Internet protection question

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Andrew Farnsworth

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Dec 19, 2019, 10:18:04 PM12/19/19
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Hey everyone,
  My mother has been receiving emails with malicious links and I am hoping for a suggestion on how to protect her from them.  I need a solution that will work for all her devices anywhere, not just on her home network.  I considered setting up a pi-hole at her house, I could even set one up publicly that would work for her wherever, however that introduces a large management effort that I'm too busy to undertake.  Therefore, I'm looking for a provider that will provide a similar solution or a solution I can install and run myself but one that is designed for this from the ground up as a boot it and forget it process that includes auto updates, protection from brute force hack attacks, protection from abuse, etc.

Thanks in advance!

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Andy Farnsworth

Csaba Toth

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Dec 19, 2019, 11:59:31 PM12/19/19
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If she happens to have an AP with DDWRT or similar open source firmware, it's adblock section has lists which are about malwares, ransomwares and such.
Not foolproof, but I have it set up.
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Dagmar d'Surreal

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Dec 20, 2019, 1:58:11 PM12/20/19
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That's really asking for a lot of stuff for free, but iRedMail would be a great flying start for the self-hosting route, since it already sets up SpamAssassin and ClamAV.  RoundCube with the option of SOGo is nice, too.

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Andrew Farnsworth

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Dec 20, 2019, 5:05:27 PM12/20/19
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Oh, I realized I forgot to say that we are willing to pay for the service.  Sure, free would be great but I don't expect free.  Covering the home has several options from ddwrt to pi-hole or similar, but I am looking for something that would cover her when she travels which she still does quite a bit (i.e. more than 6 trips a year).

Andy

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