how save can you make windows?

I started off with making a real administrator account and seperate
user accounts that have limited rights.
Then i installed MS essentials and a antivirus.
But i wonder if thats all one can do on Windows.

Is there any other strategy that can be applied to Windows to make it
safer?

wrote:

> I started off with making a real administrator account and seperate
> user accounts that have limited rights.
> Then i installed MS essentials and a antivirus.

MSE *is* an anti-virus, don't install two anti-virus products at the
same time.

> But i wonder if thats all one can do on Windows.

Consider not using Internet explorer and be careful about where you
download executables from and you should be fine ...

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:35:06 -0700, wrote:

> I started off with making a real administrator account and seperate
> user accounts that have limited rights.
> Then i installed MS essentials and a antivirus.


You say "MS essentials." Do you mean Microsoft Security Essentials?

If so, that *is* an anti-virus. If you have two anti-virus programs
installed you are looking for trouble. It will adversely affect your
performance and also may cause problems as they interfere with each
other.

Microsoft Security Essentials is not only an anti-virus, it's a good
choice of an anti-virus--better than many of the others out there.



> But i wonder if thats all one can do on Windows.
>
> Is there any other strategy that can be applied to Windows to make it
> safer?


Yes. You should also install MalwareBytes AntiMalware.

I also recommend the MVP Hosts File at
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm


But the most important thing to do has nothing to do with software.
You need to practice safe hex. That means stay far away from porn web
sites, pirate software sites, and other dangerous sites. Also don't
open attachments that you receive by e-mail.

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:09:41 -0700, Ken Blake <>
wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:35:06 -0700, wrote:
>
>> I started off with making a real administrator account and seperate
>> user accounts that have limited rights.
>> Then i installed MS essentials and a antivirus.
>
>
>You say "MS essentials." Do you mean Microsoft Security Essentials?

Yes it is the 'security' essentials. I forgot to mention that i plan
to replace it with eset32. Right now the MS essentials are the only
thing i have.
Sorry for the confusion.

>
>If so, that *is* an anti-virus. If you have two anti-virus programs
>installed you are looking for trouble. It will adversely affect your
>performance and also may cause problems as they interfere with each
>other.
>
>Microsoft Security Essentials is not only an anti-virus, it's a good
>choice of an anti-virus--better than many of the others out there.
>
>
>
>> But i wonder if thats all one can do on Windows.
>>
>> Is there any other strategy that can be applied to Windows to make it
>> safer?
>
>
>Yes. You should also install MalwareBytes AntiMalware.
>
>I also recommend the MVP Hosts File at
>http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
>
>
>But the most important thing to do has nothing to do with software.
>You need to practice safe hex. That means stay far away from porn web
>sites, pirate software sites, and other dangerous sites. Also don't
>open attachments that you receive by e-mail.

I will look into that. No i don't use pron or anything like that.
The only danger may be the newsgroups. Ah, not really. Or?

On 10/9/2011 2:51 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> I started off with making a real administrator account and seperate
>> user accounts that have limited rights.
>> Then i installed MS essentials and a antivirus.
>
> MSE *is* an anti-virus, don't install two anti-virus products at the
> same time.
>
>> But i wonder if thats all one can do on Windows.
>
> Consider not using Internet explorer and be careful about where you
> download executables from and you should be fine ...
You can Immunet along side others. Both Free and Plus versions available at
http://www.immunet.com/plus/compare/index.html

--
Zaidy036

Andy Burns <> wrote:

> Consider not using Internet explorer

Why? It's the safest browser of all.


--
XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project:
http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:37:00 -0500, Chet
<> wrote:


> Personally, I have MSE installed and set for my real-time checking;
> I also have MalwareBytes and SUPERAntiSpyware freeware versions
> installed (they do not have real-time protection in the freeware
> versions) for doing periodical on-demand scans and have never had
> any problems by having more than two anti-virus programs "installed
> at the same time."


Two points:

1. MalwareBytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware are *not* anti-virus
programs. They are anti-spyware programs. There is no problem with
having them installed along with an anti-virus.

2. If you did have two anti-virus programs installed and had no
problems doing so, note that having two installed does not mean you
will have a problem. It means that the *risk* of a problem is
increased. Saying "[I] have never had any problems by having more than
two anti-virus programs "installed at the same time" is like saying
"I've been driving without a seatbelt and have never had any problems
doing so."

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:09:53 -0700, wrote:

> On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:09:41 -0700, Ken Blake <>
> wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:35:06 -0700, wrote:
> >
> >> I started off with making a real administrator account and seperate
> >> user accounts that have limited rights.
> >> Then i installed MS essentials and a antivirus.
> >
> >
> >You say "MS essentials." Do you mean Microsoft Security Essentials?
>
> Yes it is the 'security' essentials. I forgot to mention that i plan
> to replace it with eset32.


You mean eSet NOD32. A very good choice. It's probably somewhat better
than Microsoft Security Essentials, but Microsoft Security Essentials
is also very good.



> Right now the MS essentials are the only
> thing i have.
> Sorry for the confusion.


OK, thanks for the clarification. No big confusion; that's what I
thought you meant.

> >But the most important thing to do has nothing to do with software.
> >You need to practice safe hex. That means stay far away from porn web
> >sites, pirate software sites, and other dangerous sites. Also don't
> >open attachments that you receive by e-mail.
>
> I will look into that. No i don't use pron or anything like that.
> The only danger may be the newsgroups. Ah, not really. Or?


Text newsgroups are not a problem. A binary one could be. And note
that although you say "i don't use pron or anything like that," you
could do so without realizing it, for example by clicking on a link
you receive by e-mail. Great care is required.

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:34:07 -0700, XS11E <>
wrote:

> Andy Burns <> wrote:
>
> > Consider not using Internet explorer
>
> Why? It's the safest browser of all.


I'm not sure that it's the safest, but I agree that most of the others
are no safer.

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:47:08 -0700, Ken Blake <>
wrote:


>> >But the most important thing to do has nothing to do with software.
>> >You need to practice safe hex. That means stay far away from porn web
>> >sites, pirate software sites, and other dangerous sites. Also don't
>> >open attachments that you receive by e-mail.
>>
>> I will look into that. No i don't use pron or anything like that.
>> The only danger may be the newsgroups. Ah, not really. Or?
>
>
>Text newsgroups are not a problem. A binary one could be. And note
>that although you say "i don't use pron or anything like that," you
>could do so without realizing it, for example by clicking on a link
>you receive by e-mail. Great care is required.

Well, i never open mail that i don't know the sender is from. Even if
i get mail from paypal, i rather check the website.

But i wonder if you can restrict users right in windows like you can
in linux. I haven't found anything than just to set it to limited.
Also, i heart you can start a script via an icon. Not sure if thats
true.
Right now i don't you office either, just libreoffice.