Thanks for that. I actually asked for a reasoned response, rather than a repetition of an unsubstantiated claim, whether it is for the tenth time...
Thanks for your reply. I'm so glad that you enjoyed my post. I would caution you, though, that the word 'crap' is coarse slang that many native...
Stupid me again, eh? I did try to apologise for being such an idiot. But at least you've put me straight on what the topic is. Or, more precisely,...
Thanks for pointing that out. It's a rare privilege to be tutored in PC security by someone with your depth of knowledge and insight. You've...
You might find that it's safer to configure your DNS server addresses in Windows (under the TCP/IP Properties for your LAN or WLAN). The default...
Optima++ (originally called Power++), which I think was based on Watcom C++. A nice balance of power and usability. Not so keen on MS Visual C++,...
It must be a tad galling for the people at AVG etc to read complaints about software that they've given away 'gratis and for free', as we say....
I can understand John Bull's concern that compressing the dbx file in OE might destroy several years' worth of emails. Backing up the file (which,...
A fair assessment vis a vis guest and me, except that I don't regard myself as a PrevX fanboi - it's not in my signature. I'm more of a...
I'm not a security professional, but I do know the difference between an AV and a suite. So, I deliberately referred to suites in my posts above....
With respect, you seem either to have misunderstood my reference to the CIS forum on "AV False Positive/Negative Detection Reporting" or you are...
The title of the CIS forum is "AV False Positive/Negative Detection Reporting". Unsurprisingly, there are "negative-detection" cases discussed...
You seem to be assuming that PC users only get infected via their browsers and that they keep everything sandboxed. I doubt that this is true for...
SafeOnline adds a security layer that's specially designed to protect online banking credentials. Of course, an internet security suite should...
This is what many (possibly even most) computer users require. Netbooks do the job with no fuss and at a bargain price. They've been hugely...
The Atom N450 processor in the netbook is probably slower than your dual-core notebook processor. I think the N450 is a single-core processor,...
There's a short delay when starting a sandboxed browser session. Haven't noticed any delay during actual browsing. Of course, it may depend on...
I'm sure these points are true, but they don't necessarily translate into a huge performance boost. I won a licence for Diskeeper Pro Premier...
Ditto here. XP runs all the apps I need for my work with no problems. They don't need more than 3 GB of RAM (in fact, my RAM usage is rarely...
My USB stick was infected twice with an autorun.inf virus by a lectern PC at work a few months ago. That PC was 'protected' by McAfee Enterprise....
For this much cash. you may be able to get a high-end laptop like the ThinkPad T410. There are many cheaper alternatives, but the T410 with an i7...
SafeOnline prevents any malware on my computer from reading banking credentials - see the Immunity testing report for a demo of this with various...
Sandboxie's creator (tzuk) has pointed out that SafeOnline works with Sandboxie if you check the Accessibility option under Applications in the...
Prevx zaps tens of thousands of malware programs every day. Would malware using your code would be treated any differently? Moreover,...
After testing some more webpages, I found that SafeOnline does not prevent Asterisk Key from reading passwords in IE8. This may be because Prevx...
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