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ClifNotesNewsletter040515
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May 15, 2004Freeware reviews and Website
reviews from Clif Notes
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Reviews
Reviews
Winsonar ? 2004 - Protection against
unknown programs |
I tried
Winsonar out a couple years ago. At the
time, I thought the program was a trouble
maker. It was always popping up and
asking me if it was okay to run a program
I just launched, so I stopped using it.
Finally after 2 or 3 viruses and a trojan
or two, I've come to realize that it may
be a pain in the rear for a good reason.
It protects you against the number one
threat to your PC. YOU!
The next time you download a bug and
try to execute it, Winsonar will ask you
... Is this a trusted program? Since
the last time I had used it, Winsonar has
added a few features that make it even
better at it's job.
Quote from the
website: Home page
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designed for process monitoring and
system protection from unknown processes:
the program detectes new processes
permanently installed into memory while
system is working off-line, offering also
an active Internet protection, by
optional automatic termination of any
unknown process trying to load itself
into memory when the system is on line.
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Look@Win - Installation + System
change detection (Win9x, ME only) |
I tried out this
program briefly and I like the way it
works. Basically it is used to track the
changes a program makes when you install
it. For example, I want to install Kazaa,
but I suspect it may have spyware in it. (Darned
right it does). First I run
LookatWin and it does it's thing, and
even backs up the registry. Next I run
the installation file for Kazaa. After
Kazaa is installed, I run LookatWin once
again. LookatWin compares the before and
a?ter runs and tells you what has
changed. What registry keys have changed?
What changes were made to the win.ini
file? What dll's and exe's were
installed? After LookatWin shows you the
changes, you can always look in the log
files it makes to really get a close look
at the changes. This is a great little
piece of freeware but if you need a
little more from a install detector, try Total Uninstall. By the way I really like
the website that hosts this file. They
have a few other freeware proggies you
might like. Quote from the website
Home page
This
program is intended to track changes made
to the system by setup programs. If you
perform the installation of a program,
you won't know if the setup will copy
some files(i.e. DLL, VBX ) to your
Windows (Tm) or Windowssystem directory.
The amount of space required by Windows
directories will enlarge, and if a
specific uninstall program is not
provided, you won't know what files could
be safely deleted from Windows. Running
Look@win 3.53, after a program
installation setup, will compare the
actual status of Windows system with the
recorded previous one, detecting changes.
Inizialization files and Registry file
control provides a sort of anti-virus
function,too: if any difference will be
detected, the new lines in .ini files or
Windows Registry will be displayed, thus
alerting for changes made by viral
programs in order perform malicious
actions at system startup. Moreover
detection of size changes of executable
files in Windows directories adds
possibilities of early discovering a
viral attack to your system.
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Home Computer
Security - Website Help |
This site
appears to have many of the home computer
security issues under it's thumb.
Following the guidelines they lay out for
home users will assure you safe surfing.
Quote
from the website
No
matter how a home computer is connected
to the Internet, intruders? attacks are
often successful. Many home computer
owners don?t realize that they need to
pay attention to computer security. In
the same way that you are responsible for
having insurance when you drive a car,
you need to also be responsible for your
home computer?s security. This document
explains how some parts of the Internet
work and then describes tasks you can do
to improve the security of your home
computer system. The goal is to keep
intruders and their programs off your
computer.
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