Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] malware detection

["Andrew Deering" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I take a 3-tier approach.  My first line of defense is my firewall/virus protection software.  I've been using ZoneAlarm Pro for about 3 years now, and while I've had it block thousands of intrusion attempts, I've only found 3 viruses.  Secondly, I use Spybot S&D.  This is totally free, has a very user-friendly interface, and updates very frequently.  My last line of defense is Windows Defender (formerly Microsoft Anti-Spyware), which you can download for free from Microsoft.  I've never found anything with this software, because I think anything that does make it on my computer gets wiped away by the previous two before MD has a chance to scan.  I schedule each to run an hour apart (ZoneAlarm virus scan, Spybot spyware scan, and MD scan) every day starting at 4:00 am.  This watch-my-back's-back's-back approach has prevented me from being infected with ANYTHING for three years.

drew

NOTE:  ZoneAlarm Pro is not free, so if you already have a firewall/anti-virus solution, stick with it...the other two are completely free.

On 7/17/06, Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

On 7/17/06, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> So what is the best tool for detecting and removing all sorts of malware
> on a Windows system?  (OK, second best compared to reformat and install
> Linux!)

Adaware seems to do pretty well, but I'm guessing that you could find
systems so infested that your best practice might still be a winner.
:-)

jking

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