Do i need anymore security?

metomeyametomeya New
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Win XP Home SP2. IE 6.0

I've been using that pop-stopper free edition or whateve its called, but it has a really bad tendacey to block windows that even "I" choose to have popped, and holding down control is just annoying as well.

Well now I have a HOSTS file (redirect bad sites), google bar, SP2 popup blocker, Agnitum Outpost Firewall (free edition) with the plugins Ads (disable blocking by image size, its really annoying, can't figure out what the trashcan does), and plugin Blockpost (updated block list), ie-spyad installed to IE, spywareblaster updated.

Thats pretty much about it when it comes to blocking popup, still i would like a feature to easily add popups that do come up to a blocked list.

For protection I have Agnitum Outpost Firewall but it has to run in allow most rules since i've started to use a wireless connection. Does this firewall have the features i need to block an attack? I also run ad-aware se, Bazooka (does this ever detect something the other don't? I'm just using out of being completely paranoid), Spybot - Search and Destory, Windows Update, And Antivir as my antivirus (it does a good job of catching them too).

Anything else you would suggest? I'm on a wireless network.

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Dude, if you are having that much of a problem with popups, then you probably have some spyware. Even without any popup blocking, using IE, I NEVER get a popup unless it's from CNN.com or my bank.

    Maybe you should post a HJT log in our spyware/virus/trojan forum.
  • t1rhinot1rhino Toronto
    edited August 2004
    I have never had any problems and all I use is Mozilla with the popup blocker add-in, and NAV2004.
    If you secure your wireless network properly, that should eliminate half of your problems right there.
  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited August 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Dude, if you are having that much of a problem with popups, then you probably have some spyware. Even without any popup blocking, using IE, I NEVER get a popup unless it's from CNN.com or my bank.

    Maybe you should post a HJT log in our spyware/virus/trojan forum.


    ditto:

    Sounds like she's prolly been :Pwned: by spyware. First :rant: , then go :banghead: ,then post a HJT log in our spyware/virus/trojan forum.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Well, with IE 6.0 SP2 in place, remember to turn the popup blocking ON, it defaulted OFF last I checked. Also, check for cookies with any instance of the string 'ads' or 'ad' (not 'admin' though) in thier names and delete them. Religiously.

    Search or Find the string cookies, open folders found, scroll through, select those, then when selected tap the delete key on keyboard. The gang is right, though, I would say to run HJT and Spy-Bot S&D and Ad-Aware SE 1.03 also (new version as of August 13 of 2004 (the announcement for which I missed until today due hurricaneish issues)is equivalent to a Personal version of Ad-Aware and is better than Ad-Aware 6.0 Build 181).
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