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Old October 30th 08, 03:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Lynn Q[_2_]
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Default Windows ME - Need Security Software

Hi there,

Well, I've successfully re-installed WinMe after I tracked down my back-up
disk and run all the critical updates. It's running beautifully after this
clean install, and I don't want to mess it up.

I've googled and was not very successful, so now I am requesting your
assistance. I'm looking for FREE software, i.e., antivirus, antispyware,
antiphishing, etc. to run on this 10-year-old system. Anything else I need
please let me know on the security side.

Thank you!

Lynn

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Old October 30th 08, 03:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel
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Default Windows ME - Need Security Software

Avast for Anti-virus
Spyware Blaster for the other stuff...

see http://download.com for both




"Lynn Q" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

Well, I've successfully re-installed WinMe after I tracked down my back-up
disk and run all the critical updates. It's running beautifully after

this
clean install, and I don't want to mess it up.

I've googled and was not very successful, so now I am requesting your
assistance. I'm looking for FREE software, i.e., antivirus, antispyware,
antiphishing, etc. to run on this 10-year-old system. Anything else I

need
please let me know on the security side.

Thank you!

Lynn



  #3  
Old October 30th 08, 04:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Shane
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Posts: 480
Default Windows ME - Need Security Software

AVG 7.5 still works, but supposedly not beyond the end of the year. Grisoft
brought out AVG 8.0 - which won't work in Win Me or any other 9x version -
and planned to stop support for 7.5 - which does - on May 31st this year.
Due to grumbles of discontent support was continued. Last I heard, until Dec
31st. So, who knows, maybe it'll continue beyond then. As with much that is
no longer officially available, try oldversion.com - this is AVG 7.5:
http://download.oldversion.com/avg441a944.exe

Alternatively there is Avast! - by Alwil
(http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php) - an antivirus I have
always disliked and always found AVG superior to in performance as well as
appearance, however it may soon be the only realistic option for Windows 9x
users anyway. Either way you have to be careful what you click on.

My anti-spyware preferences are for Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html (Install SDHelper but
not Tea Timer, then when installed, Update then Immunize) and
SpywareBlaster: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/downloads.html (Update, then
Enable All Protection).

Mike Burgess' HOSTS file is worth having:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

As for the firewall. you must use one. Best is a router, i.e. hardware
firewall, though a software firewall is still worth having as well, to
notify you of what is already on your computer and trying to get out, rather
than in. How well you understand firewalls pretty much determines which you
use. I use Kerio 2.1.5 (http://download.oldversion.com/keriopf215.exe) -
which is now ancient - on everything older than Vista! But ZoneAlarm might
be more to your taste. It is so long since I used it I don't know if it no
longer supports 9x, but one that does will be on oldversion.com if not. When
whichever firewall is installed, go to https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
and test it. What ever anyone's opinion of Steve Gibson is, the Shields Up
File Sharing and All Service Ports tests are very useful for testing the
initial configuration of your firewall.

Finally, Firefox is safer than Internet Explorer
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html (get the *NoScript*
Add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...#install-56254 -
*Ad-Block* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 is also
good).

That's about it. Obviously you need to get all Windows Updates though they
are well out of date now.

Shane








Lynn Q wrote:
Hi there,

Well, I've successfully re-installed WinMe after I tracked down my
back-up disk and run all the critical updates. It's running
beautifully after this clean install, and I don't want to mess it up.

I've googled and was not very successful, so now I am requesting your
assistance. I'm looking for FREE software, i.e., antivirus,
antispyware, antiphishing, etc. to run on this 10-year-old system.
Anything else I need please let me know on the security side.

Thank you!

Lynn



  #4  
Old October 31st 08, 12:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel
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Posts: 25
Default Windows ME - Need Security Software

Avoid the newest Firefox, ver. 2 is good for ME but not 3, very strange
things can happen with that model..



"Shane" wrote in message
...
AVG 7.5 still works, but supposedly not beyond the end of the year.

Grisoft
brought out AVG 8.0 - which won't work in Win Me or any other 9x version -
and planned to stop support for 7.5 - which does - on May 31st this year.
Due to grumbles of discontent support was continued. Last I heard, until

Dec
31st. So, who knows, maybe it'll continue beyond then. As with much that

is
no longer officially available, try oldversion.com - this is AVG 7.5:
http://download.oldversion.com/avg441a944.exe

Alternatively there is Avast! - by Alwil
(http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php) - an antivirus I have
always disliked and always found AVG superior to in performance as well as
appearance, however it may soon be the only realistic option for Windows

9x
users anyway. Either way you have to be careful what you click on.

My anti-spyware preferences are for Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html (Install SDHelper

but
not Tea Timer, then when installed, Update then Immunize) and
SpywareBlaster: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/downloads.html (Update,

then
Enable All Protection).

Mike Burgess' HOSTS file is worth having:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

As for the firewall. you must use one. Best is a router, i.e. hardware
firewall, though a software firewall is still worth having as well, to
notify you of what is already on your computer and trying to get out,

rather
than in. How well you understand firewalls pretty much determines which

you
use. I use Kerio 2.1.5 (http://download.oldversion.com/keriopf215.exe) -
which is now ancient - on everything older than Vista! But ZoneAlarm might
be more to your taste. It is so long since I used it I don't know if it no
longer supports 9x, but one that does will be on oldversion.com if not.

When
whichever firewall is installed, go to

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
and test it. What ever anyone's opinion of Steve Gibson is, the Shields Up
File Sharing and All Service Ports tests are very useful for testing the
initial configuration of your firewall.

Finally, Firefox is safer than Internet Explorer
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html (get the *NoScript*
Add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...#install-56254 -
*Ad-Block* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 is also
good).

That's about it. Obviously you need to get all Windows Updates though they
are well out of date now.

Shane








Lynn Q wrote:
Hi there,

Well, I've successfully re-installed WinMe after I tracked down my
back-up disk and run all the critical updates. It's running
beautifully after this clean install, and I don't want to mess it up.

I've googled and was not very successful, so now I am requesting your
assistance. I'm looking for FREE software, i.e., antivirus,
antispyware, antiphishing, etc. to run on this 10-year-old system.
Anything else I need please let me know on the security side.

Thank you!

Lynn





  #5  
Old October 31st 08, 01:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Shane
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Posts: 480
Default Windows ME - Need Security Software

Indeed. Like IE7 in fact. Seems alright on Vista, questionable on XP (I have
one XP installation running IE6 and FF2 and another running IE7 and FF3. The
former is the day-to-day system and the latter the one for occasional
security-based operations - such as scanning the former! - and both seem
adequate for their task. But it shouldn't be that way, should it).

Actually I was thinking FF3 doesn't install on Win Me anyway - however
perhaps I was thinking of Win 95, which I did set up a few weeks back. I'm
getting a bit lost with what the last version of this or that will install
on whichever Windows version!

Shane


RockyTSquirrel wrote:
Avoid the newest Firefox, ver. 2 is good for ME but not 3, very
strange things can happen with that model..



"Shane" wrote in message
...
AVG 7.5 still works, but supposedly not beyond the end of the year.
Grisoft brought out AVG 8.0 - which won't work in Win Me or any
other 9x version - and planned to stop support for 7.5 - which does
- on May 31st this year. Due to grumbles of discontent support was
continued. Last I heard, until Dec 31st. So, who knows, maybe it'll
continue beyond then. As with much that is no longer officially
available, try oldversion.com - this is AVG 7.5:
http://download.oldversion.com/avg441a944.exe

Alternatively there is Avast! - by Alwil
(http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php) - an antivirus I
have always disliked and always found AVG superior to in performance
as well as appearance, however it may soon be the only realistic
option for Windows 9x users anyway. Either way you have to be
careful what you click on.

My anti-spyware preferences are for Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html (Install
SDHelper but not Tea Timer, then when installed, Update then
Immunize) and SpywareBlaster:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/downloads.html (Update, then Enable
All Protection).

Mike Burgess' HOSTS file is worth having:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

As for the firewall. you must use one. Best is a router, i.e.
hardware firewall, though a software firewall is still worth having
as well, to notify you of what is already on your computer and
trying to get out, rather than in. How well you understand firewalls
pretty much determines which you use. I use Kerio 2.1.5
(http://download.oldversion.com/keriopf215.exe) - which is now
ancient - on everything older than Vista! But ZoneAlarm might be
more to your taste. It is so long since I used it I don't know if it
no longer supports 9x, but one that does will be on oldversion.com
if not. When whichever firewall is installed, go to

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
and test it. What ever anyone's opinion of Steve Gibson is, the
Shields Up File Sharing and All Service Ports tests are very useful
for testing the initial configuration of your firewall.

Finally, Firefox is safer than Internet Explorer
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html (get the
*NoScript* Add-on
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...#install-56254 -
*Ad-Block* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 is
also good).

That's about it. Obviously you need to get all Windows Updates
though they are well out of date now.

Shane








Lynn Q wrote:
Hi there,

Well, I've successfully re-installed WinMe after I tracked down my
back-up disk and run all the critical updates. It's running
beautifully after this clean install, and I don't want to mess it
up.

I've googled and was not very successful, so now I am requesting
your assistance. I'm looking for FREE software, i.e., antivirus,
antispyware, antiphishing, etc. to run on this 10-year-old system.
Anything else I need please let me know on the security side.

Thank you!

Lynn



  #6  
Old November 2nd 08, 02:00 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
webster72n
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Default Windows ME - Need Security Software


While operating WinME, I am using the following:

Firewall: Sygate Personal Firewall v.5.6
Anti Virus: Avast v.4.6 Home Edition
Spywa SuperAntiSpyware Free Edition
Spybot S&D v.1.6.0
Spywareblaster v.4.1

This combination serves me very well and with zero problems.
Let us know, please, if you need any respective links or other pertaining
info, in case you should decide to go for one, some or all of them.
Best of luck,

Harry.


"Lynn Q" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

Well, I've successfully re-installed WinMe after I tracked down my back-up
disk and run all the critical updates. It's running beautifully after

this
clean install, and I don't want to mess it up.

I've googled and was not very successful, so now I am requesting your
assistance. I'm looking for FREE software, i.e., antivirus, antispyware,
antiphishing, etc. to run on this 10-year-old system. Anything else I

need
please let me know on the security side.

Thank you!

Lynn



  #7  
Old November 5th 08, 01:57 AM
Hendry_Budiman
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Posts: 2
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn Q[_2_] View Post
Hi there,

Well, I've successfully re-installed WinMe after I tracked down my back-up
disk and run all the critical updates. It's running beautifully after this
clean install, and I don't want to mess it up.

I've googled and was not very successful, so now I am requesting your
assistance. I'm looking for FREE software, i.e., antivirus, antispyware,
antiphishing, etc. to run on this 10-year-old system. Anything else I need
please let me know on the security side.

Thank you!

Lynn
Friend, you could use AVG free edition or AVG 7.5 for antivirus.
Because AVG good Antivirus and easy to use.
For Browser You could use Firefox 2.
hope this can help you
 




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