Secure Windows 7
If you want to secure your Windows 7 PC, you should read the following Windows 7 tutorials. All paranoid security geeks will also find some advanced tips here.
If you want to secure Windows 7, one of your jobs is to monitor the computer activity. Luckily, Windows 7 provides all the tools that you need for monitoring the activity of your system.
Do you happen to see a lot of disk activity and you’re wondering what the MRT.exe is? Also, here are some infos why you should *not* delete the MRT.exe or disable anonymous reports.
Nowadays, it’s important to secure your computer. That also involves monitoring unusual behavior, for example a lot of disk activity while you are idle. Thanks to Windows, we have all the tools we need for that already.
Unfortunately, Java is very insecure and can be easily exploited. If you want to secure Windows 7, I suggest that you regularly delete your java cache and/or disable the java cache completely. (Well, you can’t disable it but you can prevent that it keeps temp files.)
Are you playing games like Starcraft 2, WoW or CS on Steam? Are you worried someone might steal your Steam or Blizzard account details via Firesheep? If so, read this guide to learn how to protect yourself.
Back in 2009, we explained how to disable DEP in Windows 7. While it might be necessary to disable in some cases, you should in general never disable DEP, because it keeps your system secure.
Ok, let’s cut to the chase. If your PC has an internet connection you are in danger, every minute. As you might know you can use the hosts file to your advantage and rewrite all those nasty URL’s to block malware, ads and other malicious sites.
Having multiple anti-virus tools is not recommended. You can have as many anti-malware tools as you want to, but that’s not very effective. If you want to know which two anti-malware tools security experts recommend, you’ll find them after the break.
