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telsar
Nov 18, 2012, 7:10:58 PM11/18/12
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Six Simple steps to Protect your PC
Date: 18 Nov 2012 12:30:47 GMT
From: Bear <bearbo...@gmai.com>
Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
"The tests show that it is possible to harden a PC to repel attack. And
here’s how you can do the same to your PC, in six simple steps.
1. Keep Windows updated. Update your PC once a month as soon as Microsoft
releases the patches (on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month).
2. Install antivirus. The free Microsoft Security Essentials tool is ideal.
3. Update all your programs, with ‘all’ being the key word here. A single
outdated program can be enough to let the bad guys in. This can be tedious,
but you can make the job easier by installing a program called Secunia PSI.
This will scan your system looking for outdated programs and even help you
to find updates.
4. Do your browsing using Google Chrome.
5. Disable Java. Security journalist Brian Krebs has a comprehensive guide
on how to do this.
6. Do your web browsing through a restricted user account and not an
administrator account."
http://goo.gl/Sdt2j+
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Subject: Six Simple steps to Protect your PC
Date: 18 Nov 2012 12:30:47 GMT
From: Bear <bearbo...@gmai.com>
Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
"The tests show that it is possible to harden a PC to repel attack. And
here’s how you can do the same to your PC, in six simple steps.
1. Keep Windows updated. Update your PC once a month as soon as Microsoft
releases the patches (on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month).
2. Install antivirus. The free Microsoft Security Essentials tool is ideal.
3. Update all your programs, with ‘all’ being the key word here. A single
outdated program can be enough to let the bad guys in. This can be tedious,
but you can make the job easier by installing a program called Secunia PSI.
This will scan your system looking for outdated programs and even help you
to find updates.
4. Do your browsing using Google Chrome.
5. Disable Java. Security journalist Brian Krebs has a comprehensive guide
on how to do this.
6. Do your web browsing through a restricted user account and not an
administrator account."
http://goo.gl/Sdt2j+
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Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·
Nov 19, 2012, 2:50:07 PM11/19/12
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"telsar" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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software.
One needs only TWO things to be protected:
1) a educated awareness of how malware may assess one's computer
2) a good, user configurable, personal firewall.
I don't do 1), 2), 3), 5) and 6) above. I do use Chrome which updates itself
automatically.
I've never gotten malware since this installation of Windows Vista which is
about five or six years old now.
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Sir Gregory
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Six Simple steps to Protect your PC
> Date: 18 Nov 2012 12:30:47 GMT
> From: Bear <bearbo...@gmai.com>
> Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source
> Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
>
> "The tests show that it is possible to harden a PC to repel attack. And
> here’s how you can do the same to your PC, in six simple steps.
>
> 1. Keep Windows updated. Update your PC once a month as soon as Microsoft
> releases the patches (on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month).
>
> 2. Install antivirus. The free Microsoft Security Essentials tool is ideal.
>
> 3. Update all your programs, with ‘all’ being the key word here. A single
> outdated program can be enough to let the bad guys in. This can be tedious,
> but you can make the job easier by installing a program called Secunia PSI.
> This will scan your system looking for outdated programs and even help you
> to find updates.
>
> 4. Do your browsing using Google Chrome.
>
> 5. Disable Java. Security journalist Brian Krebs has a comprehensive guide
> on how to do this.
>
> 6. Do your web browsing through a restricted user account and not an
> administrator account."
What a bunch of paranoid, delusional crap. Most of it to sell unnecessary
> Subject: Six Simple steps to Protect your PC
> Date: 18 Nov 2012 12:30:47 GMT
> From: Bear <bearbo...@gmai.com>
> Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source
> Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
>
> "The tests show that it is possible to harden a PC to repel attack. And
> here’s how you can do the same to your PC, in six simple steps.
>
> 1. Keep Windows updated. Update your PC once a month as soon as Microsoft
> releases the patches (on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month).
>
> 2. Install antivirus. The free Microsoft Security Essentials tool is ideal.
>
> 3. Update all your programs, with ‘all’ being the key word here. A single
> outdated program can be enough to let the bad guys in. This can be tedious,
> but you can make the job easier by installing a program called Secunia PSI.
> This will scan your system looking for outdated programs and even help you
> to find updates.
>
> 4. Do your browsing using Google Chrome.
>
> 5. Disable Java. Security journalist Brian Krebs has a comprehensive guide
> on how to do this.
>
> 6. Do your web browsing through a restricted user account and not an
> administrator account."
software.
One needs only TWO things to be protected:
1) a educated awareness of how malware may assess one's computer
2) a good, user configurable, personal firewall.
I don't do 1), 2), 3), 5) and 6) above. I do use Chrome which updates itself
automatically.
I've never gotten malware since this installation of Windows Vista which is
about five or six years old now.
--
Sir Gregory
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telsar
Nov 21, 2012, 11:01:19 AM11/21/12
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On 11/19/2012 1:50 PM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq� wrote:
> "telsar" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:k8btei$5sb$1...@dont-email.me...
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Six Simple steps to Protect your PC
>> Date: 18 Nov 2012 12:30:47 GMT
>> From: Bear <bearbo...@gmai.com>
>> Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source
>> Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
>>
>> "The tests show that it is possible to harden a PC to repel attack. And
>> here�s how you can do the same to your PC, in six simple steps.
> "telsar" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:k8btei$5sb$1...@dont-email.me...
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Six Simple steps to Protect your PC
>> Date: 18 Nov 2012 12:30:47 GMT
>> From: Bear <bearbo...@gmai.com>
>> Organization: SunSITE.dk - Supporting Open source
>> Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
>>
>> "The tests show that it is possible to harden a PC to repel attack. And
>>
>> 1. Keep Windows updated. Update your PC once a month as soon as Microsoft
>> releases the patches (on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month).
>>
>> 2. Install antivirus. The free Microsoft Security Essentials tool is ideal.
>>
>> 3. Update all your programs, with �all� being the key word here. A single
>> 1. Keep Windows updated. Update your PC once a month as soon as Microsoft
>> releases the patches (on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month).
>>
>> 2. Install antivirus. The free Microsoft Security Essentials tool is ideal.
>>
>> outdated program can be enough to let the bad guys in. This can be tedious,
>> but you can make the job easier by installing a program called Secunia PSI.
>> This will scan your system looking for outdated programs and even help you
>> to find updates.
>>
>> 4. Do your browsing using Google Chrome.
>>
>> 5. Disable Java. Security journalist Brian Krebs has a comprehensive guide
>> on how to do this.
>>
>> 6. Do your web browsing through a restricted user account and not an
>> administrator account."
>
>
> What a bunch of paranoid, delusional crap. Most of it to sell unnecessary
> software.
>
> One needs only TWO things to be protected:
>
> 1) a educated awareness of how malware may assess one's computer
>
> 2) a good, user configurable, personal firewall.
>
>
> I don't do 1), 2), 3), 5) and 6) above. I do use Chrome which updates itself
> automatically.
>
> I've never gotten malware since this installation of Windows Vista which is
> about five or six years old now.
>
It is a quote from The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
>> but you can make the job easier by installing a program called Secunia PSI.
>> This will scan your system looking for outdated programs and even help you
>> to find updates.
>>
>> 4. Do your browsing using Google Chrome.
>>
>> 5. Disable Java. Security journalist Brian Krebs has a comprehensive guide
>> on how to do this.
>>
>> 6. Do your web browsing through a restricted user account and not an
>> administrator account."
>
>
> What a bunch of paranoid, delusional crap. Most of it to sell unnecessary
> software.
>
> One needs only TWO things to be protected:
>
> 1) a educated awareness of how malware may assess one's computer
>
> 2) a good, user configurable, personal firewall.
>
>
> I don't do 1), 2), 3), 5) and 6) above. I do use Chrome which updates itself
> automatically.
>
> I've never gotten malware since this installation of Windows Vista which is
> about five or six years old now.
>
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