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I FEEL I'M HAVING UNPROTECTED INTERNET!
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Angisan
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8. December 2006 @ 11:11 |
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I'm new to all this (and loving it), I'm downloading programs at the suggestion of a complete stranger! I'm inviting strange torrents back to my apartment!
How do you protect yourself (your computer)?
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Angisan
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8. December 2006 @ 11:16 |
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the title was
I FEEL I'M HAVING UNPROTECTED INTERNET!
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. December 2006 @ 11:33 |
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What you need is a IP blocker. The one that i know of is Peer Guardian. Here is a link
http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/
I hope that helps. Also make sure you post your threads in the right forum rooms :) I will ask this to be moved.
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
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Angisan
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8. December 2006 @ 11:42 |
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THANKS BORHAN
I already have peerguardian2. sorry I posted in the wrong forum.
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. December 2006 @ 11:57 |
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No worries glad to help :)
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
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ddp
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8. December 2006 @ 11:59 |
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moved to correct forum & title edited.
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corn
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8. December 2006 @ 12:40 |
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Before people forget about this, I too use torrents, and I was wondering if I was missing something to help me stay safe?
What is this all about?
Thanks!
Corn
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. December 2006 @ 14:19 |
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@corn
Mate what peer guardian does is blocks your ip address out for others to trace it. Go to the website and read about the software :) Its ahandy little tool :)
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
Website: http://www.ampleblaze.com |
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corn
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8. December 2006 @ 17:03 |
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Ok thanks, does this also work for Limewire?
EDIT:
I downloaded it, and I installed, and now I allowed the HTTP, so I can access the internet.
Can anyone give me some pointers so I can get the "feel" of the program a little more?
Thanks!
Corn
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. December 2006 @ 17:21 |
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It works for limewire. This program just sits in the system tray and then u just have to update it on a regular basis so it has all the other ip addresses so it can block incoming and outgoing addresses. If that makes any sense.
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
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corn
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8. December 2006 @ 17:37 |
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Ya, it does, thanks so much.
This is going to save me so much...
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. December 2006 @ 18:02 |
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btw just wondering if u also have a firewall that also helps.
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
Website: http://www.ampleblaze.com |
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corn
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8. December 2006 @ 19:14 |
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Ya, Trend Micro PC Cillin, or something like that...
A brand most people haven't heard of before.
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. December 2006 @ 19:27 |
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Well i have heard of them :) and soo has many others here :)
Well happy computing and let me know if i can help any further. :)
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
Website: http://www.ampleblaze.com |
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corn
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9. December 2006 @ 05:29 |
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Ok, and also I am on AIM, and it keeps logging IP addresses, how do I know if the IP it logs is mine or someones elses?
Thanks!
Corn
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AfterDawn Addict
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9. December 2006 @ 10:19 |
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The IP Address it logs is the many pages you visit. You can clear this by clicking. "Clear Log" It's as simple as that. :)
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
Website: http://www.ampleblaze.com |
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corn
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9. December 2006 @ 10:24 |
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I know. But I wanna to track the IP back to where I went..
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AfterDawn Addict
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9. December 2006 @ 10:33 |
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I am not sure about tracking it back. The only thing i can suggest is too track back the sites you visited with the history section of the browser to see where you have gone in the past.
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
Website: http://www.ampleblaze.com |
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corn
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9. December 2006 @ 11:07 |
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Ok, I was just wondering I could do it..
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9. December 2006 @ 18:34 |
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Angisan
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10. December 2006 @ 12:23 |
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Thanks for all the replys, I can see I'm not the only one concerned!
Here are some of the utilities I use:
Peerguardian 2
AVG antivirus (free)
Spybot (free)
Adaware (free)
spywareblaster (free)and has an immunize function
Trojanhunter (not free, but I could not find a trojan to save my soul)
Tuneup (not free but it works way better than anything else I've found)
PC Pitstop optomizer (could be snake oil for all I know)
I don't use all the spyware all the time, just will sometimes run a second scan with something else if I think there is a problem.
I use trojanhunter about once a week. Tuneup after I've deleted alot of stuff. And the same with optomizer.
I know it is probably overkill, but I feel warm and fuzzy after I do my regular cleanups and check ups.
Another program I am considering is PC Pitstop ERASE.
Onjin san
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