Re: [PCWorks] A tip for stopping annoying harassing "slide-ups" (a kind of pop-up) immune to pop-up blockers
- From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:43:55 -0500
The MVP Hosts file I downloaded is 603 KB.
After immunizing with Spybot, it's 867 KB. My assumption is that Spybot
added to the file, hence the "Added by" entry.
The MVPS site has a utility that includes an "update" mode that just
adds entries.
The firewall quote is from someone else, and is just an example of the
many thousands of problems that people have had with firewalls.
IMHO, and I realize that people disagree, firewalls are much more
trouble than they're worth for the average user. That's from my
extensive with average users. I outlined my security techniques previously.
Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin wrote:
> Yes I too have that exact area created by SpyBot, but again
> what I'm saying is that area is NOT in the MVP hosts file
> version, and I'm still wondering how to incorporate both. That
> site John mentioned may have the answer,
> http://www.abelhadigital.com/, but it seems to have many bugs
> in it: "ATTENTION: This release doesn't fix many bugs that were
> reported after v3.1.55, but (most of them) are fixed in the
> UNstable version (3.2)."
>
> Is that a quote from someone else or your words about Comodo?
> I've never used it, so I can't say anything about installing or
> uninstalling it, but currently it's the highest ranking FW out
> there. Many if not most FW's and AV software are plagued with
> installation and uninstallation issues. I guess the simplest
> one out there is Zone Alarm.
>
> It's certainly one's own prerogative to use or not to use a FW,
> but it's incredibly risky not too. At the very least, XP's
> Native FW should be enabled, and a router be used that has a FW
> in it. A hardware router FW is seamless, I've used many and
> I've never once had any issues with them, and there's never any
> prompts from them. Even with just a hardware FW from a router,
> a PC can past most tests at FW testing sites. One is certainly
> potentially going to have far more problems getting their PC's
> hardware and personal info hacked from lack of a FW, over any
> issues learning how to use one. That's what ERUNT (or other
> system restore) is for. ;-)
> -Clint
>
> God Bless
> Clint Hamilton, Owner
> http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
> http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
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