Because threats are constantly evovling and becoming baffling harder to detect. What coarse of actions should be taken to check your system is free from any infections? Any software that log changes made to the system? Because it's possible that a threat could hide itself from task manager, is there a reliable way to check running processes? Monitor my internet connections? What else can I do to check the overall integrity of my system?


I'd greatly appreciate any feedback, software recommendations, tips, guides..anything!


Thank you for allowing me to be part of this community.

Hi Cache

and Welcome at GSFs. Well we do not know what kind of prevention you're running on your computer, so we can't give you any advices.

Merry Christmas
B. Udo

Sysinternals Suite
By Mark Russinovich
Updated: December 19, 2008
Introduction
The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files.



http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index...showtopic=51366

Download the Suite..find out how to use each tools..and you will be able to do all the things you mentioned.

BTW..if you want to use the Contig..to not only defrag you PC better than any other utilty out there..
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb897428.aspx

You show also download Power Defragmenter GUI so that you can run it in the windows mode with a Graphic user Interface.

http://majorgeeks.com/Power_Defragmenter_GUI_d4647.html

Get to know how to use all those tools..and you can find anything on your PC or how it is connecting to the Internet.

Here is another one..

TrendProtect is a FREE browser plug-in that helps you avoid Web pages with unwanted content and hidden threats. TrendProtect rates the current page and pages listed in Google, MSN, and Yahoo search results. You can use the rating to decide if you want to visit or avoid a given Web page. To rate Web pages, TrendProtect refers to an extensive database that covers the following information for billions of Web pages:

Content category
Phishing scam detection
Site reputation
Page reputation

http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/to...ls/trendprotect