Re: Microsoft and --What Do You Want To Do Today

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 11/09/03 

Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 06:57:52 -0700

And - although implied in the first reply, IMO the one
biggest thing after anti-virus software one can do is to
learn how to use a limited, non-administrative account
for day-to-day computer usage. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Papa" <bikingis@my.fun> wrote in message
news:uVjuT8ppDHA.1928@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In addition to the practices you listed, users should also consider the
> following:
>
> 1. Before installing XP onto an older system, run the XP compatibility
test
> to find out if the hardware, drivers, etc. will be adequate.
> 2. Although doing an upgrade from a previous OS usually works fine, to
avoid
> carrying over any problems from the previous OS, a re-format and clean
> install is worth considering.
> 3. After installation, keep XP updated regularly.
> 4. Install an anti-virus program, run it regularly, and keep it updated. I
> use AVG from Grisoft. It is free.
> 5. Install an anti-spyware program, run it regularly, and keep it updated.
I
> use Ad-Aware from Lavasoft. It is also free. Another good one is Spybot
> Search and Destroy. Many people have found that using both Ad-Aware and
> Spybot is a good idea, because what one of them doesn't catch, the other
> will.
> 6. Do not use your real e-mail address in newsgroup posts. That just
invites
> spam. Instead, create a fake address for NGs.
> 7. Create a message rule that deletes from the server any incoming e-mail
> that does NOT have your real e-mail address in the TO or CC line. This
stops
> many spammers.
>
> "anonymous" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:065d01c3a66d$3b3f8310$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > how do you people get into this?  i've had xp for years
> > now without any problems.  ido updates weekly and
> > diskclean and defrag monthly and have never seen a virus
> > or spy.  i practice safe hex and careful about sites
> > visited.  loaded 3 different printers and all sorts of
> > gamepads joysticks and usb harddrives and usb jump
> > drives.  all kinds of different hardware changes and
> > never seen what happens to you folks.
> >
>
>

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