http://www.boredworkers.com/2007/06/08/when-spyware-attacks/ Get a grip! Tue, 22 May 2012 08:56:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.boredworkers.com/2007/06/08/when-spyware-attacks/#comment-37382 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:26:02 +0000 http://www.boredworkers.com/2007/06/08/when-spyware-attacks/#comment-37382 Electromoss, I like your idea, although I never get any spyware problem. Electromoss, I like your idea, although I never get any spyware problem.

]]> http://www.boredworkers.com/2007/06/08/when-spyware-attacks/#comment-36838 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:03:33 +0000 http://www.boredworkers.com/2007/06/08/when-spyware-attacks/#comment-36838 I personally think that all this is unnecessary. The reason that I say so is that I have 2 Windows accounts - Administrator, *only* for installing/removing software, updates and system administration (I try as far as possible not to use it for web surfing) and a Guest account/customised Limited account, created via Control Panel>User Accounts - for surfing, work, gaming etc. I use the limited account 90% of the time. The limited account is blocked from the registry and system files by default. If I need to use programs in Administrator mode, I just have to right-click the icon and choose Run As, and run in Administrator mode. Saved me a lot of grief, and I have had my two workstations using this method running *without* peripheral malware management software for over half a year - with no issues. This is my method of getting a stable Windows XP workstation running satisfactorily. (PS. The *only* stability issues I have had were with modem and printer drivers BTW, not silly rootkit nonsense) I personally think that all this is unnecessary. The reason that I say so is that I have 2 Windows accounts - Administrator, *only* for installing/removing software, updates and system administration (I try as far as possible not to use it for web surfing) and a Guest account/customised Limited account, created via Control Panel>User Accounts - for surfing, work, gaming etc. I use the limited account 90% of the time. The limited account is blocked from the registry and system files by default. If I need to use programs in Administrator mode, I just have to right-click the icon and choose Run As, and run in Administrator mode. Saved me a lot of grief, and I have had my two workstations using this method running *without* peripheral malware management software for over half a year - with no issues. This is my method of getting a stable Windows XP workstation running satisfactorily.
(PS. The *only* stability issues I have had were with modem and printer drivers BTW, not silly rootkit nonsense)

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