virus protection?

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1. ray_8128 says:

   March 12, 2010 at 5:37 am

   Download page for AT&T software
   http://att.software.yahoo.com/ysftc/p/att/v2/welcome
   Must be installed from Internet Explorer.
   You will need your email address and password to verify you have SBC or AT&T DSL.

   Install the free anti-spy, anti-virus, parental controls, mail protection, and automatic sign on manager.

   Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo toolbar are optional.
   .
   Do not install AT&T Yahoo Browser or AT&T Yahoo Music Jukebox. AT&T Yahoo Browser caused me problems with Internet Explorer crashing that ended when I removed it. AT&T Yahoo Music Jukebox is just another online music store you don’t need.

   Run the Anti-spy. scan at the end check all options and close.
   Run the Anti-virus scan.

   Home page:
   http://www.yahoo.com/
   or
   http://dsl.sbc.yahoo.com/

   I found the AT&T spyware protection weak. I recommend you install the following free products in addition to the AT&T software.
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   Install Windows Defender (free full time anti-spy protection) works well with AT&T Yahoo anti-spy.
   http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
   Set to update weekly and run a full scan weekly.
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   Install the following four programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all four. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

   Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)
   http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

   Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)
   Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper
   After installation: update + scan + immunize
   http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

   SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.
   http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

   SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)
   http://www.superantispyware.com/
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   Install The following:

   CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
   Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history
   In options.
   Set to run when computer starts.
   Place cookies you want to keep in save list
   http://www.ccleaner.com/
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   Install either one not both:

   McAfee Site Advisor: Internet Explorer and Firefox
   http://www.siteadvisor.com/
   Indicates if a site is unsafe and can link to a page to explain why it is unsafe.

   TrendProtect™
   http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/free_security_tools/trendprotect.php
   TrendProtect is a FREE browser plug-in that helps you avoid Web pages with unwanted content and hidden threats.