TSGL: What is downloading furiously

[Lee Bunyard]

Russell W. Coover wrote:
> I am not aware of software that will notify you of any downloads. 
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> Zone Alarm is good, but will not totally protect you from some back door
> "Trojan". 
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> If, however, you also are protected by having each and every MS Security
> patch, a combination of several programs like Ad-Aware, Spybot, Windows
> Defender, and others (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware ), along with
> a good anti-virus application, you may be safe. 
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> But, and it's a big butt, you have to keep all this software up to date, and
> that includes the Operating System.
I agree.  I think you are quite well protected if you use all of the 
above freeware products and keep the OS up to date.  I've been using 
Free AVG anti-virus, Zone Alarm, Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, Windows Defender 
and Spyware Blaster for many years and have NEVER had a system problem 
caused by malware, spyware, virus or trojan.  My son and daughter have 
also used the same products and approach and never had a problem either, 
and we are all VERY heavy pc users and access a multitude of websites.  
I've also advised a dozen or more friends and associates on the approach 
I use who are now  following the same approach and I have not heard of 
any of them having any problems.  I think the key is to be diligent 
about checking daily for regular updates to these products and running 
regular scans as soon as updates are downloaded.
I don't regularly run the Trend Micro or other free security website 
scans that are available but it's probably a good idea to do so.
Just my experience.
Lee in the Mountains of Northern California
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