mark_t@phffft.com wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:02:12 -0000, "Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°19 + on netbook"
>  wrote:
>
>>mark_t@phffft.com wrote:
>>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:14:43 -0600, mark_t@phffft.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:11:14 -0600, mark_t@phffft.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:17:13 -0000, "Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°19 + on netbook"
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> mark_t@phffft.com wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°19 + on
>>>>>>> netbook"  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°¹9 + on desktop wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's a new one on me Mark.  What exactly is a sandbox and how
>>>>>>> does it work?   I'd better start Googling
>>>>>
>>>>> I use TimeFreeze
>>>>>
>>>>> There are other sandbox programs, but this one is the simplest one
>>>>> I've ever used.  Sandboxie is too bothersome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Go here to read about it:
>>>>>
https://www.cybernog.com/2017/09/toolwiz-time-freeze-sandbox-mode-for-pc.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Go here to download it:
>>>>>
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Toolwiz-Time-Freeze.s
html
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using the freebie one, not the $25 one.  If the freebie
>>>>> expires, I definitely will buy it.
>>>>>
>>>>> It doesn't show up on the author's page any longer as being sold.
>>>>> It used to cost $25.  I've been using it over a month now for free
>>>>> and have had no nags about buying.  I have a feeling it is now
>>>>> free.
>>>>>
>>>>> In short, every time you reboot, your box returns to the state it
>>>>> was in before you started using the sandbox.  Nothing lasts on
>>>>> your computer. Nothing from your last browsing period remains.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, you can copy a program to a folder you have set outside
>>>>> of the sandbox.. But that file might be infected.  You have to be
>>>>> super careful. I simply wouldn't do that if I were you. Keep
>>>>> everything in the sandbox.  If you must download and save it
>>>>> outside the sandbox, check it first with VirusTotal.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload
>>>>>
>>>>> Just upload the file to VirusTotal and see what all the different
>>>>> anti virus programs say about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another one is Shadow Defender.  This one does expire in 30 days.
>>>>> https://www.shadowdefender.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Download both and try both.
>>>>
>>>> I forgot to add that I'm using Win XP, too.  But my box is more
>>>> update than yours.
>>>>
>>>> 2.93 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
>>>> 64 kilobyte primary memory cache
>>>> 3072 kilobyte secondary memory cache
>>>> 64-bit ready
>>>> Multi-core (2 total)
>>>> Not hyper-threaded
>>>>
>>>> Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3P
>>>> Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
>>>> BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F7 01/13/2009
>>>
>>> Well, one more once - I found the ToolWiz page containing Time
>>> Freeze, You have to press the silly little buttons on the right to
>>> go through the menu to read it's features plus to get to their own
>>> download page.
>>
>>Thanks for all those suggestions Mark but my limited techie abilities
>>will find setting up and using a sandbox much too difficult so I
>>reckon I'll have to give that option a miss.
>
> There is no "setup" with Time Freeze.
>
> Just install and then click the box saying "Start Time Freeze".
>
> That's all you have to do.

I'll have a closer look later then.  Thank you muchly.
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