[ale] Seeking ways to getting around spyware on Windows

[rsj at radio.org (Randal Jarrett K4RSJ)]

When you do use Spybot, make sure that you select the the IE tweaks and
hosts file fix.

The IE tweak will lock IE from malicious changes. ( you should be using
Firefox
anyway).

The hosts file fix adds all the domain names that they know about and
points them 
to 127.0.0.1 so you don't get most pop-ups. 


On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 13:39 -0400, Mills, John M. wrote:

> Jason -
> 
> "Ounce of prevention ..." department:
> 
> You may want to set up Spybot
> [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html]. It is free,
> well-regarded, and has an "immunize" mode intended to shortstop some types
> of attack. The home site also has some background information to help folks
> recognize common traps - only works if the user pays attention, of course.
> (Same as advice like: "Don't play in traffic.")
> 
> I've heard good reports, but have no experience on 'AdAware'; and the latest
> Microsoft offering is said to actually be useful.
> 
> "... pound of cure." deparment:
> 
> If you install from a CD, does it have a "Restore" function, or do you need
> a fresh copy automatically on each startup? If you can make a DVD, that
> would let you snapshot your fresh installation, and then something like
> Knoppix or SystemRescue CDs would let you freshen the installation with
> copies of earlier content.
> 
> DISCLAIMER: I never tried doing this on a regular basis, though I have
> recovered trashed MsWin systems this way with Knoppix.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jason
> Smith
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 1:09 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Seeking ways to getting around spyware on Windows
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I need to setup my parents' computer with Windows and
> was thinking of ways to prevent them from
> inadvertently installing spyware/adware.
> Windows is a must since it is all that they are
> familiar with.
> 
> One idea I had was to 
> 1. Install Linux with VMware ... and an image of
> windows XP. That way, if their current image got
> messed up with spyware, I could have them make a copy
> of the original clean image and use that.
> 
> Are there better ways of doing this?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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