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Date:         Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:46:13 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: virus filtering?? NVC
Comments: To: Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
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On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Bill N wrote:

> There are also several aftermarket firewalls. Norton's works well. I > have less experience with McAfee's, but the reviews are OK. Many people > like Blackice.

ZoneAlarm is pretty good, too, if you can put up with the annoyance of having to approve every new program you run for the first couple of days. It won't protect you from email viruses, though.

> Some other things to keep in mind: Don't share your root directory.

And don't share *any* drive on an Internet-connected Windows system, unless you have it password protected with a good password. There are several worms spreading this way, now.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si


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