Yes it would, normally. You go to a website and your browser caches the files, at that time they will be scanned as they are written to disk....
Explorer.exe can act as a browser (like I.E.), in which case it needs outward connection. Personally I don't use this function of Explorer.exe and...
Re: Is spyware scanner in zone alarm pro ar real time scanner? That is true some do, but most don't. ZAP is one of the ones that doesn't,...
Re: Is spyware scanner in zone alarm pro ar real time scanner? Fax, correct me if I'm wrong but I do not believe this is how it works. Are...
Re: Is spyware scanner in zone alarm pro ar real time scanner? It is strictly correct to say that ZAP's spyware scanner has no realtime guard....
Re: Is spyware scanner in zone alarm pro ar real time scanner? ZAP's spyware scanner is demand only, it has no realtime guard (realtime guards...
Well yes, if someone doesn't know how to secure a system then they would be better off not using IE 6. However simple patching of windows goes a...
I only use IE 6 as my browser. Plenty of risk, plenty of fun, but never a problem! With the right security measures it is very difficult to...
Not sure why you say that. Does it have the execution protection and Registry interception available in CounterSpy? I don't think so!...
Absolutely not! Different AVs count files differently, suppose you have an archive (for example) containing 100 items - is that one file or one...
That is incorrect, please see here:- http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1380846&postcount=15
Malwarebytes is a free scanner, good at cleaning certain difficult bugs. It also has a paid for version with realtime protection. If you are...
The latest version of CounterSpy can be run realtime with another AV. You still get the warning when you install but you are given the opportunity...
Just check that the Privacy section of ZAP is working O.K. Because AntiVir has a web guard, it may be necessary to activate it in ZAP's program...
I'm not using Adaware anymore, but previous versions could be configured to find Registry MRU entries. These are harmless but could account for a...
Are you running SSM by any chance? The protection offered by the PDM in KAV 8 is appreciably weaker than that of KAV 7 and 6; a lot of the...
Hi there, the new KAV does have one or two glitches and this is one of them. The file in question is likely to be a hidden file belonging to...
If you want to know what is running in memory you should look in TaskManager (or preferably Process Explorer) remembering that a rootkit can hide...
Just to say that I had this exact same problem at Major Geeks the other day. I am also running xp with sp2 and IE 6. I've never had this problem...
HJT was designed and intended to reveal the presence of browser hijackers. It was never intended to diagnose viruses/trojans in in general, though...
ScriptDefender won't help you while you browse I'm afraid, it's only intended to prevent the running of scripts already downloaded onto your HD...
He means adware that may come bundled with other progs he installs. He is quite correct in saying that CCleaner will not remove this (unless it...
If a program does not appear on the above list it will not be permitted to run (unless you allow it via a pop-up). Thus a trojan executable could...
Do you mean this?
You do need to allow .js for safe surfing sites, indeed for trusted sites you may need to allow Active X to run Flash etc. But if you are going to...
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