No one firewall is enough 2 is like putting a door next to a door if you have to make a doggy door you need to make 2 and frankly on vista and windows 7 the default firewall is plenty, in reality the firewall that you should care about is the one on the router, you shouldn't disable that just because it messes with games but manually enter in ports that you want open when you run into issues.

dcemuser

United States3248 Posts

July 19 2011 23:01 GMT

#164

On July 20 2011 06:47 JiYan wrote:

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i have the same question

No, but it shouldn't be an issue. Almost all of the installers will disable your Windows Firewall automatically. You shouldn't run two firewalls, just like you shouldn't run two of the same type of anti-virus. They cause all kinds of annoying conflicts.

I strongly recommend Comodo's free firewall - it is much better than Windows Firewall (and ZoneAlarm).

I have the feeling the OP has not been updated recently because Microsoft Security Essentials is not on that list, and by almost all standard tests it is better than Avast.

Khalum

Austria831 Posts

September 20 2011 22:52 GMT

#165

I decided to necro this thread because after searching the internets I hadn't found a definite answer to an urgent issue - and I know tl.net has members who can and will help me out:

Is it completely safe and OK to plug in a (most likely) infected usb stick, cancel any autorun hokey pokey that might appear and format it? Data loss is not an issue.

+ Show Spoiler [Info about the stick.] +

StorrZerg

United States13919 Posts

November 26 2011 20:20 GMT

#166

Giving this a little bump, attempting to fix a computer whose problem is (blue screens upon trying to get on the internet)

So that sucks.

Just going to be following the suggestions on scanning and removing of viruses, etc. If anyone has some updated information on a programs out there that would be great.

Boblhead

United States2577 Posts

November 26 2011 20:21 GMT

#167

On November 27 2011 05:20 StorrZerg wrote:
Giving this a little bump, attempting to fix a computer whose problem is (blue screens upon trying to get on the internet)

So that sucks.

Just going to be following the suggestions on scanning and removing of viruses, etc. If anyone has some updated information on a programs out there that would be great.

whats the blue screen error code?

StorrZerg

United States13919 Posts

November 26 2011 20:27 GMT

#168

On November 27 2011 05:21 Boblhead wrote:

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whats the blue screen error code?

where can i find that? the screen pops up, and is gone within seconds.

Also, booting in safe mode with networking (still same problems)

I ran malwarbytes and it is 90 days overdue for an update, is there a latter version listed some where? (or can i update it and just copy it on my flash drive and then run it?)

Boblhead

United States2577 Posts

November 26 2011 20:29 GMT

#169

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html

just run it, and it will come up with the logs of when bluescreens occured, and it has the codes as well.

StorrZerg

United States13919 Posts

November 26 2011 20:41 GMT

#170

All righty, first time using this, i have the "logs now"

2 files are "red"

ntkrnlpa.exe
raspptp.sys

what am i looking for now? I still don't see a "error" code.

Boblhead

United States2577 Posts

November 26 2011 20:50 GMT

#171

On November 27 2011 05:41 StorrZerg wrote:
All righty, first time using this, i have the "logs now"

2 files are "red"

ntkrnlpa.exe
raspptp.sys

what am i looking for now? I still don't see a "error" code.

The website I linked goto it and look at those 2 pictures, it will show you the actual BSOD and then the Bluescreenview, you will see that Bug Check Code is what your looking for. Same with the Bug Check String

StorrZerg

United States13919 Posts

November 26 2011 20:58 GMT

#172

ok Bug check string is
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug check code is
0x0000000a

running ccleaner now :/