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I did a test a while back.

Submitted by dirtyJ on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 1:29pm.

I did a test a while back. Left a computer completely unprotected for about a year, put it in the DMZ of my router so it was actually not even behind the router either. It lasted the whole year running Windows 2000, but at the end, it'd take a little over 6 minutes to start up. I cleaned it up using pretty much nothing but Spybot and Adaware, and Trend Micro's online virus scan. Yeah, it took a day or three to clean it fully, but clean it they did. Really all you need, is a solid firewall, (if you don't have a router), a decent spyware/adware program, and a decent anti-virus. I've been using Spybot since the .1 days, recently, (2 years ish ago), I found CounterSpy (www.sunbelt-software.com) when they first popped up. Basically the best anti-malware program you'll ever find, and their tech support is pretty quick. They came up with a false positive on my mIRC program, I emailed them and they updated the definitions that day. I've also been using AVG (http://free.grisoft.com) for a few years now too. Works pretty well, and if I need something more, I'll just use Trend Micro's online scan, (http://housecall.trendmicro.com).

DJ

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