Important: to ensure yer computer is secure - Spyware, virus, and adware removal

[silent-killer]

thanx for the infor........

[SSJKarma]

COOKIES, are nothing mroe then TEXT FILES !

all the company can do with that is, checking which pages you surfed and write on your harddrive a text files keeping those info, so they can reuse that info later !

lots of web site use those cookies to keep your personnal web site info... example, HOTMAIL use cookies to keep your configuration. but if you really don't want any cookies on your computer... just go into...

TOOLS / INTERNET OPTIONS / CONFIDENTIALITY / ADVANCED
and play around with those since they are all options for the cookies management !

but be aware that setting them to have no cookies, can mean lots of web site stopping to work !
Don't be afraid, this web site doesn't use any cookies so it should work fine even without them !

as for getting rid of the cookies already installed on your machine...
TOOLS / INTERNET OPTIONS / DELETE ALL COOKIES

this should solve the problem of tracking cookies and all other cookies that are in your cache !

hope this helped !

I don't have to make sure my computer is virus-safe....no one bothers to make viruses or anything for Macs anymore. Sucks for all you PC guys.

[coolplayer2K2]

i got a new pop up blocker... its this msn toolbar on the top of my internet thingy.its great it blocks all popups adn it tells u how many pop ups it blcoked. u cud search stuff from in and everything... thing is im not sure where i got it cuz my dad got it... viper thx for the great info and guys always expect the unexpected

[m0u5y]

ah just hack the hackers and let the spyware slide along by. revenge is sweet my pretties lol. but really, dont download too much anti this and anti that or they'll conflict each other and crowd and use cpu and virtual memory leaving ur pc a useless snail monkey. essentials are adaware, a basic pop up killer, and norton. if you are running a big business u could use black ice but ... lol they've had some really bad crap happen to the users lol. the best thing is to prevent getting viruses and spyware... dont download anything off a site unless you know what it is (like flash etc) even if the site sais you cant continue if you dont download. second, if you are doin some of this p2p stuff be very carefull. compare the sizes of the file you are downloading to other files to see which is the most common. its obvious that a program thats only like 300 k is a virus lol. do not click on links you get on messengers and i wouldnt trust all links on this forum either. they can easily lead you to a virus. you should all know not to veiw html on you emails especially if you use outlook. and for crying out loud, DO NOT use the preview pane in outlook. its virus heaven. now you should know how to deal with spyware when you have to remove it manually. lots of times adaware will do the trick and I've NEVER had it remove needed files unless it was kazaa (not lite) because it contained spyware. sometimes you might have to go into the registry and remove it manually. for example, for gator, search for gator and see where you find it. many times removing the gator entries is the only way to remove gator. you shouldnt have downloaded it in the first place but oh well. most if not all viruses need the user to let it in. the chances of a hacker getting into your pc are low unless they know you and really wanna ##### up your computer. another thing... lol dont keep cred card or other important info on your pc... NEVER unless you are certain you have a powerfull enough firewall. beware of networks. they are one of the biggest sources of viruses. for example a univeristy network can harbor millions and millions of "1000 term papers" viruses and such. finally the UNR people are doing something about the virus i discovered a while ago on their networks. do not share folders or use remote access unless you absolutely have to. ftp works fine. watch if you use access points. they can be hacked so secure them... ok im getting tired, but dont be to paranoid, be cautious. ^_^

[Nas]

lol......Ive still got windows 98,and Ive never gotten a virus since that "valintines gift" one last time,dont worry,ive got a strong comp,its just Windows XP wasent really finished when it came out,so fouth it would be a higher percentage to viruses

[m0u5y]

ah but ive never gotten a virus unless i dl myself.

[Leha]

Hey men...u wont get a virus..here is 3 steps no to get a virus

1. Never click on e-mail attachmenet..unless u know who its from
2. if youdid and u downloaded use a Anit-Virsu to scan and delete if there is one..
3. The Virus will never open it self..as long u dont click on it 2 times, u wont get one. But u can get a Trojan horse..so just run a firewall..I suggest u run Zone Alarm Pro 4 and Norton Anti-Virus 2004 :alien:

[TJ5]

MY parents downloaded "spybot" What is that, and what does it do ?

[Yamainu]

use google to research. but dont dl software unless u know what it is lol. dl adaware!