I'm a fanatic when it comes to keeping the most up-to-date software installed on the computer. If it's an extensively used application (ZoneAlarm - the award winning firewall) or even updates for one's Anti Virus and/or Anti Spyware, you can bet your bottom dollar that I'm on it.
Today, while getting myself the new WinAmp 5.24 release I saw a promotional system utility called Active Security Monitor, an AOL product. A complete system analysis along with recommendations in a nice and small ICQ sized window.
OK, why not try it out? I haven't really tried out AOL stuff before anyway. So it does take up a substantial fraction of your RAM -- 20 MB, but it breaks up the analysis into the following fragments --
Today, while getting myself the new WinAmp 5.24 release I saw a promotional system utility called Active Security Monitor, an AOL product. A complete system analysis along with recommendations in a nice and small ICQ sized window.
OK, why not try it out? I haven't really tried out AOL stuff before anyway. So it does take up a substantial fraction of your RAM -- 20 MB, but it breaks up the analysis into the following fragments --
- Firewall
- Virus protection
- Spyware protection
- Windows & browser
- Wireless security
- P2P software
- PC Utilities
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badiya hai .........this has stuck with me for some time now, i think i need to update this also....
anywayz, i really am scared to use these promotinal utilities, now why, cause if they become successfull after sometime , they become paid and lisenced utilities, and i am sure u need to crack them and all....faltoogiri.......
they in come in lovely packages , u replace ur gud ole faithfull FREE utilities by these new utilities and next day its a project in some hackers lab, trying to decode it, make a crack for it...........
but still amol sahi hai (i even need a upgrade patch for this ) for thi sdsicovery, i hope it takes time to becoem paid....
u kno, this i am sick and tired of this microsoft stuff.....
my norton sucks.....and that service pack is worst....
i need something really gooooood now...kk
This is how it should be:
> Windows Defender
> AVG Free Anti-Virus
> Mozilla Firefox
> CCleaner
> AdBlock+ Extension for Firefox
> SpyBot Search & Destroy
> Ad-Aware Free
> FreeRAM XP Pro
They're all free. They're all light. No piracy, no cracks, no expiry. No nothing. Just add a little common sense while browsing and you're absolutely safe.
I know exactly how that feels. I even go as far as acquiring the latest Corel, Macromedia or Whatnot suite only to know that I'm probably never going to use it in a lifetime. But so as long as I have it when I need it.
You don't use the Macromedia Studio suite?
Shame, Nikhil, SHAME!
haha, well so as long as my point was understood. I use more programs than my poor office computer can handle apparently.
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