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Is Win 98 relatively secure?
I don't seem to have a problem with security, but I do have a
performance problem if I leave my Win98 machine attached to the Internet and responding to hits for an extended period of time (24-36 hours). It gets so bogged down, I have to re-boot to get it to respond of do anything. Seems some apps have a 'memory leak' problem that continue to nibble away at system resources, to the point where it's almost standing still. I think mine is the Aironet Client Utility driving the cisco NIC. Perhaps some one will enlighten us on both scores, how to maximize security and how to minimize memory leakage for Win98 machines interfacing with the Internet full time. |
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Is Win 98 relatively secure?
If your system is connected 24/7 to the Internet, either a hardware or
software firewall is definately recommended! If you don't have either, download and install ZoneAlarm from www.zonelabs.com Make sure your system has all of the Windows updates Check your system for spyware with AdAware from www.lavasoft.com and Spybot. HTH... "MBIEnt" wrote in message ups.com... I don't seem to have a problem with security, but I do have a performance problem if I leave my Win98 machine attached to the Internet and responding to hits for an extended period of time (24-36 hours). It gets so bogged down, I have to re-boot to get it to respond of do anything. Seems some apps have a 'memory leak' problem that continue to nibble away at system resources, to the point where it's almost standing still. I think mine is the Aironet Client Utility driving the cisco NIC. Perhaps some one will enlighten us on both scores, how to maximize security and how to minimize memory leakage for Win98 machines interfacing with the Internet full time. |
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Is Win 98 relatively secure?
"NG User" wrote in
: If your system is connected 24/7 to the Internet, either a hardware or software firewall is definately recommended! If you don't have either, download and install ZoneAlarm from www.zonelabs.com Make sure your system has all of the Windows updates Check your system for spyware with AdAware from www.lavasoft.com and Spybot. HTH... A default configuration of Windows 98 (with file sharing disabled) has no open ports so a firewall is not required. If you wish to see attempted access install a firewall. If you are running a web or ftp server or other services a firewall is recommended. "MBIEnt" wrote in message ups.com... I don't seem to have a problem with security, but I do have a performance problem if I leave my Win98 machine attached to the Internet and responding to hits for an extended period of time (24-36 hours). It gets so bogged down, I have to re-boot to get it to respond of do anything. Seems some apps have a 'memory leak' problem that continue to nibble away at system resources, to the point where it's almost standing still. I think mine is the Aironet Client Utility driving the cisco NIC. Perhaps some one will enlighten us on both scores, how to maximize security and how to minimize memory leakage for Win98 machines interfacing with the Internet full time. |
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Is Win 98 relatively secure?
I have ZA installed, file share is disabled, plus Avast AV, Spyware
Blaster and Peer Guardian, all installed and updated daily. Also update and run Spybot, AdAware and Yahoo Anti-Spy on a daily basis. Nothing ever found, but after 24 hours, the whole thing is running awfully slowly. The only thing to do is reboot and then it takes off in high gear for another 10-12 hours and then gradually it all gets bogged down again. Never find any bad stuff on the system. Would like to know how to check to see how the system resources are being depleted and by what application. Any ideas? |
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