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In the spirit of helping all on the Omega list, below are my choices
for secure use of the Internet (grouped by category).
Internet security does require some initial effort to set up, but
maintaining it need not be an onerous prospect - I update 4
applications (SpyBot, AdAware, SpyWareBlaster and AVG) each Sunday and
completely check my machine. That's it - once a week, and most of it
can happen while you read the morning paper. I have not even seen a
virus or any other 'unwanteds' for a few years now.
Some self-education will be required, but only in as far as reading
the instructions provided with each application.
Some of the best security checks and information can be found at Steve
Gibsons site: www.grc.com - click on the "Shields Up" logo for a test
of your current security levels.
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Adware/Spyware removal and protection:
SpyBot http://security.kolla.de
AdAware www.lavasoftusa.com
SpyWareBlaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
E-mail Security:
PGP privacy www.pgpi.org
The Bat! email http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/
Browser and browser content filtering:
FireFox browser http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Proxomitron http://www.proxomitron.info/
Spam killer:
Spampal www.spampal.org
Anti Virus:
AVG by Grisoft http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php
XP Tweaks:
BlackViper http://www.blackviper.com/
And if you run XP you really do need to turn off (tweak) a few things!
I sincerely hope this information will be of assistance.
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Best regards,
Ross mail to: Ross.Bond@xxxxxxxxxx
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