Re: Virus problem?
don cole wrote:
> I have a new to me computer and I installed Win98 in it w/IE.
>
> I keep getting a couple of message boxes.
>
> One warning about viruses and one warning about spyware.
> Both instruct me to download software at their website for money.
> I am sure they both are scams.
> How can I stop these message boxes from popping up?
>
> Does anybody have any experiance with this?
> Any help appreciated.
First of all, don't use Internet Explorer. That is the main cause
of these kind of problems. Use Opera, or Firefox. I use Opera, for
surfing, and e-mail. I use Firefox for the few websites that don't
work well with Opera. Both browsers work perfectly on Win98. If it's
an older, slower machine, I would recommend Opera, which starts faster,
runs faster, is much smaller, yet has a lot of features that make
surfing more productive.
Try Opera or Firefox for a week or two, and you probably won't go back
to Internet Explorer.
About spyware: I suggest you download both Adaware and Spyboy S&D. I use
those 2, since they use different scanning techniques, and they both find
spyware that the other doesn't find. There are probably also other good
spyware cleaners, but I only use those 2, since they're free.
Also, you need a firewall and an anti-virus program.
To get you started:
Opera: http://www.opera.com
Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox
Adaware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
Spybot S&D: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download
--
The Internet combines the excitement of typing
with the reliability of anonymous hearsay.
tommy online: http://users.telenet.be/tommycarlier
tommy.blog: http://tommycarlier.blogspot.com
|
Not Categorized, Please Help
|
|
