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guardian

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7. Good tip

Reply to RC (Reply #4)

Thu May 17, 2012, 03:20 PM

May 2012

I like Malwarebytes precisely because the free version does not run all the time....only when I want to run. I either set the profiles on the other stuff not to run all the time, or change my startup config so they don't run at start up.

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Please help me help my 13 year old nephew [View all] Coyote_Bandit May 2012 OP

Microsoft Security Essentials rawtribe May 2012 #1

second this and Betty88 May 2012 #9

Malwarebytes, Ad-aware free. PoliticAverse May 2012 #2

BTW most accounts are probably hacked by bad password choices. PoliticAverse May 2012 #3

Don't forget a firewall. RC May 2012 #4

Good tip guardian May 2012 #7

Use Firefox. Tools-Options and turn off Javascript, History, and Location Bar HopeHoops May 2012 #5

ZoneAlarm free firewall guardian May 2012 #6

Check with your ISP guardian May 2012 #8

Also Spybot Search & Destroy WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #10

Thank you all Coyote_Bandit May 2012 #11

SUPERAntiSpyware -free- essential n\t -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Oct 2012 #12

Combofix to clean things up. whistler162 Oct 2012 #13