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| December 13, 2004
| Bruce Schneier
Posted on 12/17/2004 6:37:05 AM PST by zeugma
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To: zeugma
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:13:54 AM PST
by
dennisw
(Help put the "Ch" back in Chanukah)
To: martin_fierro
The tools I have on my Windows 2000 Professional system are Spybot S&D 1.3.1, AVG Antivirus 7.0 (Free Edition), and ZoneAlarm 5.5.062.004. Works for me!
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:19:49 AM PST
by
tubebender
(If I had know I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself...)
To: martin_fierro
Love these.....
ZoneAlarm
AdAware
Spybot
AVG
WinPatrol (shows you running tasks, cookies, start up tasks and alerts you when something new wants to run, this one is great)
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:20:36 AM PST
by
WestCoastGal
(66 DAYS TO DAYTONA"Winning isn't the 1 with the fastest car..it's the 1 who refuses to lose " E.Sr.)
To: martin_fierro
You should check into Pivx's Qwik Fix. It hardens Windows at the source of vulnerabilities and exploits rather than addressing problems after the fact. Then there's Protowall, a sort of IP packet filter software that runs in tandem with a firewall. With the companion Blocklist Manager, you can import blocklists of hostile Trojans, Spyware Ads and Porn Scam websites into it so they can never connect to your computer. And get a good Hosts file and make it read-only as another measure of protection against someone trying to take over your Internet settings. No defense will stop professionals from getting into a computer if they want but 99% of the time it will keep one safe by making attackers look for weaker targets of opportunity. And that's all one needs to stay out of trouble while online.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:26:50 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: AppyPappy
Actually, I'd have advised to renamed the files, rather than outright deleting them. Call them "command1.com" or "mycmd.exe". It has the same effect, and leaves them there for you to use when/if you need them.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:27:36 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Come to the Dark Side...... We have cookies!)
To: ShadowAce
I do believe he mentioned that.But it bears repeating, does it not? ;-)
27
posted on
12/17/2004 7:28:42 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Come to the Dark Side...... We have cookies!)
To: zeugma
28
posted on
12/17/2004 7:29:18 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: martin_fierro
Thanks for the list. I tried the firewall test at DSL reports and came back with "healthy setup". I feel much better. I am behind a router plus I am using the XP Pro firewall so all seems well.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:32:13 AM PST
by
engrpat
To: zeugma
Yeah but if a virus gets in, it can create copies of them. If you create read-only text files, it can't overwrite them.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:33:56 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: sneakers
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:34:29 AM PST
by
sneakers
To: zeugma
just how DO you hide your IP address while online.....
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:34:45 AM PST
by
mo
To: tfecw
Well, I am an A+ Net+ Certified Tech with 15 years experience....Microsoft is certainly more prone to viruses, but I do have a firewall, anti-virus, etc......
I take all the usual precautions.
To: mo
Join an anonymous browsing service. These work by displaying a proxy ID to the world while your surf online. No one knows your real location unless you choose to reveal it.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:36:53 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:37:27 AM PST
by
mo
To: goldstategop
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:37:36 AM PST
by
mo
To: Swordmaker
Operating systems: If possible, don't use Microsoft Windows. Buy a Macintosh or use Linux.Get a Mac Ping....
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:38:20 AM PST
by
CheneyChick
(Proud to be an OEF Vet!)
To: mo
just how DO you hide your IP address while online.....Well, that depends upon exactly what you mean by this. My PC's IP address is a non-routable address behind a NATed firewall. The IP of the outward facing firewall can't be hidden. When you go to a website, your external IP is logged. THere is no way to prevent that.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:48:47 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Come to the Dark Side...... We have cookies!)
To: zeugma
No - but you can get a fake ID address and let people think you're someplace else. Its no one's business to find out where you really are.
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posted on
12/17/2004 7:51:44 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: zeugma
THere is no way to prevent that.Not necessarily. There are other services as well.
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posted on
12/17/2004 8:06:18 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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