Re: New computer, which security software?
From: Mark Gibson (gibson_at_bluestem.prairienet.org)
Date: 08/01/04
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Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:35:06 +0000 (UTC)
If someone would mail me the ltest Redhat Linux discs, I'd be using it.
They take far too long to download over a 56Kbps dialup link -- it tends
to drop in the middle of the DL.
Mark "gibson@advancenet.net" Gibson
Bill Unruh <unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
>Al Smith <invalid@address.com> writes:
>]> Hello,
>]>
>]> My new PC arrived yesterday and I am trying to find out what
>]> software people
>]> recommend having loaded to avoid Virus's, Trojan's, unwanted Ads etc.
>]It's a short but almost universal list. Everything is available
>]for free.
>You forgot one-- get an OS that is less vulnerable-- like Linux.
>It is also free.
>]1. ZoneAlarm for a firewall, running fulltime if you are on highspeed.
>]2. AVG for a free antivirus scanner, running fulltime. Do a full
>]scan about once a week.
>]3. AdAware to get rid of adware -- run it every week or so.
>]4. Spybot Search and Destroy to eliminate various kinds of malware
>]-- run it every week or so.
>]5. Periodically, say every couple of weeks, you should run Stinger
>]from McAfee.
>]None of this will help you unless you turn off most of the default
>]settings and services in Windows XP, stop using Internet Explorer,
>]and stop using Outlook or Outlook Express.
>]If you want security you will need to get used to inconvenience.
>]You cannot have both security and convenience at the same time.
>]You will have to get used to some Web sites not working fully
>]because you've got such things as Active X, Java, Frames and
>]JavaScript turned off while you surf. When you absolutely need to
>]access such a site, turn what you need on for that site only, then
>]turn it off again.
>]The Mozilla suite is a good substitute for Internet Explorer and
>]Outlook Express. It's free.
>It is recommended that IE be gotten rid of by CERT.
--
"I have the power to channel
my imagination into ever-soaring levels
of suspicion and paranoia."
-- MDK
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