I have a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7 Professional, SP1,
with Spywareblaster, Malwarebytes, Avast , Windows Defender
and Windows firewall.
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
Ram 12.0 GB
System type : 64-bit operating system
I also have
I have a Dell Optiplex 780 Tower, with Windows 7 Professional,
SP1, with Spywareblaster, Malwarebytes, Avast , Windows Defender
and Windows firewall.
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
System type : 64-bit operating system
and (external hard drives)
(8500)
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200
RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
Hard Drive
(780)
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
Internal Hard Drive
I recently ran the Avast Smart scan with these results.
https://postimg.cc/Z0syLRfP
https://postimg.cc/WFWtSW7p
https://postimg.cc/k64gVNP0
https://postimg.cc/3kTrjQHC
https://postimg.cc/SY9q8DTv
Should I be concerned or is this just another marketing
tool for me to buy their premium? It seems to me that if
I let it resolve these issues I'll also loose valuable
data I don't want lost.
Thanks
Robert
I have a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7 Professional, SP1,
with Spywareblaster, Malwarebytes, Avast , Windows Defender
and Windows firewall.
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
Ram 12.0 GB
System type : 64-bit operating system
I also have
I have a Dell Optiplex 780 Tower, with Windows 7 Professional,
SP1, with Spywareblaster, Malwarebytes, Avast , Windows Defender
and Windows firewall.
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
System type : 64-bit operating system
and (external hard drives)
(8500)
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200
RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
Hard Drive
(780)
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
Internal Hard Drive
I recently ran the Avast Smart scan with these results.
https://postimg.cc/Z0syLRfP
https://postimg.cc/WFWtSW7p
https://postimg.cc/k64gVNP0
https://postimg.cc/3kTrjQHC
https://postimg.cc/SY9q8DTv
Should I be concerned or is this just another marketing
tool for me to buy their premium? It seems to me that if
I let it resolve these issues I'll also loose valuable
data I don't want lost.
Thanks
Robert
Forget all that crap. It doesn't matter which AV or "Security Suite"
you use, they're all vulnerable and too invasive. You'll just get more >"newer" problems and "alerts" with any new one you install. They're a
joke.
Use Toolwiz's freebie, Time Freeze. It places your C: in a sandbox.
Nothing that is downloaded, on purpose or by stealth, sticks to your
C: after a reboot.
Total protection and FREE
http://toolwiz.com/lead/toolwiz_time_freeze.php
It's a lot simpler than Sandboxie. All you have to do is click to
turn it on/off, and click again for any program you wish to stay
outside the sandbox. (Anything outside it is vulnerable. I don't keep >anything outside the sandbox.)
Download any file you want, but not to your sandboxed C: drive. Save
it to a USB stick, and check it through the 70+ AV programs at
VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
If you wonder if you're comp is already compromised, before using Time
Freeze download Kaspersky's AVZ:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/AVZ-Antiviral-Toolkit.shtml
It's capable of updating it's virus database.
If you care to install a new program to your C:, click on Time Freeze,
set it not to come on at boot. After the boot, you can then install
your new program - or new bookmarks, and then turn Time Freeze back
on.
I've been using it for a few years. It's a simple and fantastic way to
get rid of all that false alert crap and invasive nonsense of those >"Security" programs. And it's FREE.
Since were talking about security issues; I wanted to relate
a strange event that happened recently. What happened
was this; On 7/8/21, 8:45pm I received a telephone call which
I thought was from my brother because he's the only one who
calls me but instead it was from a lady who spoke very loud
and asked if I were who I was and I said yes, then she said ,' I'm
sorry you had to take your car in to such and such repair place.
I said, wait a minute, can you speak a little softer and where did
you say you were from? She then hung up.
The strange part was she knew my name and she knew where I
had taken my car in for repair recently (to have the A/C fixed). The
only way she could of known that was to view my bank statement
or their invoices. I changed my username and password on my
bank account and cancelled my debit card.
I called the police and told them the story and they also thought it
weird. They asked if I had posted anything recently and told them
I haven't posted anything online in over a year although I use to but
stopped because of things like this might happen.
The only thing I can think of was that this was part of the theft of
the 30 million users on Twitter, Facebook and eBay recently. Since
then, I've disconnected my phone (its a landline) since I only get calls
from my brother and I call him instead.
Ironically, I had to take my car back in and told them the story and
they also thought it odd.
Thoughts?
Robert
On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:20:03 -0500, carl@mit.net wrote as underneath :
snip OP
Forget all that crap. It doesn't matter which AV or "Security Suite"
you use, they're all vulnerable and too invasive. You'll just get more >>"newer" problems and "alerts" with any new one you install. They're a >>joke.
Use Toolwiz's freebie, Time Freeze. It places your C: in a sandbox. >>Nothing that is downloaded, on purpose or by stealth, sticks to your
C: after a reboot.
Total protection and FREE
http://toolwiz.com/lead/toolwiz_time_freeze.php
It's a lot simpler than Sandboxie. All you have to do is click to
turn it on/off, and click again for any program you wish to stay
outside the sandbox. (Anything outside it is vulnerable. I don't keep >>anything outside the sandbox.)
Download any file you want, but not to your sandboxed C: drive. Save
it to a USB stick, and check it through the 70+ AV programs at
VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
If you wonder if you're comp is already compromised, before using Time >>Freeze download Kaspersky's AVZ:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/AVZ-Antiviral-Toolkit.shtml
It's capable of updating it's virus database.
If you care to install a new program to your C:, click on Time Freeze,
set it not to come on at boot. After the boot, you can then install
your new program - or new bookmarks, and then turn Time Freeze back
on.
I've been using it for a few years. It's a simple and fantastic way to
get rid of all that false alert crap and invasive nonsense of those >>"Security" programs. And it's FREE.
Carl thanks for taking the trouble to make your interesting post! >Appreciated.
ESET since last year is now following an EOL policy on all their
products and my NOD32 AV (on XP) has finally stopped updating its
database about a week ago. So I was looking for alternatives.. C+
On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:59:20 -0700, Robert in CA <RobCA1@yahoo.com>
wrote:
I have a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7 Professional, SP1,
with Spywareblaster, Malwarebytes, Avast , Windows Defender
and Windows firewall.
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
Ram 12.0 GB
System type : 64-bit operating system
I also have
I have a Dell Optiplex 780 Tower, with Windows 7 Professional,
SP1, with Spywareblaster, Malwarebytes, Avast , Windows Defender
and Windows firewall.
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
System type : 64-bit operating system
and (external hard drives)
(8500)
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200
RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
Hard Drive
(780)
Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB
Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
Internal Hard Drive
I recently ran the Avast Smart scan with these results.
https://postimg.cc/Z0syLRfP
https://postimg.cc/WFWtSW7p
https://postimg.cc/k64gVNP0
https://postimg.cc/3kTrjQHC
https://postimg.cc/SY9q8DTv
Should I be concerned or is this just another marketing
tool for me to buy their premium? It seems to me that if
I let it resolve these issues I'll also loose valuable
data I don't want lost.
Thanks
Robert
Forget all that crap. It doesn't matter which AV or "Security Suite"
you use, they're all vulnerable and too invasive. You'll just get more >"newer" problems and "alerts" with any new one you install. They're a
joke.
Use Toolwiz's freebie, Time Freeze. It places your C: in a sandbox.
Nothing that is downloaded, on purpose or by stealth, sticks to your
C: after a reboot.
Total protection and FREE
http://toolwiz.com/lead/toolwiz_time_freeze.php
It's a lot simpler than Sandboxie. All you have to do is click to
turn it on/off, and click again for any program you wish to stay
outside the sandbox. (Anything outside it is vulnerable. I don't keep >anything outside the sandbox.)
Download any file you want, but not to your sandboxed C: drive. Save
it to a USB stick, and check it through the 70+ AV programs at
VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
If you wonder if you're comp is already compromised, before using Time
Freeze download Kaspersky's AVZ:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/AVZ-Antiviral-Toolkit.shtml
It's capable of updating it's virus database.
If you care to install a new program to your C:, click on Time Freeze,
set it not to come on at boot. After the boot, you can then install
your new program - or new bookmarks, and then turn Time Freeze back
on.
I've been using it for a few years. It's a simple and fantastic way to
get rid of all that false alert crap and invasive nonsense of those >"Security" programs. And it's FREE.
Just for laughs....year=0&cweid=0&order=1&trc=685&sha=96656e0273b52e8473fbf8b6371fe2ed4a0f8ae8
Tell me how Win10 is more secure than XP.
Total number of vulnerabilities for Windows XP: 685 https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list.php?vendor_id=26&product_id=739&version_id=0&page=1&hasexp=0&opdos=0&opec=0&opov=0&opcsrf=0&opgpriv=0&opsqli=0&opxss=0&opdirt=0&opmemc=0&ophttprs=0&opbyp=0&opfileinc=0&opginf=0&cvssscoremin=0&cvssscoremax=0&
or0&year=0&cweid=0&order=1&trc=1111&sha=41e451b72c2e412c0a1cb8cb1dcfee3d16d51c44
tinyurl.com/uk8s2z5x
Total number of vulnerabilities for Windows 10: 1,111 https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list.php?vendor_id=26&product_id=32238&version_id=0&page=1&hasexp=0&opdos=0&opec=0&opov=0&opcsrf=0&opgpriv=0&opsqli=0&opxss=0&opdirt=0&opmemc=0&ophttprs=0&opbyp=0&opfileinc=0&opginf=0&cvssscoremin=0&cvssscoremax=
or
https://tinyurl.com/yen89snp
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