Re: Partitioning,multibooting etc and security

From: David from Sydney (davidfromsydney@yahoo.com.au)
Date: 03/07/03 

From: "David from Sydney" <davidfromsydney@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 09:12:37 +1100

Suz
Thanks for reply.I know AV programs,ATprograms,and firewalls are not
infallible.I am exploring more physical means of security/privacy.
David
"Suz McClure" <suzmcclure@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:dB8aa.6512$KJ3.967044@news20.bellglobal.com...
| a quick answer to all four queries, David.. NO.. NO.. NO.. NO..
|
| Will an anti-virus and Firewall stop hackers as long as they are kept
| updated and configured correctly, and of course running at bootup? YES..
| YES.. YES.. YES..
|
| And you don't have to create partitions and folders everywhere.. saves so
| much time..
|
| "David from Sydney" <davidfromsydney@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
| news:Onn2OvO5CHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > Hi Everyone,
| > 1) Does placing data or programs on their own partition reduce or
protect
| > against attack from viruses,worms,trojans etc.?
| > 2)Does placing data or programs on their own partition reduce or protect
| > against attack from hackers?
| > 3)Does booting into a separate instance of XP(or other OS) for surfing
the
| > Web reduce or protect against attack from viruses,worms,trojans etc.?
| > 4)Does booting into a separate instance of XP(or other OS) for surfing
the
| > Web reduce or protect against attack from hackers?
| > TIA
| > David
| >
| >
|
|

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