Public Service Announcement - Windows XP

[cwink]

Ronnie,

Starting to get some issues on my PC.. I am running Windows 7. What is a good antivirus software? Is PC Matic any good?

[edub20]

I'm not Ronnie by any stretch. Hit it with the free version of Malwarebytes, then follow up using http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/wind ... s-download for a free option. Webroot, McAfee, and Kaspersky are all rated pretty well for paid alternatives.

[teul2]

I like Symantec. They have a $40-ish personal option.

[rjohnson]

If it's running slow you're too late putting AV on it. Like edub said hit it MalwareBytes and then ComboFix (this will reset Internet Explorer back to default basically) to purge the malware. We have had the best luck with ESET out of all the AV products. Microsoft Security Essentials and ClamWin are two free AV products.

[edub20]

If it's running slow you're too late putting AV on it. Like edub said hit it MalwareBytes and then ComboFix (this will reset Internet Explorer back to default basically) to purge the malware. We have had the best luck with ESET out of all the AV products. Microsoft Security Essentials and ClamWin are two free AV products.

+1 on combofix if you're dealing with potential rootkits.

[cwink]

I have security essentials, it runs everyday.. Just ran the full version and it found two items and I cleaned them up.. Seems to be better now.

Thanks.

[jbs38654]

PC Matic

'Merica

[southdeltan]

I've had good results with Advanced System Care, MalwareBytes and Avast for antivirus stuff. I try to keep all drivers updated, as much free space as possible, if I end up not using programs I get rid of them after a few months.

I've managed to get rid of a few things that the interweb said required a wipe and fresh install. I've been lucky, however. I look forward to affordable solid state HDs.

I'm using Win7 on my main PC which is still relatively new. I think I have some room to upgrade Ram. I know I can upgrade audio and video cards. I need to put in a backup drive but I think I'll need a new power supply.

I've been wanting to put Ubuntu on a drive and test it all out then migrate over to that. My wife's a Mac person (works at a newspaper and does graphic design/photography) and she get kinda ticked when I tell her Mac OS ain't Mac OS anymore.

At my school, almost every PC still has XP on it. I think there's room for ram upgrades on some of the boxes, they're not that old. Our SysAdmin is an avid DuckHunter but I don't know if he frequents this website, lol. I don't envy his job.

There's no way all of our hardware will be upgraded beyond XP any time soon.

[edub20]

I've had good results with Advanced System Care, MalwareBytes and Avast for antivirus stuff. I try to keep all drivers updated, as much free space as possible, if I end up not using programs I get rid of them after a few months.

I've managed to get rid of a few things that the interweb said required a wipe and fresh install. I've been lucky, however. I look forward to affordable solid state HDs.

I'm using Win7 on my main PC which is still relatively new. I think I have some room to upgrade Ram. I know I can upgrade audio and video cards. I need to put in a backup drive but I think I'll need a new power supply.

I've been wanting to put Ubuntu on a drive and test it all out then migrate over to that. My wife's a Mac person (works at a newspaper and does graphic design/photography) and she get kinda ticked when I tell her Mac OS ain't Mac OS anymore.

At my school, almost every PC still has XP on it. I think there's room for ram upgrades on some of the boxes, they're not that old. Our SysAdmin is an avid DuckHunter but I don't know if he frequents this website, lol. I don't envy his job.

There's no way all of our hardware will be upgraded beyond XP any time soon.

As long as you refresh hardware every 3-4 years in a business environment you're "generally" considered good. This is meant for business hardware which usually retains higher rated processors and memory than consumer hardware. a 3 year old PC in our environment handles Win7x64 fine however it will not be optimal for win 8.1.1 x64.

Ubuntu is one of the most user friendly of the Linux distros. It's one of the major reason Linux is being used in some of the larger vendors for consumer PC's. I like Linux but from a business standpoint it's not going to take the place of Windows in a enterprise environment any time soon. The main problem with Linux is $$$. Unless you're running Red Hat with paid support annual licensing your basically on your own with supporting the OS. The rumor is that these OS's aren't as susceptible to Virus attacks or security breaches. This is a false statement. The fact is that it's easier to write code to implement attacks on the Windows OS's because they make up a huge percentage of the market. As the consumer market drives up demand for OS x and Linux those OS's are not only vulnerable but may become more so of a risk as the novice user still thinks it's ok not to run some form of firewall/protection.

SSD's don't require a ton of power. unless you've upgraded video and other components on your factory system you can add an SSD without upgrading the PS. The PS upgrades are needed when you're adding high end graphics cards etc...

[MudHog]

How is PCmatic? I've seen the TV commercials, but never knew anyone who has it. I recently changed over to Avast from AVG and liking Avast. Also use MB, but will look into ComboFix as well.

[lower14]

[quote="rjohnson"][quote="teul2"][quote="edub20"]Where'd my email go(.pst)... You lost my email(.pst)... I can't live without my 34.6GB of email(.pst). [/quote]
I am dealing with that person right now. 21 PSTs, totaling 13.4 gig and a 24gig mailbox.
"Why is my new computer slow (outlook using 50% or RAM)?"[/quote]

Every D@MN day I hear this crap from someone and they don't want to hear the answer to their problem. Or they don't want to spend the money to fix it right.[/quote]

Not sure of the size of your company, but all it takes is one good lawsuit where the owners learn that emails in PSTs are discoverable and they should clamp down on those pretty tight. Most all of the large companies in Richmond (Altria, Media General, Performance Food, Genworth, Capital One, and others) have a max email retention of 3 years, with some as short as 90 days(!). None of the above even allow PST creation to the best of my knowledge.