Free Online Personal Security Advisor (v3.1)

From: Drakar (support@DRAKAR.COM.AU)
Date: 09/03/02 

Date:         Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:00:08 +1000
From: Drakar <support@DRAKAR.COM.AU>
To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM

Drakar Pty Ltd has announced the general availability of Inet Guardian Lite
v3.1, a free online service designed to help home users protect their
privacy and to protect their computers from malicious users, programs and
Internet sites. The new version supports a new simplified user interface and
adds over 30 new security and privacy related checks.

How to use:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Navigate to http://www.drakar.com.au.
3. Click on "Activate your personal security Advisor" under the "Home
Solutions" section.
4. Select your Operating System from the drop-down list and click on
Continue.
5. Review the License Agreement and click Accept to begin the online
installation.
6. Click Yes if asked whether you want to install and run Inet Guardian
Lite.

About:

Inet Guardian Lite is a unique online service that acts as your personal
security advisor. This interactive security wizard guides you through the
process of hardening your computer to make it more resistant to attack and
misuse. In addition, it teaches you about good security practices and helps
you to identify and avoid risky online activity.

Inet Guardian Lite is currently able to advise on over 210 potential
security and privacy issues, which include topics relating to Web Browsers,
Security Zones, System Settings, COM/DCOM Settings, Backdoors, Trojans,
Anti-Virus Protection, Service Packs, Network Shares, Registry, File System,
Outlook Express and Microsoft Office.

Thanks and enjoy,
Drakar Security Team

Relevant Pages

  • For Tex, (Listening & Watching)
    ... "No Place to Hide might just do for privacy protection what Rachel ... We live in an ever more convenient society. ... O'Harrow unveils a modern world riddled with seemingly innocuous private ... Department of Homeland Security aggressively sought access to these ...
    (rec.arts.poems)
  • Re: For Tex, (Listening & Watching)
    ... "No Place to Hide might just do for privacy protection what Rachel ... We live in an ever more convenient society. ... O'Harrow unveils a modern world riddled with seemingly innocuous private ... Department of Homeland Security aggressively sought access to these ...
    (rec.arts.poems)
  • Risks Digest 23.93
    ... ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS ... US-VISIT ... Security, Privacy & Ethics Track ...
    (comp.risks)
  • Re: For those "National ID Card" supporters
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    (soc.retirement)
  • Re: For those "National ID Card" supporters
    ... The danger is that an ID system may give a false sense of security and that may be worse than what we have now. ... Not everyone, of course, believes that privacy is a right assured by the Constitution, but there are certainly many who are concerned that the technology would be abused. ... If the government takes no action, individual companies will compete for market share based largely on proprietary systems. ... The government can be very effective in establishing the development of standards for both the level of security and data standards in order to assure efficiency, effectiveness and confidence in the overall technology. ...
    (soc.retirement)