Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

[Guest Davej]

Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

[Guest MEB]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

"Davej" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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| Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

| programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

 

This test config..

Web Proxy

STRICT in/out manually configured firewall rules

3,122 KB HOSTS file

SpywareBlaster 4.0

AVAST

Email and News in plain text ONLY

Script, JAVA, and the like completely restricted and monitored

Real Player NOT configured to access the Internet

WMP NOT configured to access the Internet

QuickTime NOT installed

Foxit PDF Reader

Saved Registries for 2 properly configured and clean setups

Updated and manually configured Certificates

Several monitoring programs.

 

Additionally, other programs to install and/or run such as HyJackThis and

SpyBot Search & Destroy.

[Guest philo]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

 

"Davej" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

> programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

 

 

Though then new version Adaware 2007 may not work with win98

the old version AdawareSE can still be updated but it will have to be done

manually.

they carry the new definitions on their website

and they just need to be unzipped into your Adaware folder

[Guest Davej]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

On Mar 19, 9:01 pm, "MEB" <meb@not h...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> "Davej" <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message..

>> Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

>> programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

>

> This test config..

> Web Proxy

> STRICT in/out manually configured firewall rules

> 3,122 KB HOSTS file

> SpywareBlaster 4.0

> AVAST

> Email and News in plain text ONLY

> Script, JAVA, and the like completely restricted and monitored

> Real Player NOT configured to access the Internet

> WMP NOT configured to access the Internet

> QuickTime NOT installed

> Foxit PDF Reader

> Saved Registries for 2 properly configured and clean setups

> Updated and manually configured Certificates

> Several monitoring programs.

>

> Additionally, other programs to install and/or run such as HyJackThis and

> SpyBot Search & Destroy.

 

 

Ok, I will try unzipping the AdAware updates manually. I did install

SpywareBlaster 4.0 but then I removed it because it seemed useless. I

use the mvps.org hosts file.

[Guest Davej]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

On Mar 20, 3:50 pm, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:

> "Davej" <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

>> Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

>> programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

>

> Though then new version Adaware 2007 may not work with win98

> the old version AdawareSE can still be updated but it will have to be done

> manually.

> they carry the new definitions on their website

> and they just need to be unzipped into your Adaware folder

 

How do you do this? I downloaded and unzipped core.aawdef but AdAware

did not see it. I then renamed it defs.ref and AdAware rejected it.

[Guest John Dulak]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

Davej wrote:

> On Mar 20, 3:50 pm, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:

>> "Davej" <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>>> Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

>>> programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

>> Though then new version Adaware 2007 may not work with win98

>> the old version AdawareSE can still be updated but it will have to be done

>> manually.

>> they carry the new definitions on their website

>> and they just need to be unzipped into your Adaware folder

>

> How do you do this? I downloaded and unzipped core.aawdef but AdAware

> did not see it. I then renamed it defs.ref and AdAware rejected it.

 

Davej:

 

* Close Ad-Aware SE.

* Download the latest Definition File in ZIP format here:

 

http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip

 

and save the file to a temporary location.

* Unzip the contents of the file either with a ZIP utility or

with the built-in support in Windows to the Ad-Aware SE installation

directory, which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE\".

* Open Ad-Aware SE.

* Confirm that the latest Definition File is installed by

checking the "Initialization Status" in the main program window.

 

HTH & GL

 

John

 

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[Guest MEB]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

 

"Davej" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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| On Mar 19, 9:01 pm, "MEB" <meb@not h...@hotmail.com> wrote:

| > "Davej" <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message..

| >> Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

| >> programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

| >

| > This test config..

| > Web Proxy

| > STRICT in/out manually configured firewall rules

| > 3,122 KB HOSTS file

| > SpywareBlaster 4.0

| > AVAST

| > Email and News in plain text ONLY

| > Script, JAVA, and the like completely restricted and monitored

| > Real Player NOT configured to access the Internet

| > WMP NOT configured to access the Internet

| > QuickTime NOT installed

| > Foxit PDF Reader

| > Saved Registries for 2 properly configured and clean setups

| > Updated and manually configured Certificates

| > Several monitoring programs.

| >

| > Additionally, other programs to install and/or run such as HyJackThis

and

| > SpyBot Search & Destroy.

|

|

| Ok, I will try unzipping the AdAware updates manually. I did install

| SpywareBlaster 4.0 but then I removed it because it seemed useless. I

| use the mvps.org hosts file.

 

There was a recent discussion here on the procedure, likely someone will

provide that information again.

 

SpyWare Blaster provides some additional protections, takes no memory as

the modifications are made to the registry. So using it and a good HOSTS

file is like layered protection AND some additional protections [the updates

provide newly found problem sites], which may not be included in a

downloaded {and likely not updated, as you would have to do so} HOSTS.

 

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[Guest Sunny]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

 

"Davej" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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| On Mar 20, 3:50 pm, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:

| > "Davej" <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| >

| >> Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What

security

| >> programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

| >

| > Though then new version Adaware 2007 may not work with win98

| > the old version AdawareSE can still be updated but it will have to be

done

| > manually.

| > they carry the new definitions on their website

| > and they just need to be unzipped into your Adaware folder

|

| How do you do this? I downloaded and unzipped core.aawdef but AdAware

| did not see it. I then renamed it defs.ref and AdAware rejected it.

 

Ad-Aware manual updating :

http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip

 

Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation directory,

which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".

 

If still having problems updating, go to

C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files

"defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"

 

Note the def file needs to be inserted into the main Adaware folder, not

any of the sub-folders.

Windows will ask if you want to replace the "defs.ref" file.

[Guest Don/Gen]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

Dave,

 

Try: http://www.superantispyware.com/

 

I have gone from Adaware to SAS, the free version, and it works just fine.

 

Give it a test run, at least.

 

Don

 

"Davej" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security

> programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.

[Guest Tawny Port]

Re: Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???

 

> Try: http://www.superantispyware.com/

>

> I have gone from Adaware to SAS, the free version, and it works just fine.

>

> Give it a test run, at least.

>

> Don

 

or, better still,,,,,, try A-squared, is far superior. (& free)