Comments on: Claria/Gator drops Kazaa http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5464 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5464/comment-page-1#comment-16420 Reader's Write Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:55:34 +0000 #comment-16420 People always hear me preach about Linux. Since the vast majority of people I know refuse to run Linux, I will give two security tips for running Winblows on an Internet connected computer. 1. Download the Latest version of Mozilla FireFox and make it your default web browser. It is free, and it also allows you to download adblocking extensions. 2. Download the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird email client and use it instead of Outlook or Outlook Express. 3. Use Internet Explorer only for websites that you ABSOLUTELY TRUST and only if Internet Explorer necessary for the web page to be correctly displayed. 4 Use Ad-aware and a not so well kinown antivirus program (many virused are designed to disable Norton and McAfee) such as AVG, ClamWin, F-prot, etc. I am forced to use Windows at work (because I write Windows software), yet I have very few problems with spyware. People always hear me preach about Linux. Since the vast majority of people I know refuse to run Linux, I will give two security tips for running Winblows on an Internet connected computer.

1. Download the Latest version of Mozilla FireFox and make it your default web browser. It is free, and it also allows you to download adblocking extensions.

2. Download the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird email client and use it instead of Outlook or Outlook Express.

3. Use Internet Explorer only for websites that you ABSOLUTELY TRUST and only if Internet Explorer necessary for the web page to be correctly displayed.

4 Use Ad-aware and a not so well kinown antivirus program (many virused are designed to disable Norton and McAfee) such as AVG, ClamWin, F-prot, etc.

I am forced to use Windows at work (because I write Windows software), yet I have very few problems with spyware.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5464/comment-page-1#comment-16387 Reader's Write Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:33:47 +0000 #comment-16387 I went through the same process with both Gator and with Xupiter. Neither are something that anyone would want in their right mind. If nothing else, they taught me the reason to seek security and why it was wise. In the end both resulted in me finally formatting the hard drive to dump them. Thankfully I now run Linux. While it might not be totally 100% secure, I settle for 98% and be far happier. I love to see those hidden toolbars that install when you go to some website return a 404 error because they don't find the files they need to install. I learned lately how to configure and write the equivalent of a host file to block those unwanted ads. But Gator and its like is no longer a concern. I went through the same process with both Gator and with Xupiter. Neither are something that anyone would want in their right mind. If nothing else, they taught me the reason to seek security and why it was wise. In the end both resulted in me finally formatting the hard drive to dump them.

Thankfully I now run Linux. While it might not be totally 100% secure, I settle for 98% and be far happier. I love to see those hidden toolbars that install when you go to some website return a 404 error because they don’t find the files they need to install. I learned lately how to configure and write the equivalent of a host file to block those unwanted ads. But Gator and its like is no longer a concern.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5464/comment-page-1#comment-16382 Reader's Write Wed, 06 Jul 2005 22:46:40 +0000 #comment-16382 Man, I downloaded Gator by accident when I was fresh out of college in my new job in 2001. I had little idea about pc's and spyware in general at the time, and was stuck with the bastard for months... I tried everything. When I see that smiley retard gator picture now I get shivers and that sick feeling. You know the feeling when you're being chased... ok, that's just me... urgh. The Gator MUST die. Man, I downloaded Gator by accident when I was fresh out of college in my new job in 2001. I had little idea about pc’s and spyware in general at the time, and was stuck with the bastard for months… I tried everything. When I see that smiley retard gator picture now I get shivers and that sick feeling. You know the feeling when you’re being chased… ok, that’s just me… urgh. The Gator MUST die.

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