What do you think of my system protection?

[mevcit]

I find that a-squared HiJackFree has too many false positives for my liking.
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OMG, false positives? It is a system analysis program. I think you meant "a-squared Free", not "a-squared HiJackFree".

http://www.hijackfree.com/en/

[funnytim]

I use WinPatrol and Vista Firewall Control so I don't need Outpost firewall and Windows Defender updated daily because it is the best application for monitoring the HOSTS file for modifications that the latest malware is choosing to infect.

On further research I find that SpywareTerminator does in fact have HOSTS file protection as well; guess this means that I wouldn't have any need for Windows Defender HOSTS file protection?


VistaFirewallControl can be used to control outbound connections, correct? So If I have VistaFirewallControl (in addition to Vista's built-in firewall running of course) I would have the same two-way firewall protection as that of other commercial aps?

[YoKenny]

On further research I find that SpywareTerminator does in fact have HOSTS file protection as well; guess this means that I wouldn't have any need for Windows Defender HOSTS file protection?

I base my opinion on the topic here:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18988985-IS-SpywareTerminator-good-or-bad

VistaFirewallControl can be used to control outbound connections, correct? So If I have VistaFirewallControl (in addition to Vista's built-in firewall running of course) I would have the same two-way firewall protection as that of other commercial aps?

Yes and without their overhead as Vista Firewall Control only takes a little over 2MB on my system.

[YoKenny]

I find that a-squared HiJackFree has too many false positives for my liking.
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OMG, false positives? It is a system analysis program. I think you meant "a-squared Free", not "a-squared HiJackFree".

http://www.hijackfree.com/en/

I just copy-n-pasted what you said in « Reply #13 on: March 29, 2009, 08:21:27 AM » and I do mean a-squared Free and I can only say what I saw when I used it.