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Security on a game website .

I downloaded a game for my mother called j-ball after the classic game called Jezzball.
When I download from the site http://www.justfreegames.com/justfreegames_game_jezzball.php
the game j-ball I got what a tech at Cox high speed my provider said was a bug ? I have a firewall i.e. ZoneAlarm and Avg antivirus and it triggered my avg antivirus and I deleted the file but it corrupted my winsock files and they had to be removed and replaced problem solved.
How do I protect myself from getting a so called BUG when downloading a simple game like j-ball or when downloading something else ??
Thanks

r-k

There is no guaranteed way to prevent that, other than not downloading free games off the net. However, you can improve your odds by installing an anti-spyware program on your PC. The one that I recommend is also free, Microsoft Anti-Spyware. You can get it from:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Be sure to enable its real-time protection feature.

Good luck.

bangdon12

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Hi `thanks for your reply to my question . I have it on my system but Im using windows 98 sec. edition and it doesnt work its only for xp and 2000 so because it was a free game I got this bug ? It seems it could be on other sites too . Thanks for the link Im currently finding out if my mother has it on her xp already and if so it didnt mater . It seems soon that just going to a web site they could put a bug on your system ? Your thoughts ? Is there antibug software available ??

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bangdon12

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Thanks I have had Spybot for years and I always check to make sure I have latest update and I have had adware to and update too . I guess I have to read maybe the small print thats Not going to happen funny buying my house I didnt see as much legel crap as when a person download these things . In fact I have bought games that have virus on it ! Im surprised that there is not prtotection against this . Spybot didnt help in this case as soon as I downloaded the game bingo problems started changed my winsock configuration ! Then having to delete from registry and reload winsock again with Tech help . And messed up my mothers computer having XP . Nasty one beware all of http://www.justfreegames.com/justfreegames_game_jezzball.php