Re: Adequate Security
- From: "Greg Maxey" <gmaxey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:59:24 -0500
Stephen,
Thanks for the thorough reply. I am pretty much doing everything that you
suggested. I do have Spy-Bot and AdAware that I run occassionally.
As for the Navy, I have had reasonable success for nearly 29 years. If good
luck is coming it better come soon as I am nearing the day I drop my anchor
ashore for the last time ;-)
--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.
Steven L Umbach wrote:
> Hi Greg.
>
> I think you will be fine with Norton CE and Windows XP Firewall
> particularly if you are the only user of the computer and follow safe
> internet browsing practices. The firewall that comes with Norton
> Internet Security will also manage outbound access and if you think
> you need that you can always download something like Zone Alarm which
> is free for personal use. Of course make sure that your virus
> definitions are kept up to date and that it scans your emails and
> downloads. Email attachments are a large source of malware. If you
> don't have a current spyware detection and removal program AdAware SE
> is free and pretty decent. Keeping current with Windows critical
> security updates at Windows Updates is also very important and can be
> automated. Backups of your important data will make life easier if
> something bad does happen [including hard drive failure] and if you
> can make a Ghost type image of your system drive that is also great
> because it can take just minutes to be up and running again instead
> of having to reinstall everything. Good luck in the Navy!
> Steve -- Microsoft MVP Security
>
>
> http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/security/fwfirewall.html
>
> "Greg Maxey" <gmaxey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Ozn1GC0FGHA.2680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I am recovering from both an expensive Christmas season and a hard
>> drive failure.
>>
>> Before the HD failure, I was on the last legs of a subscription of
>> Norton Internet Security 2005. I bought it via web download and so
>> I don't have any disc. I am lousy at keeping records and so I new
>> that it would be a waste of time to contact Symantec begging for
>> another download. I am in the Navy and fortunately Uncle Sugar makes
>> avaialable Norton
>> AntiVirus CE to anyone with a .mil e-mail address. Absent anything
>> better, I installed thas in addition to enabling the WindowsXP
>> Security Center Firewall.
>>
>> Question, am I secure or am I vulerable to gang rape by a band of
>> internet hackers?
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> Greg Maxey/Word MVP
>> See:
>> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
>> For some helpful tips using Word.
.
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