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My LinkSys cable/DSL router + PC Cillin 2002 works fine for my home network.
HH "Edward J. Neth" wrote in message m... "Steve" wrote in message ... Hi, My new system will be arriving shortly and although this question is a little on the generic side I'm sure some will have suggestions that I hadn't thought of. Basically, I'm polling to see which softwares people use to secure the ship and keep it running smoothly. So far, it seems that the following are necessaries: Anti-Virus - seems like Norton's Corporate Edition does the job without bloating things up I'd go for Norton or Trend's PC Cillin. Firewall - not sure which is best here (I'll be subscribing to a cable modem service through Adelphia) although I would rather take time to learn how to set up a complex yet effective firewall than a simple one that leaves you overly vunerable or overly restricted. It depends on what you want to spend. Don't rely on the low-cost routers to have much of an effective firewall - though there are good hardware firewalls, they cost quite a bit more than a SOHO router - I'm referring to the Symantec SOHO Raptors, SonicWalls, WatchGuard, etc. appliances. Zone Alarm is as effective a software firewall as you'll find - you don't need it with one of the true hardware firewalls, but you do with a simple router-firewall. Norton Utilities - people seem to say it is good for tuning a system, especially the defrager, but all the added thingies negate the good it does. VCom/Ontrack's System Suite is less intrusive than Norton and its utilities just as useful. Pop-up Stopper and Ad-killer - lots of varieties. I guess the trick is to find the ones that do the job yet don't plant their own scripts/bots. AdSubtract works well; so does the new Google Toolbar (which is free and has search features). |
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I would agree if you're using the firewall feature of PC Cillin 2002/3/4,
but not if you're relying on the Linksys firewall - these are just not sufficiently secure. They'll block casual attacks, but they're not a serious level of protection. "HH" wrote in message .. . My LinkSys cable/DSL router + PC Cillin 2002 works fine for my home network. HH |
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Haven't used the firewall in PC Cillin at all. Router only. No problems in 4
years since I got the router. HH "Edward J. Neth" wrote in message m... I would agree if you're using the firewall feature of PC Cillin 2002/3/4, but not if you're relying on the Linksys firewall - these are just not sufficiently secure. They'll block casual attacks, but they're not a serious level of protection. "HH" wrote in message .. . My LinkSys cable/DSL router + PC Cillin 2002 works fine for my home network. HH |
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Steve wrote in
: Firewall - not sure which is best here (I'll be subscribing to a cable modem service through Adelphia) although I would rather take time to learn how to set up a complex yet effective firewall than a simple one that leaves you overly vunerable or overly restricted. ZoneAlarm is free and is very good. Zone Alarm is exactly the opposite of what he says he wants. Kerio is the one for you. |
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Responses in-line
-- Regards, Hank Arnold "Steve" wrote in message ... Hi, My new system will be arriving shortly and although this question is a little on the generic side I'm sure some will have suggestions that I hadn't thought of. Basically, I'm polling to see which softwares people use to secure the ship and keep it running smoothly. So far, it seems that the following are necessaries: Anti-Virus - seems like Norton's Corporate Edition does the job without bloating things up Not sure why you want Corporate Edition. NAV 2003 or 2004 is fine. I've been using NAV 2002 and 2003 with no problems that I can detect. Firewall - not sure which is best here (I'll be subscribing to a cable modem service through Adelphia) although I would rather take time to learn how to set up a complex yet effective firewall than a simple one that leaves you overly vunerable or overly restricted. If you have broadband (cable or DSL), you really want to have a hardware router. They all provide some kind of hardware firewall. However, many of us also install a software firewall for added protection. One nice thing is I get prompted when a program tries to access (or send from) my system. *I* decide whether it should or not. I found the Sygate firewall to be easy to install and use and doesn't seem to have a large footprint. They have a free one for personal use. Norton Utilities - people seem to say it is good for tuning a system, especially the defrager, but all the added thingies negate the good it does. From what I've seen, I'd stay away from that program. Many people swear by it, but the frequency of major problems that I've seen is just too high. Pop-up Stopper and Ad-killer - lots of varieties. I guess the trick is to find the ones that do the job yet don't plant their own scripts/bots. Absolutely. Spy and ad ware are major problems these days. I personally like Ad Aware, but I have no problems with the others being marketed. I've been using Popup Stopper from PanicWare and it seems to be very good. |
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"donut" wrote in message ... "HH" wrote in : Spybots Serarch and Destroy easily betters AdAware. Wrong. You need both of them. Spyware and ad ware are 2 different things. donut, Please explain the differences between Spyware and ad ware you mentioned. I am interested in them and would like to know the differences before I choose one of them to download. Thank you in advance, Leer |
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From: Steve
Path: spln!rex!extra.newsguy.com!lotsanews.com!news-hog.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!te thys.csu.net!news.fullerton.edu!not-for-mail Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:14:08 -0700 Organization: California State University, Fullerton /////////// Well, here's my list of recommendations and comments: The newsgroup (abbreviated as ng) alt.comp.freeware (referred to as acf or a.c.f.) has several knowledgeable people with excellent suggestions for many freeware programs. They have recently opened a website with the programs listed there. Sometimes it may be difficult to get through, but just keep trying to get to www://pricelessware.org here's the site as google allows: http://members.dodo.net.au/~frewt/freeware.htm You may want to subscribe to that ng. The programs at pricelessware.org is free of ads, pop ups (get Pop Up Stopper) and other nags. My suggestions: AVG (anti-virus program); Outpost firewall or Kerri; Star Downloader (for faster downloading of programs and it has resume option if a download should get interrupted); and a proxy for surfing. An excellent one is Proxomitron. For a browser you may want to check out Mozilla. For an office suite in lieu of Microsoft's Office you could check Open Office - These are all excellent free programs without spyware, nag screens or other junk/trash. Oh yes, to that list add Ad-Aware and Spy-Bot, and Easy-Cleaner. I would download Ad-Aware and run it immediately. It is a program that identifies sypware on your computer and lets you delete it. Spy-Bot is excellent too. I found that Spy-Bot finds some things that Ad-Adare missed, so I use them both. But go to the priceless site and you will find an excellent description of the programs along with a site for downloading them. This url www.pricelessware.org should get you to the site. HTH. Helen |
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