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What everyone needs to know
...a firewalls' not a necessity, SEVERAL are CRUCIAL !
regards, Richard "Joh N." wrote in message ... Stephen, after spending 3 minutes figuring out which end of the pen to use, wrote: "Tracker" wrote in message ... | If your computer is a on a Windows Platform you need to disable the | Services that Windows leaves opens, for starters. Most home users | aren't using a Virtual Private Network, Mail Server, FTP Server, TCP | Server and so on. You also need to install a Firewall, whether it be | software or hardware oriented ONLY before you put your computer on the | Internet. Trojan Horses disable anti-virus and firewalls. An | anti-virus application will secure your computer to "some" degree, but | NOT unless you can secure your e-mail, browser and internet settings and | | applications. Without the above security, the malicious hackers are | already abusing your computers to take down Networks, Servers, trade | drugs, guns, bo*bs, and so on. | This is only a small list of areas which deal with security, malware, | backdoors, trojan horses and more. | | Tracker | | | | If one thinks about it too much it's a nightmare. Don't install everything that is available, rather only stuff from reputible companies - and don't even trust some of them too much. You mean like WMP? LOL! I've heard there's a company selling cheap printers and its CD-ROM installs spyware/adware along with the printer drivers. I've *seen* HP install the same spyware when installing their printers. Naturally, surf with scripting off as default, and keep your system patched. Run and AV program too. Some guys insist on a firewall of somesort so they can watch the goings on. It's about the best advice anyone can give. A firewall is/should be a necessity. Joh N. -- Linux 2.4.20-4GB-athlon 12:08pm up 3 days 7:25, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 |
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