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Downloads

by crazynan Jul 17, 2004 12:22AM PDT

Could someone please tell me the difference between a secure download and ordinary download. Many Thanks

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Re: Downloads

by rogleale Jul 17, 2004 2:05AM PDT

There are very few secure downloads. Those from https sites are secured, but these are usually sites like banks. Your AV should monitor the download for viruses, if not you can check the downloaded file before you open it. AdAware and adWatch will obstruct any changes to registry keys.
Roger

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Re: Downloads

by crazynan Jul 31, 2004 4:49AM PDT

Thanx Roger for your reply,it was a cnet download that I was not sure about, so I will now go ahead.

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