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 Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:26 am
Alter's Guide to a Safer Account
The Rules of my thread!
Read them before posting!1. Stay 100% on topic
2. I do not allow Tektek Post Formats in my thread(It clutters pages sometimes.)
3. If you have a question, please use my "I Have A Question" format.
4. Be respectful to EVERYONE in this thread.
5. If you are posting an image, please post a link to the image in your photobucket only. Do not use the Image tags, it sometimes stretches the page or causes longer load times.
6. Do not PM me with your question, please just post it.
7. Try not to quote, unless you are responding to someones question that is properly formatted.
8. DO NOT QUOTE ANY SECTION OF THE GUIDE.
9. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS Follow the Gaia ToS.By posting in this thread you acknowledge that you have read and understand each of the above rules and will abide by them. If you do not then your posts will be deleted and if it is a recurring problem you will be asked to no longer post in here. I will operate on a 3 strike policy, depending on the severity of your offense. Notice that nowhere in my rules did I use the word "Please" so these are not optional.
Not everyone will need all of the information in this guide, keep in mind that there are some people who have very limited computer knowledge and might not know how to delete cookies and history.
In-depth Guide in the works.
Feel Free to poke around and look at the links
Any questions will be answered when I have a chance to answer them, or someone else handles it.
Any Suggestions are always helpful.
Getting this guide together is taking a good share of time and effort. I plan to have a lot of information/images/links for even the most inexperienced person to get some better protection.
Posted throughout this thread are images and links to various programs and add-ons. The various images posted of each program are to allow you as the user of this guide to get a look see, before you download anything. I will be posting information for each program with a brief explanation of what is shown in the image.
ANY AND ALL SOFTWARE/ADD-ONS PROVIDED VIA LINKS IN MY POSTS ARE 100% SAFE.
I USE NEARLY ALL OF THEM MYSELF, IF I DO NOT PERSONALLY USE THEM I WILL REMARK THAT IN THE POST
All software posted has a Free Version available
The pages on this guide will be changing throughout the day, possibly for a bit longer than that, until Version 1 of the guide is completed. -
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:27 am
Most programs will require you to run as administrator to get the full functionality, keep that in mind when running scans on your system.
Key Features -* Support for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
-* Light speed quick scanning.
-* Ability to perform full scans for all drives.
-* Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Protection Module. (requires registration)¹
-* Database updates released daily.
-* Quarantine to hold threats and restore them at your convenience.
-* Ignore list for both the scanner and Protection Module.
-* Settings to enhance your Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware performance.
-* A small list of extra utilities to help remove malware manually.
-* Multi-lingual support.
-* Works together with other anti-malware utilities.
-* Command line support for quick scanning.
-* Context menu integration to scan files on demand.
¹ The Protection Module(active protection) is only available to people with paid copies. The active protection will keep you safe from invading IP Addresses that seek to infect your pc with malicious software. I do not endorse obtaining free registration IDs and Keys through using other sites or programs, but I am sure you could find one if you really wanted to. wink wink
Screenshots of Malwarebytes and ALL of its Menus.
       
Below is an image of an IP Address attempting to access my computer, this was an attempt was logged while visit another users profile. I was able to identify the image that was causing it and if you are a Firefox user with Adblock Plus, you can block the source website from displaying images which blocks the IP from contacting your computer. -
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:28 am
Most programs will require you to run as administrator to get the full functionality, keep that in mind when running scans on your system.
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.-
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:30 am
Most programs will require you to run as administrator to get the full functionality, keep that in mind when running scans on your system.
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware.-
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:35 am
Browsers and Clearing Personal Data
The next few posts cover manual clearing of Cookies, History, and/or Temp Data saved by your browser
Images for Firefox, Chrome, and IE(Internet Explorer)
Images are below the text they coincide with.
Internet Explorer
Comes Standard on Windows PCs To manually clear your private data on Internet Explorer(IE), you will do the following. Start by clicking the "Tools" option and scroll down to "Internet Options".Once in the "Internet Options" menu, click "Delete" under the "Browsing History" sections. From there you have a few options to choose from. You do not have to clear everything, but I do recommend that you clear the following:
1. Temporary Internet Files
2. Cookies
3. History
Under the "Settings" menu you can customize how Internet Explorer, handles your history with a few options. You can adjust them if you would like, it is completely up to you.
Once you have done all of that you can slimply click "Close" and then "Ok" and resume normal browsing.-
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:37 am
To manually clear your private data on Chrome, you will do the following. Start by clicking the Wrench icon in the top right corner of the browser window and scroll down to "Options".From the "Basic" Tab click over to "Personal Stuff" and move your way down to and click "Clear Browsing Data" With the "Clear Browsing Data" menu open, you are given a few options of what to delete from your system. I suggest that you clear the following data:
1. Browsing History
2. Download History
3. Empty the Cache
4. Cookies
You do not have to clear your saved form data or saved passwords if you do not want to. Once you have selected what you want to clear from your system, hit "Clear Browsing Data".After you have finished, hit "Close" on both open menus and you can resume normal browsing.-
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:38 am
Mozilla Firefox is by far my favorite Web Browser ever. It has a ton of customizable options and lots of different add-ons to do basically anything and everything. Below is a walk-through on how to clear your personal data manually and the next post contains links to various security related add-ons that I myself use.
To manually clear your private data on Firefox, you will do the following. Start by clicking "Tools" and scroll down to "Options...". -
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:39 am
Add-ons are installable enhancements to the Mozilla Foundation's projects. Add-ons allow the user to add or augment application features, use themes to his or her liking, and handle new types of content. Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page?
Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.
For a quick overview watch
Adblock Plus Video Overview
Via Youtube.com Flashblock is an extension for the Mozilla, Firefox, and Netscape browsers that takes a pessimistic approach to dealing with Macromedia Flash content on a webpage and blocks ALL Flash content from loading.
It then leaves placeholders on the webpage that allow you to click to download and then view the Flash content. Winner of the "2006 PC World World Class Award", this tool provides extra protection to your Firefox.
It allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice, e.g. your home-banking web site, guarding your "trust boundaries" against cross-site scripting attacks (XSS) and Clickjacking attempts, thanks to its unique ClearClick technology.
Such a preemptive approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of functionality... KeyScrambler Personal encrypts your keystrokes at the kernel driver level to protect your information from keyloggers. -
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:41 am
**I do not use the individual software. I use the Firefox Addon ONLY. This is for Non-Firefox users, but still protects Firefox as well.-
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:47 am
Have Any Questions? I you have a question about anything covered or not covered in this guide, use the following format so I can more easily find who has a question. If you do not use this format, I will overlook your question. Questions will be answered, as soon as I am able to answer them. If someone else would like to step up and answer a question for someone, please quote their post so I know which questions have been answered and the person who posted the question can see that they have a response.
Your individuality in this thread means nothing, so do not change anything in my format. That includes text color, sizes, alignments, or what have you.[size=24][align=center][color=red][b]I Have A Question![/b][/color][/align][/size]
[size=18][b]Browser:[/b][/size]
[size=18][b]Question:[/b][/size]
[size=18][b]Thank you for your time![/b] :heart:[/size]
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Quote: I Have A Question! Browser: Firefox Question: Is this the proper format? Thank you for your time! heart Additional Info: This is additional info that is directly related to my question in some way. -
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:48 am
Have Any Suggestions? I you have a suggestion for anything to be added to this guide, use the following format so I can more easily find who has a suggestion and tell me why it should be added. If you do not use this format, I will overlook your suggestion.
Again your individuality in this thread means nothing, so do not change anything in my format. That includes text color, sizes, alignments, or what have you. The only part of the format that is to be changed is surrounded by and includes the "< >".[size=24][align=center][color=green][b]I Have A Suggestion![/b][/color][/align][/size]
[size=18][b]Suggestion:[/b][/size]
[size=18][b]Thank you for your time![/b] :heart:[/size]
Quote: I Have A Suggestion! Suggestion: I think you should add this program/add-on to your guide, because blah blah blah. Thank you for your time! heart -
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:50 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:51 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:52 am
Blacklisted From My Thread
Along with why biggrin
Nobody yet smile
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:11 am
Staff
Once I have figured out who is the most helpful I will recommend their advice. -
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