setup startup entries, and also add/remove programs there.
# TeraCopy - http://www.teracopy.com
- Having moving large files and want to monitors the files?
- Better file copying/cutting speed.
- Good for users who keep on copying large and many files, as if one is un-readable, the copying processes will not be interrupted!
# Microsoft Applocale - http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx
- Having some unicode programs/software that requires you to change your System Locale, but don't want to do so, then use this tool to "emulates" it.
# Keep your Windows Updated! They do patches the security holes or any vulnerability in your OS! Windows Update - http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
# Never gives out your personal details! Like your own birthday, your phone, your family names and such to stranger! Why? The "friend" might uses these info to retrieve your password, via the "Lost Password" recovery.
# Installing something? Afraid of sudden key registry changes? Then enable TeaTimer [default is on on setup] to helps you monitors if there's any registry changes on your pc.
# Sharing usb drives? Or using them on public computers? Then make sure you SCAN it first with antivirus before USE!
///Misc Tips///
Useful Mozilla Firefox Addon!
Sure, Google Chrome looks interesting, right? And you still love Firefox and don't want to ditch it yet just for Google Chrome's function? Here's some FireFox addons that can bring some of Google Chrome's similar function, into your firefox!
Also included, some addons you might found interesting!
### Google Chrome - Incognito
- A privacy function, that will covers up all the traces of your surfing habits, especially you want to surf certain websites, that you don't want others to know.
- Lol, it's like somekind of ...pron mode browsing.
# Firefox addon - Stealther - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1306
### Google Chrome - Domain Highlightning
- In Google Chrome, you'll noticed that the domain address is highlighted in the address bar.
- Useful to ensure the user doesn't fall into any scam or phishing sites.
# Firefox addon - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4014
### Google Chrome - Speed Dial
- When you click on new tab, google will display the most recent sites that you've visited, or specific websites that you've set into your speed dial list.
# Firefox addon - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4810
Credits to LifeHacker.com
### Extra useful Firefox addons ###
These addons for firefox, might becomes handy, for your surfing experiences ;o
# FlashGot - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220
- Have multiple download managers installed?
- You can use this addon to specify which download managers you want to use to download your files.
# NoScript - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
- Allows you to surf the net safely, and with those malicious javascripts completely disabled.
- You can specify which websites you allows the javascript to run to.
---///Extra Info///---
- My guide might not be perfect, but I'll keep update it, change it, fix it and provides extra info and safety tips x3.
- Also, thanks for reading, and +rep me if you like it ^_^.
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Last edited by Miyuki; 09-05-2008 at 05:08 AM.
Reason: /update - 5th September 2008
nice guide im gonna recommend the mc afee site advisor to a friend but does it work with avg? and miss miyuki does take up some space? ima install it on each comp without my brother's knowledge :x and the wikupload.com O_o it shows the red checkmark?
Last edited by meowmatchy; 07-24-2008 at 09:47 AM.
Two programs I use that you might like to add onto the list are SpywareBlaster and ThreatFire as an extra layer of protection. They're both also very light on resources.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend using AVG 8.0. There are TONS of complaints about it slowing down the system or causing problems. Frankly, its better to use Avast or Avira.
I don't use a software firewall, so I can't comment on that. Most people will probably find the Windows Firewall adequate though..
Miyuki, is McAfee a good choice for virus scanning/protection? I have it and I'm not sure if it's really helpful since I've heard bad things about it. ;x
Good third party software tools, though I know most of them personally myself
You could add Revo Uninstaller, basically it has four modes of uninstalling things (in-depth registry and elements) and some other built-in features that are like CC-Cleaner
Superantispyware could be up there with some anti-spywares too.
Miyuki's Safety and Useful Guides and Tips for Newbies!
im gonna recommend the mc afee site advisor to a friend but does it work with avg? and miss miyuki does take up some space? ima install it on each comp without my brother's knowledge :x and the wikupload.com O_o it shows the red checkmark?
