BTW, I should also add that using both SpyBot and AdAware together is
a great strategy. On top of your virus scanner, of course. And
remember to let the scanner do it's job: some folks turn their
machines off and the scanning part never happens!
All right, back to your regularly scheduled music conversations...
Mike
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Marsh" <mmarsh@w...> wrote:
> With all due respect, IE and Outlook have all of these protection
> features and more. There is no need to switch, just learn how to
use
> your software! 90% of folks getting viruses and the like on MS
> products is because 90% of the folks are using MS products.
>
> The Mozilla products are good, too. Don't get me wrong, use what
you
> like. I wonder what Spybot and AdAware would report on machines
> using other than MS products, though...
>
> Mike
>
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Les Mizzell <lesmizz@b...> wrote:
> > > "system.exe". The file was dated 4/1/04 (April fools day).
Here
> is some
> > > info on this nasty piece of spyware that was copying files from
> my machine.
> > >
> > > http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojtofgerb.html
> >
> > What email client are you using? If Outlook or Outlook Express -
> dump
> > them immediately. There's so many holes in them both that it's
not
> even
> > funny. You'll find that almost 90% of the folks getting viri,
> trojans
> > and the like are using Microsoft ...
> >
> > I have been using Mozilla Thunderbird for some time now. It's
very
> nice
> > and there's a number of security features built in - you can stop
> remote
> > graphics from loading - JavaScripts will ∗not∗ run unless you
tell
> them
> > to - executables are prohibited from doing so - there's built-in
> > configurable "spam" filters as well. You won't be disappointed.
> >
> > Additionally, if you're using Internet Explorer - it makes it
> really
> > easy for some sites to install "spy ware" when you visit their
> sites
> > without you hardly even knowing. There's no pop-up protection
> unless you
> > install a third party product... If you're using I.E., switch to
> > Mozilla Firefox instead. It'll block unwanted pop-ups for you and
> keep
> > things from getting installed in the background. In addition,
it's
> a
> > nice standards-complaint browser.
> >
> > Keep your virus protection updated, and use something that scans
> all
> > incoming emails and scans content from websites as you browse as
> well. I
> > use the Kaspersky products myself and have been very happy:
> > http://www.kaspersky.com/
> >
> > For those of you on high-speed connections - install personal
> firewall
> > software that monitors incoming connections for you and will ask
> you if
> > a connection is to be allowed or denied.
> >
> > Keeping your computer "disease free" is sorta like making sure
you
> > always practice "safe sex". It's not impossible to do with a
> little
> > effort....
> >
> > --
> > Les Mizzell
> > -------------------------------
> > There's no place like 127.0.0.1
> > There's no place like 127.0.0.1
> > --------------------------------