Re: Adequate Security
- From: "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:32:13 -0600
Sounds good Greg. Keep safe! --- Steve
"Greg Maxey" <gmaxey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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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