Thank you!!!

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edited September 2004 in Spyware & Virus Removal
Thanks guys for making the guide for removing that #@%$! "Home Search assisent". It worked like a charm when I did it. My question now is how to prevent getting it again. I'm running PC-Cillin with a firewall and I also have "AdAware" and "Spybot Search-and-destroy". Is this enough? What other steps should I take?

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Read the article in my sig - the red line.

    The #1 step you can take is to stop using IE as your browser. If you switch browsers, it is very unlikely that you will get any new spyware.

    :)
  • DToohey
    edited September 2004
    Other than netscape what other browers are there? What would you recomend?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Well the one that I recommend and use is Firefox. Netscape uses mozilla code, but is not really the same thing. Firefox is lean, light, and fast, and gets the job done well.

    A lot of people also like Opera, but it is not free if you want the full version.
  • DToohey
    edited September 2004
    Thanks. I'll look into it.
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Many of us regulars here have converted to Mozilla Firefox. I am a fairly recent convert, ~3 months. I knew about it for a long time and was reluctant to change but now I wonder why, it's everything prime says. Occasionally it's missing a plugin, Java & Flash come to mind, but the sites that need it usually prompt you for the download and they're very simple to load in. Good Luck.
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