Avast fans, what is your comment regarding on line banking / share buying by using Avast Version 5 (free version)?
Well… as a good measure, get sandboxie (free version is enough for what you need) and use the sandboxed browser for banking and similar needs. That way, you’ll have a clean browser every time you restart it.
remember buy avast 5 professional,i am kidding
use key scrambler and check if the connection is safe and use good firewall
Use private tab or private window in Opera.
Hi 
I agree with rdmaloyjr 
I just always make sure I use - In Private Browsing
IE8 - Firefox - Opera … All have their own version of it 
I’ve never tried Chrome… But that probably does too!
That Way…
Your computer doesn’t keep a record of where you’ve been - & - What you’ve been doing! 8)
Hally
Avast Free e MBAM is fine for online banking, stocks…since I have been doing it for a few years now with no problems…it would also depend upon how secure is your bank’s website?
;D
Hi fans, thanks
Please advice a bit more of In Private browsing , thanks
Private browsing is a type of browsing which don’t save any record of what you did on the internet!
After you close the browser, everything you’ve done is deleted
That’s all and its very simple!
Yes… which brings us back to the point the in-private browsing is kinda useless when your browser is infected in the first place, such as that you have a keylogger, bad addon/BHO or whatever similar running there or whatnot. Hence, I’d kinda suggest moving back to the idea of having a dedicated instance of sandbox for browser used for sensitive purposes. (It can wipe the sandbox on terminating the browser as well and so will be always clean, rendering all the in-private fluff unneeded.)
Ya beware of malwares in your computer first!
Yeah, but tell that to the people who happilly keep filling their banking info on phishing websites, open any “funny” attachment that lands in their mailbox and run on XP w/ admin account. ;D Also, the point here is - AVs by their nature are always one step behind the malware. The sandbox stuff adds another layer of protection here, no reason not to use it for something so critical like online banking, especially when the functionality is free.
The sandbox stuff adds another layer of protection here, no reason not to use it for something so critical like online banking, especially when the functionality is free
browser related >>> sandboxing will never protect you from such online threats : … from exploits attempting to gain access to the rest of your data on your PC yes, but from cross-scripting etc…while you’re providing private information on the net, the sandbox there will be as useful as an umbrella during a tsunami. Private browsing’s still worse… protects from nothing except from the cops if needed ;D, ie would prevent from finding “sensitive” browsing data on the hdd, as it gets loaded in RAM only (history, cache, cookies…), and that’s it. Your IP’s still caught on the web sites you visit ;D, and the private data you provide is as vulnerable to online attacks as usual.
My Bank recommended I download Trusteer Rapport is this any good.
I agree with logos sandboxie wont protect you from online threats.
Here’s my tips.
A simple way but you need very strict on your bank accounts… In a way no Downloads unfamiliar software and no browsing unfamiliar sites. Avoid also Flash Drive insertion.
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Fresh format OS with fully updated Windows Update.
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Download Mozilla Firefox. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html
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Install Avast Free. http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html
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Install MBAM Free. http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=contentMain;contentAux
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Install PC Tools Firewall Plus. http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
Note: Allow Avast and MBAM to update. -
Use Avast and MBAM Free to scan your system. (If its clean? you can log in to your bank accounts.)
All of these are Free.
I would add http://noscript.net/ for Firefox
I’d recommend this thread @ Wilders
Well… I’ll agree w/ the in-private browsing (about useful for internet cafes or whatnot); for the rest wrt sandboxing, we’ll agree to disagree. Don’t feel further debate would be very productive on this point.
This is one of the worst extensions ever written for any browser. It’s a horrible tool in hands of vast majority of users who are unable to use the tool properly (if there’s anything like a proper usage of it). It’s like killing a fly with a Doom-style plasma gun, causing thousands of casualties as a side effect. The most visible effect of installing this is inexplicable breakage and functionality loss on tons of websites.
The most visible effect of installing this is inexplicable breakage and functionality loss on tons of websites
yeah ;D that’s because you don’t know how to use it, and you must belong to this vast majority of users that you mentioned yourself …yeah excuse me but I’ve used it for years now, so :
Well... I'll agree w/ the in-private browsing (about useful for internet cafes or whatnot); for the rest wrt sandboxing, we'll agree to disagree. Don't feel further debate would be very productive on this point.
why? I’d be glad if you elaborate a little…
edit: >>> http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3979&p=17380&hilit=chrome#p17376
Most important, sandboxing is definitely overrated (yes, SandboxIE, I'm looking at you). In this Web 2.0+ age, the ability to touch your hard disk and other system resources (which is what sandboxes try to impair) is not very important anymore: your in-browser password store and the services you access online (e.g. credit card transactions) are the most valuable targets, and an attacker can "own" them even without the need of a browser exploit (a web application vulnerability is enough). Of course, a browser vulnerability is a bonus, but manipulating to the browser process is more than enough, and no sandboxing can help you with that.
Well, the entire point was - don’t recommend NoScript and similar to a random folk out there until you are sure he’s a security nerd comfortable with the obnoxious hassle similar “addons” cause on everyday browser usage. If you disagree, then I’d suggest installing this to your parent’s computer or to some random office worker who’s abilities are limited to typing into Word and producing “fancy” PPT presentations and have a stopwatch handy to measure how long will it take for them to call you back that you’ve broken their browser beyond repair.
edit: >>> http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3979&p=17380&hilit=chrome#p17376Most important, sandboxing is definitely overrated (yes, SandboxIE, I'm looking at you). In this Web 2.0+ age, the ability to touch your hard disk and other system resources (which is what sandboxes try to impair) is not very important anymore: your in-browser password store and the services you access online (e.g. credit card transactions) are the most valuable targets, and an attacker can "own" them even without the need of a browser exploit (a web application vulnerability is enough). Of course, a browser vulnerability is a bonus, but manipulating to the browser process is more than enough, and no sandboxing can help you with that.
Hmmm… there’s no in-browser password store with properly configured sandboxed browser, worst case anything you save there gets flushed once the browser closes, better yet disallow this completely. There are also no addons or nothing similar like that. You have a clean browser for banking etc.
Wrt “web application vulnerability” - well, when your bank’s site get owned, it’s their problem and their damages to bear, not something the customer will pay in the end. Has nothing to do w/ sandboxing at all.
Has nothing to do w/ sandboxing at all
agreed