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***Ace Mercury*** · 10-26-2004, 02:10 PM

I just use the built-in Windows XP firewall and don't use a AV program; Spybot and Ad-Aware are more than enough for that. I don't really notice any performance boost at all, but it's just for a little peace of mind.

As for other techniques, I don't install things in general. The games I play only need the core application, which I'm pretty sure isn't malware, and ROM files which cannot be malignant.

Every now and then, I also check up on my Task Manager to make sure unknown resident programs are running without my knowledge.

10-26-2004, 02:10 PM	#10
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 19,112 Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,578 Times in 816 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 109,972.83 Bank: 22,995,259.87 Total Points: 23,105,232.70 Donate	I just use the built-in Windows XP firewall and don't use a AV program; Spybot and Ad-Aware are more than enough for that. I don't really notice any performance boost at all, but it's just for a little peace of mind. As for other techniques, I don't install things in general. The games I play only need the core application, which I'm pretty sure isn't malware, and ROM files which cannot be malignant. Every now and then, I also check up on my Task Manager to make sure unknown resident programs are running without my knowledge.