Hi Neil,
That is the best feedback i have ever received on any subject, thank you, I will implement the necessary changes as soon as i have time.
In regards to Spybot S&D 1.3, it has had a hole host of changes since version 1.2, 1 of the main changes is the addition of the "Tea Timer", this monitors parts of your registry for changes and alerts you as they happen.
My few words on online virus scanners was really just to let people know they exist. A friend of mine had some serious computer problems a few weeks ago and i tried to help her online, i soon found out that she had NO anti-virus installed! and she couldn't get any programs to install, so i sent her to an online virus scanner and it found several problems.
I will revise the part of my guide that refers to online scanners, as i also believe that an anti virus program needs to be installed on a computer, the really helpful thing about the online scans is to double check for problems without having to install another anti virus App (as you know this is a no-no and will cause conflicts and slow performance).
I use to run Zone alarm and yes, the crashes are annoying. Mine use to crash with no warning, sometimes my Firewall would be down for ages before i noticed it had gone. I now use Sygate firewall, i tried the free version and liked it so much that i got the Pro version. My number one priority with any program is simplicity and Sygate is very simple to set up and runs silently in the background without all the "you are being hacked" alerts that other firewalls annoy you with every five minutes.
Once again, thank you very much for your time and feed back, it's very much appreciated.
Regards,
Chief.
Edit>>>> In regards to unknown emails, if i don't know who they are from i delete them. No one should be sending me emails that i don't recognize, i know this is severe, but I see it the same as banner adds and pop-ups, if you click on them you could be asking for trouble.
Plus all my suspect mail (the ones not in my contacts list) go straight to my known spam or suspect emails folders, the ones which are obvious spam I report and the ones i'm not sure about, I delete.
Edited by chiefmasterjedi, 08 June 2004 - 05:34 AM.