Safe Computing - Is It Possible?

[poppy4]

Hi all.

A senior's viewpoint...I'm 73 and I started computing in the spring of 1999....with W98 and with in a few months updated to W98SE....knew nothing about the workings, protections, and nuances until I joined VDR in Oct of 2000. ......I used to go pretty much anywhere on line and then I became contaminated with a trojan, spyware, scumware and other annoyances and the biggest annoyance of all "my privacy and anonymity" was broached and that was more than I could take!!!.....it is "MY COMPUTER" and you don't come in until I invite you!.....excuse the rant

Pretty much since I joined VDR I've had very " few" problems because I have the following list of programs installed and operative, as well as updated.....and I check for updates almost daily.....none are automatic......plus I clean files, registry, etc.......daily.....

eTrustEZ Antivirus
Zone Alarm
Tauscan
Jammer
Pop Up Stopper
Spybot S&D
AdAware
SpywareBlaster
Spywear Guard
Start Page Guard
Startup Cop
Script Sentry
CookiePal

Don't mind the time doing it...1) I have more time than money.....and to the point of this thread....2)...since I no longer go too as many places on line, (as) I don't want to 'catch' anything, I have even more time.

Computing is now a compromise for me in light of the Jefferson quote in my sig.

hope this adds to the thread.