I am pursuit of the ultimate tied up, locked down, safe haven pc that i can create. I am trying a variety of software. My AV is NOD32, I have a router(firewalled), Spywareblaster installed, Spyware Guard installed, Stopzilla, Microsoft AntiSpyware, Spybot TeaTimer. These all monitor realtime. I also used Adaware and Spybot. I use Mozilla Firefox, and have uninstalled IE. But b**ger me i still fail some of the tests on this software i got from here. http://www.tucows.com/preview/393891.html I pass both the hacking tests but only get 25% in the virus and 50% in the spyware catagory. Am i missing something or is this test program just gash? Thanks Darren

Just thought i'd add something for the detectives out there. When getting the results from PC Security Test 2005, it advises you to download a product like(!) Viruskeeper 2005. I maybe be a little paranoid but the similarity between the two webpages is suss to say the least. http://www.pc-st.com/us/contact.htm http://www.viruskeeper.com/us/index.htm Shockingly after installing Viruskeeper 2005 i acheived 100% on all tests. thanks Darren

Looks like a whole lot of snake oil to me. Even if that program does exactly what it claims to, there is no documentation on the publisher's webpage or with the program itself that gives even a hint about what it actually does. How can you know if it's "checks computer security", as they say, if you don't know what it's checking for? And what is "50% virus protection? LOL :)

Both websites are registered by the same person/people: Domain Name: PC-ST.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: AXBX contact@axbx.com 21 rue de la creactivite Villeneuve d Ascq 59650 FR (00)33-3(20) fax: 999 999 9999 Domain Name: VIRUSKEEPER.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: AxBx contact@AXBX.COM 21 avenue de la Creativite Villeneuve d Ascq 59650 FR 999 999 9999 fax: 999 999 9999 Seems like they created "PC Security Test" to scare people into buying "Viruskeeper". Those crazy French ;)

Did not make the crap list, but I would think twice before spending money. Rogue_Anti-Spyware

Thanks guys for that. So frustrating. Does anyone know of a website or software that will do a complete check on your system to see how secure it is? Thanks Darren

http://www.dslreports.com/scan http://www.pcflank.com/ http://pcpitstop.com/ http://scan.sygate.com/quickscan.html</FONT http://security1.norton.com/us/intro.asp?venid=sym&langid=us http://housecall.antivirus.com/ (Norton wrapped around line is just one link). Derek.W