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General Software Discussion / Re: The Best Security Suites (2013/2014)
« on: February 13, 2014, 02:01 PM »
I'm running Bitdefender AV Plus on almost everything I have using Windows right now and I'm happy with the performance and protection level it provides.
-40hz (February 13, 2014, 08:59 AM)

I was on the verge of buying BitDefender on a Newegg special until I read some truly horrifying user reviews--BSOD's, corrupted systems, etc. I've never used it so I don't know the validity of these comments, but they might be worth looking at before buying.

I've used VIPRE for years. The most annoying thing about it is that it still flags a bunch of DC programs like ClipTrap even though I've contacted VIPRE repeatedly.

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: NANY 2014 Release: Process Piglet
« on: January 14, 2014, 05:11 PM »
Great little utility. Opera v11.64 is using 623 MB, but I've got about 40 tabs open.

Interestingly, CrashPlan is using only 241 MB on my machine. I wonder how much this varies by machine or OS. I had horrible CPU usage problems with CP on my XP machine; they've completely disappeared on my Windows 7 notebook.

Can someone explain how Firefox, which has millions of users and dozens or hundreds of contributors, fails to correct this basic flaw?

In March 2005 I joined DC after downloading mouser's Process Tamer, which I still use occasionally. Nine years later here's Process Piglet.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Malwarebytes FREE and PRO - Mini-Review.
« on: December 09, 2013, 07:51 PM »
MBAM lifetime licenses often go on sale at Newegg for around $14.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Does anyone know how I may remove Trojan Dropper:MSIL/Livate.A ?
« on: December 09, 2013, 07:43 PM »
On another related thought: Virtualization

I used to use Altiris from Symantec when I was using Windows XP.

This appears to create a sandbox like virtual environment that I could test new software in very safely.

Is there a good alternative for Windows 8 as I don't think Altiris works in Windows 8.
-patteo (November 20, 2013, 08:13 AM)

I, too, am a big fan of SVS. Using it to try software helped keep my XP machine running swiftly for 6 years w/o Windows reinstallation. Symantec bought Altiris and the product is now called Symantec Workspace Virtualization (SWV). It's still free for personal use and works in Windows 8. A bonus is that you can import (some of) your old SVS layers into SWV.

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Living Room / Re: What is safer for data -- a hard disk or a blue ray disc?
« on: July 13, 2013, 12:28 PM »
I sometimes have disturbing formatting issues that come up with these large drives that i plug in and out of computers.  Let's say i put a bunch of data on a huge 4tb drive.  Then i take it out.  Later, I use it with an enclosure and a usb 3.0 connection.  Then I do the same with an esata.  Then i stick it into another computer.  Sometimes, while doing this, Windows will say the drive is unreadable or something, or that it has to be formatted

After having the unformatted disc problem with a HD used for backups I discovered Partition Find & Mount, mentioned elsewhere on the forum. What a relief to see my missing partition reappear!

I agree with zenzai about the cause, but now I don't even trust Safe Removal as I've been pretty careful. Whenever possible I turn off my notebook and disable write-back caching.

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