Re: Is complete home security possible?

From: Jason Edwards (none1_at_invalid.invalid)
Date: 02/06/05 

Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 13:44:16 -0000

"Joe Samangitak" <joesamang@address.com> wrote in message
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> Joe <noone@no.com> wrote in message
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> > Joe Samangitak wrote:
> > > I recently got hit by a trojan (Kaspersky called it
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Complete security is not possible because you can't know what you have
overlooked until it is too late.

You appear to be doing almost everything that can be done to make a Windows
PC as secure as it can be but it looks to me like you want everything done
automatically by the computer.

Computers cannot be secured by software running on the computer if the
software runs at the same privilege level as the malware. This will just
result in a fight, and the malware will win because malware is often written
in an efficient manner by clever people. Security software is often written
on the command of well funded marketing departments who know that bloatware
sells, even if it's useless for security.

If you took greater interest in what is actually in your Windows computer
(instead of just having a quick look at task manager) then you may get a bit
further with keeping it secure.

No web browser is going to stop you downloading and installing a trojan if
you choose to do so.
So in your case an external firewall box which can strip out any kind of
incoming executable code is likely to be a good idea. It will have to be
configured to allow Windows update and virus scanner updates to work.

Jason

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