Re: Hello
- From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:55:47 -0700
Well, the best thing you could do is to get rid of Windows ME, which has
no security model whatsoever. While browsing there there pretty much no
way it can be protected by the system itself.
"AW" <AW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B87EE3D3-266C-4C4F-91F2-4B0F0914F2C2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Roger
> Thanks for your reply.
> I don't know what you mean by 'limited or an admin account' I'm afraid.
> Computer (1) internet access is connected by me on a morning (with
> password)
> to my ISP and I normally leave it on all day. Computer internet access for
> Computer (2) starts as soon as computer (1) has accessed the internet (i.e
> Computer (2) cannot browse until computer (1) is connected to the
> internet.
> Computer (2) is not configured for passwords - just starts automatically
> when
> Computer (1) connects.
> I had the virus on Computer (1) and eliminated it because it wouldn't
> allow
> any access to the network. Computer (2) is running ME that's why I asked
> the
> question.
> Thanks
> Andrew
> --
> AW
>
>
> "Roger Abell [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Do you browse from comp 2 using a limited or an admin account ?
>> Browsing can be unsafe, and the extent of issues can be different
>> based on the account being used.
>>
>> Lately AV products from leading vendors has been protecting against
>> more than what one might normally think of under the name "virus".
>> Some protect against webpage based exploits. For example, before
>> MS issued the metafile patch a number of AV vendors were protecting
>> against a subset of the exploit versions.
>>
>> Whether comp 2 once had could imperil comp 1, well, this sort of
>> depends on the accounts in use, if access from one to the other is
>> seamless or has prompting for login, etc. and on whether you mean
>> spread all on its own or spread while you are using one to access
>> the other. In general, things are often spread by use of such the
>> network shares so I would guess this means in your case, yes, comp 2
>> could infect comp 1
>>
>>
>> "AW" <AW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:54DFC03F-45EC-4652-BF07-F78D45F60281@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have a main computer (1) fully AV'd with Norton 2004 and also
>> >firewalled
>> > with Norton Personal Firewall (Windows Firewall is disabled). This
>> > computer
>> > connects to the Internet via a broadband USB Speedtouch external modem.
>> > I
>> > have another computer (2) networked to this computer (with ethernet
>> > cards
>> > in
>> > each computer and a crossover cable (LAN)) and have configured the
>> > network
>> > so
>> > that computer (2) runs through the Firewall on computer (1).
>> > Question 1) If computer (2) is only used for browsing the internet (i.e
>> > not
>> > onfigured for mail) do I need any AV software on this machine?
>> > Question 2) If computer (2) does get a virus is it possible for it to
>> > travel
>> > through the LAN cable and infect computer (1)?
>> > Many thanks for reading this and for your time in answering.
>> > Andrew Wilson
>> > --
>> > AW
>>
>>
>>
.
- Prev by Date: Re: AVG Free
- Next by Date: Re: AVG Free
- Previous by thread: Re: Hello
- Next by thread: Re: Hello
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
