You and the Internet
Friday, April 23, 2004 by Essencay | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
There are lots of different freeware programs and services that people use to protect and to learn more about their computer experience. Post a link to your favorites here so that others can benefit too. 
Earthlink ToolBar
Earthlink has made their ToolBar available to all internet users, not just Earthlink Subscribers. It includes a Pop-Up Blocker and Google Search, basically the same as the Google SearchBar, and something new called ScamBlocker which as they put it:
''ScamBlocker helps protect you against phisher schemes, in which Web sites pose as your bank or Internet service provider in order to steal your credit card number, Social Security number, or other personal information.''
http://www.earthlink.net/home/software/toolbar/
Gibson Research
Home of DCOM Bobulator, Shoot the Messenger, SocketLock, SocketToMe, UnPlugnPray and a really good online PortScanner
http://www.grc.com/
Spybot Search & Destroy
Detect and remove spyware from your computer and clean usage tracks.
http://www.safer-networking.org
BrowserSpy
Online tests showing what you are broadcasting while connected to the internet
http://gemal.dk/browserspy/
Earthlink ToolBar
Earthlink has made their ToolBar available to all internet users, not just Earthlink Subscribers. It includes a Pop-Up Blocker and Google Search, basically the same as the Google SearchBar, and something new called ScamBlocker which as they put it:
''ScamBlocker helps protect you against phisher schemes, in which Web sites pose as your bank or Internet service provider in order to steal your credit card number, Social Security number, or other personal information.''
http://www.earthlink.net/home/software/toolbar/
Gibson Research
Home of DCOM Bobulator, Shoot the Messenger, SocketLock, SocketToMe, UnPlugnPray and a really good online PortScanner
http://www.grc.com/
Spybot Search & Destroy
Detect and remove spyware from your computer and clean usage tracks.
http://www.safer-networking.org
BrowserSpy
Online tests showing what you are broadcasting while connected to the internet
http://gemal.dk/browserspy/
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RomanDA
Reply #42 Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:24 PM
Reply #42 Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:24 PM
Robo Form is a great program for web login/pw storing.
It also allows you to save address info to quickly fill in any form on any site. I have been using it for years and have never had any problems with it, and as far as i can tell it has no spyware, etc.
http://www.roboform.com/
It also allows you to save address info to quickly fill in any form on any site. I have been using it for years and have never had any problems with it, and as far as i can tell it has no spyware, etc.
http://www.roboform.com/
Litiz
Reply #43 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 8:29 PM
Reply #43 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 8:29 PM
Come on AVG Free Edition, We all know that to have good and quality service we have to spend some "Dinero-Mula" thats why i Suggest Panda Internet Security as "WWW.Panda.Com" Read the following please.
A.Antivirus Protection.
B Firewall Protection to keep virus and hackers out
C.Anti spy-ware protection
D.Anti-Dialer Protection and
Anti-Spam protection.
People I'm telling you this is the last software you will ever look at. or and i forgot constant update.
A.Antivirus Protection.
B Firewall Protection to keep virus and hackers out
C.Anti spy-ware protection
D.Anti-Dialer Protection and
Anti-Spam protection.
People I'm telling you this is the last software you will ever look at. or and i forgot constant update.
Chuckf1
Reply #44 Wednesday, June 2, 2004 12:24 PM
Reply #44 Wednesday, June 2, 2004 12:24 PM
Perhaps Citizen Litiz, you were thinking of: www.pandasoftware.com rather than the one that you gave. (I would create a link but don't know how to in this site)
Stockholm Syndrome
Reply #45 Thursday, June 3, 2004 3:09 PM
Reply #45 Thursday, June 3, 2004 3:09 PM
AVG free edition is just fine for someone who can't or won't purchase a pay AV program. It's better than nothing.
And panda.com is some political nonsense site, no thanks. >
THIS is the link to Panda's AV and security programs site. http://www.pandasoftware.com/home/default.asp
And panda.com is some political nonsense site, no thanks. >
THIS is the link to Panda's AV and security programs site. http://www.pandasoftware.com/home/default.asp
kona0197
Reply #46 Friday, June 4, 2004 12:16 AM
Reply #46 Friday, June 4, 2004 12:16 AM
I use Antivir. I personally think it is better than AVG myself. 
Hy_Rolr
Reply #47 Friday, June 4, 2004 2:15 AM
Here''s a free IE Browser Skinner I happened across from coffeecup.com software. So if the Earthlink toolbar integrates with your browser and takes on it''s background then I suppose it will be skinned too,I haven''t tried it yet but here''s some info and the link.
About Free Browser Skinner
With Free Browser Skinner it''s easy to create your own skin for IE from any image. Just sele*ct an image from your hard drive and the software does the rest.
Some Features of Free Browser Skinner
» Make your own Skins for Internet Explorer
» Comes with dozens of images to choose from
» Use your own BMP or JPG images
» Comes with dozens of images to choose from
http://www.coffeecup.com/download/download.php?id=217&s=1
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Reply #47 Friday, June 4, 2004 2:15 AM
| Can you skin the Earthlink Toolbar? Is it resident on the desktop when you are not online? |
Here''s a free IE Browser Skinner I happened across from coffeecup.com software. So if the Earthlink toolbar integrates with your browser and takes on it''s background then I suppose it will be skinned too,I haven''t tried it yet but here''s some info and the link.
About Free Browser Skinner
With Free Browser Skinner it''s easy to create your own skin for IE from any image. Just sele*ct an image from your hard drive and the software does the rest.
Some Features of Free Browser Skinner
» Make your own Skins for Internet Explorer
» Comes with dozens of images to choose from
» Use your own BMP or JPG images
» Comes with dozens of images to choose from
http://www.coffeecup.com/download/download.php?id=217&s=1
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MySecret
Reply #48 Wednesday, June 9, 2004 8:06 PM
Reply #48 Wednesday, June 9, 2004 8:06 PM
Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully ed patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS.
Eraser is FREE software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License.
The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and they are ed to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive.
Top reviews from the most popular software sites and magazines confirm that Eraser is one of the best security tools available for Windows
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
X Setup offers several advantages, making it the ultimate tool for black belt system tuning. It's runs on any Windows version (incl. XP), is clutter-free, easy to use, extensible, powerful, covers any aspect of your computer and has more configuration options than any other tweaker.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=127
Hope these help
Its My Secret
Eraser is FREE software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License.
The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and they are ed to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive.
Top reviews from the most popular software sites and magazines confirm that Eraser is one of the best security tools available for Windows
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
X Setup offers several advantages, making it the ultimate tool for black belt system tuning. It's runs on any Windows version (incl. XP), is clutter-free, easy to use, extensible, powerful, covers any aspect of your computer and has more configuration options than any other tweaker.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=127
Hope these help
Its My Secret
MySecret
Reply #49 Wednesday, June 9, 2004 8:18 PM
Reply #49 Wednesday, June 9, 2004 8:18 PM
What is a BIOS Beep Code?
When you power on a computer the BIOS immediately takes control of the computer and performs the P.O.S.T (Power On Self Test). At the end of the POST the computer will play an audible 'BEEP' through either the PC's internal speaker of through speakers attached to the sound card (if you have a built-in sound chip). If the POST completed successfully without detecting any problems with then system will play a single short beep to let you know the test is complete and the computer will continue to startup and load the operating system.
http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html
Don't Fear the Registry If you haven't spent much time in the Registry, you can easily be cowed by it. At first glance, it's a maze of apparently incomprehensible settings. In fact, though, there's a method to the madness. http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/658
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When you power on a computer the BIOS immediately takes control of the computer and performs the P.O.S.T (Power On Self Test). At the end of the POST the computer will play an audible 'BEEP' through either the PC's internal speaker of through speakers attached to the sound card (if you have a built-in sound chip). If the POST completed successfully without detecting any problems with then system will play a single short beep to let you know the test is complete and the computer will continue to startup and load the operating system.
http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html
Don't Fear the Registry If you haven't spent much time in the Registry, you can easily be cowed by it. At first glance, it's a maze of apparently incomprehensible settings. In fact, though, there's a method to the madness. http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/658
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MySecret
Reply #50 Wednesday, June 9, 2004 8:34 PM
Reply #50 Wednesday, June 9, 2004 8:34 PM
Ok This is the last one..sorry for so many posts but wanted to share these programs
EVEREST Home Edition is a freeware system information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for home PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. It offers the world's most accurate system information and diagnostics capabilities, including online features, memory benchmarks, hardware monitoring, and low-level hardware information.
http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1&subpage=1
Hope this helps
Its My Secret
EVEREST Home Edition is a freeware system information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for home PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. It offers the world's most accurate system information and diagnostics capabilities, including online features, memory benchmarks, hardware monitoring, and low-level hardware information.
http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1&subpage=1
Hope this helps
Its My Secret
MadPyro
Reply #51 Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:14 AM
Reply #51 Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:14 AM
shouldnt it be the "internet and you" to be gramatically correct? 
Joke
Joke
MySecret
Reply #53 Friday, July 9, 2004 12:51 PM
Reply #53 Friday, July 9, 2004 12:51 PM
Just wanted to add 1 more good free program, this program found and cleaned out a keen value trojan
a² personal protects your PC against attacks from the internet:
Removes existing Malware on your PC
Protects against Trojan Horse attacks from the web
Protects against Worms (Worm-Viruses)
Protects against Dialers which change your dial-in number
Protects against Spyware which collects personal information
Secures the computer against harmful software
Gives you control over the procedures inside the PC
Is the perfect addition to your antivirus software
a² free
Version 1.0 for Windows 95d, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, 2000 Server, XP and 2003 Server.
Freeware! This program contains only the scanner, but no background guard.
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
Its My Secret
a² personal protects your PC against attacks from the internet:
Removes existing Malware on your PC
Protects against Trojan Horse attacks from the web
Protects against Worms (Worm-Viruses)
Protects against Dialers which change your dial-in number
Protects against Spyware which collects personal information
Secures the computer against harmful software
Gives you control over the procedures inside the PC
Is the perfect addition to your antivirus software
a² free
Version 1.0 for Windows 95d, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, 2000 Server, XP and 2003 Server.
Freeware! This program contains only the scanner, but no background guard.
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
Its My Secret
hangar-8
Reply #54 Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:27 AM
Reply #54 Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:27 AM
PCFlank: http://www.pcflank.com/
Good source of info as well as online security/browser checks
Good source of info as well as online security/browser checks
hangar-8
Reply #55 Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:28 AM
Reply #55 Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:28 AM
PCFlank: http://www.pcflank.com/
Good source of information as well as online browser security checks etc.
Good source of information as well as online browser security checks etc.
hangar-8
Reply #56 Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:31 AM
Reply #56 Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:31 AM
sorry about the double post.. and if it's been mentioned.. I seem to have missed a page in the middle 
Essencay
Reply #57 Tuesday, July 20, 2004 1:27 PM
Reply #57 Tuesday, July 20, 2004 1:27 PM
Google Search without the GoogleToolbar
http://www.google.com/options/buttons.html Adding Google Browser Buttons to your personal toolbar gives you access to Google's search technology, without taking up extra screen space. Browser buttons let you search the Internet simply by highlighting a word (or phrase) on any web page and clicking the Google Search button. And it does work with WinXP though they don't mention it
http://www.google.com/options/buttons.html Adding Google Browser Buttons to your personal toolbar gives you access to Google's search technology, without taking up extra screen space. Browser buttons let you search the Internet simply by highlighting a word (or phrase) on any web page and clicking the Google Search button. And it does work with WinXP though they don't mention it
GuardianD
Reply #58 Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:35 PM
Reply #58 Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:35 PM
Couple of free commandline virus scanners:
F_Prot: http://www.f-prot.com/products/
McAfee CleanBoot: http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/beta/cbt/cbt.htm
They come in handy when you happen to get one of those "anti-virus virus" infections.. the ones that disable your AV before it loads. I usually run a scan with one about once a month, just to be sure. (Yeah, I'm a little paranoid about virus infections.... but, I deal with removing virii and spyware everyday for a living... ya' gotta' expect that. hehehe)
F_Prot: http://www.f-prot.com/products/
McAfee CleanBoot: http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/beta/cbt/cbt.htm
They come in handy when you happen to get one of those "anti-virus virus" infections.. the ones that disable your AV before it loads. I usually run a scan with one about once a month, just to be sure. (Yeah, I'm a little paranoid about virus infections.... but, I deal with removing virii and spyware everyday for a living... ya' gotta' expect that. hehehe)
sapphira
Reply #59 Thursday, August 5, 2004 5:49 PM
Reply #59 Thursday, August 5, 2004 5:49 PM
there is a lot of really good stuff on here: thanks guys! btw, my personal favorites are spybot and spyware blaaster combination: i haven't had a bit of trouble since i installed these two programs...
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Reply #41 Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:24 AM