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« on: December 08, 2007, 04:58 AM »
I haven't had a full-time virus scanner running in 5+ years. The only thing I ran was Nod32 for a month or two (which wasn't bad, but it's less intrusive with no scanner running)
I use a router as my firewall.
I do not open email attatchments in outlook express (if I get any that might be worth reading I forward them to a webmail account).
I run AdMuncher on all computers at all times.
I will occasionally run Autoruns, SpywareBlaster, and check for viruses once a month or so, I have only ever had one virus or problem in the last 5 years running like this.
I keep a LAN icon on my desktop so I may disable my network connection when I am away for extended periods of time (sometimes I use it, sometimes I don't).
Note I do not surf to porn, or other questionably trusted sites, only reputable software gets installed. I do not use filesharing programs or the like (with the rare exception of uTorrent when needed). Most of that is what the newsgroups are for.
Essentially just using general common sense, I think can keep you protected most of the time. And don't forget to backup occasionally!
On a side note, if there is a solid virus scanner that can be run from a usb/portable drive, could someone give that a mention, cuz that would be handy for when I use other peoples computers and move files around.\
edit: grammar (as usual)