Re: What everyone needs to know

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 10:10:11 -0600

Greetings --

    Actually, this advice applies to _any_ operating system, not just
Windows-=based platforms.

Bruce Chambers 

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"Tracker" <"snail(valid)mail222000"@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:40AD3E17.3A603C2F@yahoo.com...
> If your computer is a on a Windows Platform you need to disable the
> Services that Windows leaves opens, for starters.  Most home users
> aren't using a Virtual Private Network, Mail Server, FTP Server, TCP
> Server and so on.  You also need to install a Firewall, whether it 
> be
> software or hardware oriented ONLY before you put your computer on 
> the
> Internet.  Trojan Horses disable anti-virus and firewalls.  An
> anti-virus application will secure your computer to "some" degree, 
> but
> NOT unless you can secure your e-mail, browser and internet settings 
> and
>
> applications.  Without the above security, the malicious hackers are
> already abusing your computers to take down Networks, Servers, trade
> drugs, guns, bo*bs, and so on.
> This is only a small list of areas which deal with security, 
> malware,
> backdoors, trojan horses and more.
>
> Tracker
>
>
>
>

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