Re: Comrades. I need your advice.
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 03/10/04
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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:13:20 -0500
He won't be able to install (most) software or hardware with his regular
user account...but he still needs to understand the basics - no e-mail
attachments unless he is *expecting* them. No Kazaa. No clicking on
interesting links sent to him in IM.
Make sure his AV software updates itself regularly. And no pogroms if he
mistakenly downloads a trojan. Promise?
--LW
Josef Stalin wrote:
> At work, I do what my capitalistic employers force me to do. There,
> they set up computers with profiles as power users. At home, I have
> set up my computers with the sole users are administrators. Now, I
> am setting another computer for an out of area relative who is not
> too computer savvy. I have set up a software firewall and an
> anti-virus program but with his artistic personality, I'm concerned
> that somehow some program might get past all of these controls. I
> confess that I'm not too terribly knowledgeable when it comes to
> security. I have set him up with an admin profile so that he can
> install programs but I've cautioned him to use his restricted
> profile. This is a W2K machine.
>
> My question is this, does using a restricted profile protect the
> system that much than a power user and that much more than an
> administrator? Forgive an old man's mutterings.
>
> Uncle Josef,
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