Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc.

On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:22:57 +0100, ijones RemoveThis @TOGLIinterfree.it wrote:

>Hi, I use Kasperky Anti-virus 6 and I think I have configured fine.
>When I used a sofware firewall I never had problems wit junk files.
>Now I use a router and every day I have to search spyware, malaware,
>worm with Ewidi, Spyboat and Ad-Aware.
>They find many many junk files every day.
>Two days ago a spyware has modified the IE home page.
>What can I do please?

A external NAT router/firewall blocking all unsolicted inbound is what
you need. If you're using Win XP, at least activate its firewall for
the time being, or use a software firewall for the time being.

You also need to set IE on max security for the Internet
Zone, and configure your Trusted Sites Zone for just a minimal number
of sites. You should rarely use IE. Use a alternate browser such as
Firefox, K-Meleon or Opera. Keep up to date on all MS hotfixes,
patches and service packs. Activate MS Update service to run
automatically.

Art
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc. 

I'm sorry my inexperience but Netgear DG834GT router has a NAT
external firewall- Do I make a mistaken? For default is has all the
shut ports.
Always I use only Firefox,
Perhaps do I need a anty-spyware like spywareguard or Spywareblaster?
Thanks


>A external NAT router/firewall blocking all unsolicted inbound is what
>you need. If you're using Win XP, at least activate its firewall for
>the time being, or use a software firewall for the time being.
>
>You also need to set IE on max security for the Internet
>Zone, and configure your Trusted Sites Zone for just a minimal number
>of sites. You should rarely use IE. Use a alternate browser such as
>Firefox, K-Meleon or Opera. Keep up to date on all MS hotfixes,
>patches and service packs. Activate MS Update service to run
>automatically.
>
>Art
>http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc. 

On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:05:38 +0100, ijones RemoveThis @TOGLIinterfree.it wrote:

>I'm sorry my inexperience but Netgear DG834GT router has a NAT
>external firewall- Do I make a mistaken? For default is has all the
>shut ports.
>Always I use only Firefox,
>Perhaps do I need a anty-spyware like spywareguard or Spywareblaster?

Only if you are careless and download questionable software or insist
on visiting all kinds of porn sites. I don't even have KAV active
realtime and I never have any malware problems. Maybe you rely too
much on your various anti malware products to protect you rather than
using your head??? Maybe you open and Run unsolicited email
attackments?

Art
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc. 

Art wrote:

> On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:05:38 +0100, ijones.DeleteThis@TOGLIinterfree.it wrote:
>
>>I'm sorry my inexperience but Netgear DG834GT router has a NAT
>>external firewall- Do I make a mistaken? For default is has all the
>>shut ports.
>>Always I use only Firefox,
>>Perhaps do I need a anty-spyware like spywareguard or Spywareblaster?
>
> Only if you are careless and download questionable software or insist
> on visiting all kinds of porn sites. I don't even have KAV active
> realtime and I never have any malware problems. Maybe you rely too
> much on your various anti malware products to protect you rather than
> using your head??? Maybe you open and Run unsolicited email
> attachments?

I think that Art has hit the nail on the head. In the meantime,
Spyware Guard is still of use for browser hijack protection, but 1) it
has not been updated for over 2 years, and 2) there are other/better
apps that do the same thing. The WinXP SP2 FW, for example.

1) SpywareBlaster is a nice complement to KAV, or any AV for that matter.

SpywareBlaster - site blocking
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard - browser hijack protection (Old)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

2) Make sure that your HOSTS file has not been hijacked. Use HostsMan
to check it out. You can also use HM to import a site-blocking HOSTS file.

HOSTS File Utilities - HostsMan by abelhadigital
http://hostsman.abelhadigital.com/

3) SUPERAntiSpyware Professional offers IE hijack protection. If it
doesn't protect the FF 2.0 home page yet, they are working on it.
Since you posted prior to Halloween night, perhaps Nick will still
give you the Halloween discount.

http://www.superantispyware.com/

4) With KAV/KIS 6, the spyware/adware protection is incorporated into
the signatures database, but some of the protection is disabled by
default.

Settings -> Protection -> Malware Categories

Enable the Spyware, Adware, and Dialers protection. You can also
enable the Potentially Dangerous category. Keep in mind that KAV's
protection is geared toward the malicious, not what might be called
annoyingware. KAV will _not_ protect against cookies and other garbage
that should be controlled by the app (browser) itself. Or better yet,
by the user.

Ron
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buddy b wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:59:05 GMT, Art <null.DeleteThis@zilch.com> wrote:
>
>>Keep up to date on all MS hotfixes,
>>patches and service packs. Activate MS Update service to run
>>automatically.
>
> Ironically, the current upgrade it wants me to install is MSIE 7.
> I`m not sure since I don`t use IE.
> Opinions?:>)

Buddy,

Go for it. If you use Windows, eventually you will have to upgrade to
IE7 anyway. Use it for Microsoft Updates, and keep it locked down the
rest of the month.

I had problems with IE7. I could not connect to Microsoft Updates (the
only thing for which I use IE), and so I have temporarily uninstalled
it and reverted to IE6. It probably has something to do with having
most of my XP services disabled. Since IE7 is no longer Beta, but an
official release, it does not show up in the Add/Remove Programs of
the XP Control Panel. I had to uninstall it from a CMD prompt.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx

I use Enough is Enough! to lock down IE, and I had to modify the batch
file in order to work with IE7. I am still playing with it trying to
make it as elegant of a batch file as it was when Eric
created/released it.

When I get around to it I will re-install IE7 and _force_ it to work. [g]

Ron
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc. 

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:04:54 GMT, Ron Lopshire <notron.TakeThisOut@ovbl.org>
wrote:

Ron, you haunt the Kaspersky forums, right? Maybe you have a
defininitive answer concerning KAV 6 and alternate data streams
(ADS). Someone asked if AOL's AVS uses ADS and I responded that
it's my understanding that Kaspersky dropped that and is using
their own technique for speeding up scanning. Is that true?

BTW, I use AVS on Win 2K with FAT32 where ADS doesn't apply
(it's a NTFS thing). It feels very light and quick, which seems to
support my notion that ADS isn't involved, and their own method
is being used (and it works well on FAT).

Art
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc. 

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:04:54 GMT, Ron Lopshire wrote:

> Since IE7 is no longer Beta, but an
> official release, it does not show up in the Add/Remove Programs of
> the XP Control Panel. I had to uninstall it from a CMD prompt.

It's listed as 'Windows Internet Explorer 7' here in my XP Control panel.
Make sure the box 'Show Updates' is ticked.No problem.

Cheers,

Roy
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc. 

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:04:54 GMT, Ron Lopshire wrote:

> Since IE7 is no longer Beta, but an
> official release, it does not show up in the Add/Remove Programs of
> the XP Control Panel. I had to uninstall it from a CMD prompt.

It's listed as 'Windows Internet Explorer 7' here in my XP Control panel.
Make sure the box 'Show Updates' is ticked.No problem.

Cheers,

Roy
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc. 

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:04:54 GMT, Ron Lopshire wrote:

> Since IE7 is no longer Beta, but an
> official release, it does not show up in the Add/Remove Programs of
> the XP Control Panel. I had to uninstall it from a CMD prompt.

It's listed as 'Windows Internet Explorer 7' here in my XP Control panel.
Make sure the box 'Show Updates' is ticked.No problem.

Cheers,

Roy
 >> Stay informed about: Kasperky 6: I get many spyware, malaware, etc.