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Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes

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On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 23:35:25 -0500, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:

><carson@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>>  Toolwiz Time Freeze 4.3.1.5000
>> Author: Toolwiz Software
>
>I trialed that program many years ago.  It worked, but it does not
>protect your setup.  It is merely another image backup program that
>allows you to restore your drives to a prior state ... just like an
>image backup will do (e.g., Macrium Reflect, but which is no longer
>free, but there are alternatives).
>
>> "Toolwiz Time Freeze is a free instant system protection tool that will
>> protect your system from any unwanted changes and malicious activity in
>> low disk level".
>
>It does NOT do that at all.  It doesn't protect.  It restores to a prior
>state.  If you get infected, the malicious activity goes unchecked.
>
>> I have not used any AV or so-called security program for years.  Time
>> Freeze has totally protected my system through the years.
>
>It will NEVER alert you to a malicious infection.  That is NOT its
>purpose.  You won't know you are infected, nor will it block attempted
>infections.  You could end up operating a zombie host for as long
>between restores.  The shorter your restore intervals, the less the
>malware will do harm to you, or to others.  As I recall, it can do a
>restore on a reboot, but that also means anything YOU changed is lost in
>that interim.
>
>TimeFreeze does not protect.  It restores.

It restores.  If your machine was uninfected when Time Freeze was
installed, it will restore to that uninfected state.

If save a file when protected you must check out that file with the
sites I posted.  It is almost - almost - a sure thing that those sites
will catch any malware in the downloaded file.

>
>> Another thing it is great for is installing apps that don't need reboots
>> to load themselves into the guts of Windows.  You can run those apps and
>> see if you really want to keep any of them. If you don't, reboot and
>> they're gone when  Windows reloads.
>
>Same is true for any imaging program.  However, instead of taking a
>complete snaphot of the state of your drive(s) (i.e., full image
>backup), an imaging backup program can do full, differential, and
>incremental image backups.  When installing a new program, you can run
>an increment backup which consumes far less storage space than a full
>image backup.

That's a lotta talk but does not prove a dang thing about the
effectiveness of Time Freeze.

>> You do have to have a second drive or USB drive to save any programs you
>> do wish to  permanently install in Windows. You then have to turn off
>> Time Freeze and reboot into unprotected Windows and install the program.
>> You then click Time Freeze to "ON" and reboot.  The new program will
>> then show up in the protected Windows.
>
>Doesn't TimeFreeze store state snapshots letting you choose to which you
>revert for a restore?  If not, you could easily end up with infected
>restores.  With image backup software, you can walk backward through the
>backups to get to one prior to the infection.

Jeesh!  Read my initial post for gawd sake.  It - again - reminds you of
how to check any post before restoring.  It's amazing how deceptive you
are.

>> This bit of extra work is worth it.  No more AV nor "Security Programs"
>> nonsense. As I previously said, I've been using this program for about
>> five years without a single problem with XP and Windows 7.
>
>Obviously you don't care about malware behavior between your TimeFreeze
>restores.

One more time - read my 2nd post on how to protect yourself with the
method I posted.  Wake up and READ!

DEL
>

Your final paragraphs are on the same subject that I made totally clear
as to "restoring".   I'm  not going to keep repeating my two original
post over and over.  

You have a really bad problem with logice - and apparently with the
understanding of what you are reading.

This is my last answer to your deception.  Anyone can read my first and
second posts on this matter and decide for themselves whether the
program is worth a try or not.

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I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes carson@invalid.com - 2025-08-22 14:25 -0500
  Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-08-22 22:42 +0200
    Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes carson@invalid.com - 2025-08-22 16:46 -0500
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-08-23 08:29 +0200
        Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-23 10:45 -0500
  Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-22 23:35 -0500
    Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes ron@invalid.com - 2025-08-23 00:29 -0500
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes carson@invalid.com - 2025-08-23 00:31 -0500
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-23 10:44 -0500
  Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2025-08-23 22:32 +0800

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