19 replies to this topic

[NC Derek]

after looking through a lot of forums, i downloaded a lot of software programs. so far i have spybot, adaware, spyware guard, ccleaner. and after many recommendations i downloaded firefox just now.

would anyone recomend any other programs? i have all these bc of a bad virus i had a year ago and every program found a different thing. i also have nortons anti virus, nortons firewall, and spysweeper.

anyone want to tell me why firefox is better than ie? i just dont get why something by microsoft would be vulnerable to more.

[NC Derek]

i got spyware blaster too. i got all these programs cause ive had computers ruined before and now that i have a nice computer that i put a lot of money into i dont want anything to get into it.

[kidcapri]

heres a tip. GET RID OF ANYTHING THAT IS NORTON. NORTON f*cking SUCKS.

[monster]

after looking through a lot of forums, i downloaded a lot of software programs.  so far i have spybot, adaware, spyware guard, ccleaner.  and after many recommendations i downloaded firefox just now.

would anyone recomend any other programs?  i have all these bc of a bad virus i had a year ago and every program found a different thing.  i also have nortons anti virus, nortons firewall, and spysweeper.

anyone want to tell me why firefox is better than ie? i just dont get why something by microsoft would be vulnerable to more.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Derek,

These are some of the windows apps that I use:

Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird
Norton SystemWorks (2003 or 2004...)
Lavasoft Adaware
Windows XP network firewall (behind a router)
Adobe CS
Macromedia Studio MX for various web stuff
Nero for burning (alcohol for burning xbox games)
DVD XCOPY for burning DVD movies
Microsoft Office
Adobe Acrobat (included in photoshop, but also seperate)
Winamp for internet radio
Apple quicktime player for .mov files
Some sweet codec pack for movies (can't remember the name)
flash FXP for FTPing
DC++ & Kazaa lite for downloading P2P stuff


Also, firefox is more secure, customizable, has tabs, has popup blocker.

There are a f*ckload of extensions and themes available for firefox that make it a totally different browser.

Thunderbird email is a decent program as well, but I haven't found it a lot different than outlook express... probably more secure.

[NC Derek]

alright, thanks ill try some of those out. i just like knowing which stuff is safe to use after my last pc getting f#cked by kazaa

[monster]

alright, thanks ill try some of those out.  i just like knowing which stuff is safe to use after my last pc getting f#cked by kazaa

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Make sure it's kazaa lite (no spyware, ads, etc)
Kazaa will mangle your computer.

[Aziz]

any kazaa f*ckin sucks...
norton is a b*tch to your comp...

theres smth for u to think about... and all of ya.

Edited by Aziz, 08 June 2005 - 03:46 PM.

[monster]

any kazaa f*ckin sucks...
norton is a b*tch to your comp...

theres smth for u to think about... and all of ya.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

kazaa lite K++ is ok, I use it when I can't find something on DC++

[angrybrit]

People still use KaZaA???

[IWantWhiteCastle]

any kazaa f*ckin sucks...
norton is a b*tch to your comp...

theres smth for u to think about... and all of ya.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

werd nig

norton was a pain in the ass and annoying to work with and the mcafee i had was even worse...but thats not this thread so forget that

Edited by IWantWhiteCastle, 08 June 2005 - 06:38 PM.

[Kass]

get kaspersky anti virus. best sh*t ever.

norton and Mcaffe suck rhino cock
i use dvd shrink to rip dvd's

[babyghost]

Here's one u guys may not know about.. LIMEWIRE. It's a great p2p, alot better than kazza, at least in my view.... I find almost anything I want in there and I don't have to worry too much about malicous files...I still scan everything with adaware and norton just to be sure... It just takes a little common sense if u want to download a movie and the file is only a couple hundred kbs it can't be a movie... If I remember anymore I will let u know...
U can also try bit torrent...

[MoToRhEaD]

f*ck lime and kazaa they both suck DL a program for torrents like Azureus its better then DLing say one song at a time and hopefully it comes out right, torrents have the whole album and the dl speed is better period.

[NipLick]

Here is something I have learned over the years, spyware is impossible to completely rid from your system. Spyware removers are a f*cking waste of money.

The only way to clear and prevent is to format your drive
Once you format your drive and re-install, open internet explorer, download firefox and never use IE again.

ive been spyware free for over a year, no popups, nothing.

If you can get your hands on Norton AV Corporate, it's the best thing on the market. You cant buy it in stores but all the major corporations use it. Im sure you can find it somewhere to download.

If you use a file sharing program you will get spyware.

[IWantWhiteCastle]

f*ck  lime and kazaa they both suck DL a program for torrents like Azureus its better then DLing say one song at a time and hopefully it comes out right,  torrents have the whole album and the dl speed is better period.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

bah i hate dealing with torrents

[Riel]

limewire is just as bad as Kazaa haha, use torrents full albums and discographies or even try www.filemp3.org

[angrybrit]

I use mostly BitTorrent and eMule (up 24/7 on server) nowadays. And ARES when I need an MP3 song.

[babyghost]

f*ck  lime and kazaa they both suck DL a program for torrents like Azureus its better then DLing say one song at a time and hopefully it comes out right,  torrents have the whole album and the dl speed is better period.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Bit torrent has it's fair share of problems too. Ever tried to dl a torrent with few seeders. Or get the message bad tracker,error conecting to tracker. Ever start a dl and connect to 100 peers and still only get 6 kb/s dl because they are all selfish with bandwidth.. Every program has it's pros and conns, I find myself usuing limewire more and more often for everything else and bt for movies.

[monster]

Spyware removers are a f*cking waste of money. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

lol

Like anybody here pays for software anyways.

[angrybrit]

I payed for Windows XP.

And my VS 2K3 software.