Just opened one of those emails..I knew I shouldn`t have!

cookie365

katies_mum wrote: »

On the subject of passwords, does anyone use - I think they are called password managers...where all your info is kept under one password? are they secure, worth it, any good?

Yes, I use keepass
http://keepass.info/

I've used it for the past few years without any of my passwords being compromised. Definitely worth it.

I choose not to allow it to access the internet though and update it manually - that reminds me, looks like there's a new version

There's a version for Android too

waddler_8

kwikbreaks wrote: »

...virus scanners don't usually pick up malware.

They do. AV's protect against all malware - not just viruses.

katies_mum

Thank you for taking the time to explain about locknote and similar sites. I am going to have a good read later, something like this could be a good option for me as so many sites now need passwords and as many am guilty of using the same password many times...or having it written down (not under the heading passwords!!!).

Just got to get my head round how they actually work, once I understand that I`m sure it could be brilliant for me.

kwikbreaks

waddler_8 wrote: »

They do. AV's protect against all malware - not just viruses.

That depends upon your definition of malware. IMO a second opinion from Malwarebytes is always worth the minor effort of updating and running it. I know from experience that AV hasn't protected my granddaughters laptop and I've had to restore it back to the state it was in when I gave it to her twice already in less than 3 months.

Oblivion

For password protection I've used for many years Access Manager by citi-software and find it really excellent.

http://www.citi-software.co.uk/

katies_mum

Thank you will look at that one as well.

waddler_8

kwikbreaks wrote: »

That depends upon your definition of malware.

Malware by defintion emcompasses all subsets of Malicious Software - viruses, trojans, rootkits, worms, spyware, adware etc etc.

Antivirus software does target all subsets of malware - not just "viruses".

That said, it doesn't hurt to run an additional scan should your antivirus miss something - no scanner will detect 100% of all malware - whether it be mbam or any other, but saying "...virus scanners don't usually pick up malware" isn't correct.