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Yea so, This is the problem I still have: once every 1-2 months I do scans with various software programs and I still get hidden out going data streams, and trojans. Despite having the following preventative measures in place. (its not always the same infection or trojan, otherwise I would Have Listed it.
All passwords I have for websites, software access or hardware access are more than 8 chars and are NON-simple (including symbols, caps, numbers and and lower case letters, there is no easy pattern to how I make these up)
A hardware firewall via a router, with modified (non-default) settings for extra stealth and screening processes.
Windows firewall turned on and an updated Peer guardian 2 running with all lists up to date as well as some custom manually created IP lists.
Windows XP SP3 fully up to date as well as IE, firefox and Opera being completely up dated.
Wireless access point uses WPA2 with a network pass key more than 10 char long abiding by the first item mentioned. (But the computer in question is hardwired, never using the wireless network) Router has had the default password and login name changed to abiding by first item I mentioned.
Software list, all up to date and of newest version.
Peer guardian 2
Spywareblaster (all protection items enabled)
Malwarebytes
Spybot search and destroy (all immunizations applied)
Hijackthis
CCleaner
Avast Free Anti virus
opera used a primary web access
When scanning, Avast, and malwarebytes never finds anything, however hijackthis hidden data stream scanner reveals three items and spybot search and destroy reveals 1-4 infections normall data harvestors or trojans of various names. These are always removed but always show up again at some later point.
The computer is never left on for prolonged periods of time nor do I have many items start up automatically. The only items I have allowed in MSCONFIG are avast, malwarebytes, peer guardian 2 and spybots tea timer function.
The only thing I can possibly think of is to get a more expensive router with more options for firewall and security settings, as well as using a non-free firewall and updating to windows 7.
Other than that, I dunnue. Anything I am not seeing?
Of course my concern is that I use my computer for everything, banking, personnel information, schooling, research fun. Just like everyone else. So what am I missing?
Thanks in advance.
Yea so, This is the problem I still have: once every 1-2 months I do scans with various software programs and I still get hidden out going data streams, and trojans. Despite having the following preventative measures in place. (its not always the same infection or trojan, otherwise I would Have Listed it.
All passwords I have for websites, software access or hardware access are more than 8 chars and are NON-simple (including symbols, caps, numbers and and lower case letters, there is no easy pattern to how I make these up)
A hardware firewall via a router, with modified (non-default) settings for extra stealth and screening processes.
Windows firewall turned on and an updated Peer guardian 2 running with all lists up to date as well as some custom manually created IP lists.
Windows XP SP3 fully up to date as well as IE, firefox and Opera being completely up dated.
Wireless access point uses WPA2 with a network pass key more than 10 char long abiding by the first item mentioned. (But the computer in question is hardwired, never using the wireless network) Router has had the default password and login name changed to abiding by first item I mentioned.
Software list, all up to date and of newest version.
Peer guardian 2
Spywareblaster (all protection items enabled)
Malwarebytes
Spybot search and destroy (all immunizations applied)
Hijackthis
CCleaner
Avast Free Anti virus
opera used a primary web access
When scanning, Avast, and malwarebytes never finds anything, however hijackthis hidden data stream scanner reveals three items and spybot search and destroy reveals 1-4 infections normall data harvestors or trojans of various names. These are always removed but always show up again at some later point.
The computer is never left on for prolonged periods of time nor do I have many items start up automatically. The only items I have allowed in MSCONFIG are avast, malwarebytes, peer guardian 2 and spybots tea timer function.
The only thing I can possibly think of is to get a more expensive router with more options for firewall and security settings, as well as using a non-free firewall and updating to windows 7.
Other than that, I dunnue. Anything I am not seeing?
Of course my concern is that I use my computer for everything, banking, personnel information, schooling, research fun. Just like everyone else. So what am I missing?
Thanks in advance.