To: holymoly
Run ZoneAlarm and force it to always alert you when a program seeks to connect to the net.
To: snarks_when_bored
Run ZoneAlarm and force it to always alert you when a program seeks to connect to the net.
Excellent recommendation. And, with the explosion of spyware, trojans & diallers, even people on dial-up should use a firewall.
For those not currently running a firewall:
Zone Labs Free Downloads(At the very bottom is the free version of ZoneAlarm.)
Some may also find this useful:
PCWorld: How to Install a Firewall
7 posted on
01/11/2005 7:41:18 AM PST by
holymoly
(I'm not a Tyrant, but I play one on Free Republic.)
To: snarks_when_bored
"Run ZoneAlarm and force it to always alert you when a program seeks to connect to the net."
Worth repeating, it's FREE. works great...
www.zonelabs.com
19 posted on
01/11/2005 8:16:54 AM PST by
RS
Enabling the "Tea Timer" feature of Spybot has helped me incredibly.
39 posted on
01/14/2005 6:34:00 PM PST by
jdm
(Stockhausen, Kagel, Xenakis -- world capitals or avant-garde composers?)
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