MOTM

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
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