Click on these links bellow to test out your PC,, WARNING, its advertsisments, so do go buying! it will test your firewall and anti viruse software firewall java attack
http://www.inklineglobal.com/adsales/webattack/sb_offer_webatt...a_125.html THEN CLICK TEST on screen insturctions
(click back in your broswer to do lower test link or if you need instruction,)
This link give you a fake viruse, in internet temp files so just do a clean up.. you should get a pop up from your AV software anyway if it works!
http://www.inklineglobal.com/adsales/igad/test_virus.gif


Trojan protection. have a look at these test, there both easy to use, for advanced users and beginners
http://www.aduitmypc.com

If your worried heres a bit of info i found for ya
http://www.hackers-ohmy.com/security1.htm

I add stuff as i find it, still trying to find the CD draw opener, but i cant as of yet! OK try this, i found the script..

I cant test any of it as my PC is secure !!
http://uk.geocities.com/rorywuk/cdtest.html

Excellent links Rory! I tried it with Opera, and my system was totally secure. Then I tried it with IE and my system was wide open!

I'll stick with Opera from now on. IE is a mess.

Thanks.

I got IE6 ruinnin, but nothing is getting though my PC,... even though you have IE installed it can leave your PC open... was reading on the MS site...even if its not in operation!

Very scarey. Especially with a 24/7 connection. And at least one comp on at all times. Kids downloading all kinds of garbage. My anti-virus catches about one a week on average, according to my logs. Maybe it's time to batton down the firewall.

I my self, use dual loop firewall,
zonealarm and sygate, in adition to this proport ( i get 11 system IP's including gateway)
then i have antivirxp installed on all file access scanning which when gaming i switch to extenshion only, its prity good!

did you get a virus warning on that page as it install a fake on your system?

if this interested you
have a look at software i said is good or worth a try and some anti virus info:

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/20426/

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/19010/

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/20297/

just refreshing for all the users today to have a go

I missed your previous posts somehow. Too bad too. Those are some excellent links for free tools. Thanks for that! Nothing comes cheaper than free. And so far, those system tools have all worked very well for me.

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Those are great!

thanks rory
i tried the links and everything is watertight
im using norton av corporate edition and ad aware's adwatch monitor
works like a charm

jp

just making sure your system work, this is a minamal test, and doesnt check trojans or scanner. that why there is a link to auditmypc.com,

you should get a virus warning on one of the links and if your CD draws open, then sort out your PC.

IF anyone else can come up with some links for better virus down load testers then please post them.

Well with some help of my programing skills from university(which i barely remember) and some firends, ive made my pc total hacker/trojan/virus proof. Not even the govt can get in. Everyport possible on my pc is blocked. All security holes from microsoft are plugged. its great! I even tried to hack myself from my friends pc, tried all day, but to no aveil. I would post my little gadget(s) on the web, but why do that? ;-)

I tried the CD drawer test with my firewalls off in IE and they opened, in Netscape they didn't.

A good idea guy is to clear out you system cookie using IE tools options thing dont work so good, its a pain to have to enter all your pass words into site but cookies can be hacked in a few minutes with your PW and UN showing up so clean up! find my software for free topics for tools, mrtech systray will do the job and it has some other handy things in it as well

use this link to do a scan for hidden stuff that scanner miss (so it says)
http://www.minutegroup.com/prodpg_vcatch.htm#

NOTE THIS IS WRONG DONT GO THERE SORRY MY FAULT WILL CORRECT IT SOON
sorry if you placed this rubbish on your system with its spam, i only found out to late.. the programme is call CWsheadder.
will post the link later as im in the middle of some thing

My firewall causes stuttering in games.

I MEAN HOW CRAP IS THAT?????????????/

use a different firewall then!!!!


OK THAT LINK
http://www.spywareinfo.com/%7Emerijn/downloads.html

its in the secound paragraph!

The Security Advisor has just tested your PC for security vulnerabilities. This security report addresses security loopholes you may have on your computer since your last update. Failing to update your PC security may expose you to viruses and hackers which exploit these vulnerabilities to cause severe damage to your windows system as well as expose sensitive personal data to hackers.

i got this, wat does it mean? i did the first link's test, cd rom didn't open, it found out that i have windows xp and that javascript was enabled, how do i stop it from finding out? i use sygate personal firewall pro the latest, i have avast! 4 pro the latest also, wat else do i need? i have a pop up remover also which is pretty good, ad muncher

I would say its just a standard warning, as always there are ways around your security and updating is a thing that has to be done to close problems with AV AH AS softwares.

I wouldnt worrie to much, unless you can see problems. on sygate there is a test firewall button, try that and goto auditmypc.com for another test, run all tests and see if your open. I know with zonealarm pro you can stop java and in IE options under advanced you can also stop the java and active x , but as sites use this alot it can cause probelms with surfing.

there are other programmes that catch script blocking like Vscritpblocker

link here fro another type of script blocker http://www.snapfiles.com/get/sdefender.html

but you should be able to do this with your firewall.
find CWsheadder on link already with in my posts

script blocking? but that stops some of the safe options from working, i can't remember which ones, but i have script blocking on my virus scaner, avast! 4 pro, but i didn't want to use script blocking because some ie options didn't work properly, with the updates, i can't updates my windows for some reason, i click on windows update, it says that it will scan come and blah blah blah, nothing happens, does this mean my computer is already up to date and that's why it doesn't bother checking or is my ie stuffed? and is this a good thing? i tested my sygate firewall with their test, it detected ip, but couldn't detect the other 3 stuff, info on browser, comp name, running processes. i also visited the site you gave me, the previous pop up remover worked fine, but on the test, it shows poor -_- my previous pop remover and ad remover did this, when a pop up is opened, it closes it straight away, although the window does open, it is closed right away, thats still good isn't it? i also tested my ports, they were all closed

if you get a window opening then no its not good,

http://.scan.syagate.com
is another place for scans.

on the GRC scans my system comes up as very secure, its different that when you would normaly do a scan, its a message seperate.

Like a dick i did config my firewall for my server corrctly, thankfully they didnt get anyware. (topic search "HACKED OFF") but now ive locked my system down it just proves that there is a need..

just of late i have been testing the kiero firewall...

its got a pop up blocker ad bla bla, ive started to put info up on the my site.. but im not to sure on this, anyone used it? found problems with it.. ill start a new topic..
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/26266/


I have also removed zonealarm as it lack useability and control factors.