On 02/11/2010 00:38, Oli Glaser wrote:
> On 01/11/2010 22:48, Michael Watterson wrote:
>>   =20
>> Training....
>> Separate Firewall and disable all MS network services that run on top of
>> TCP/IP if not using  a firewall
>> Up to date Foxit for PDF
>> Up to date Firefox
>> External HTML&   Images disabled by default in Thunderbird
>> never open executable attachments or install toolbars on browsers
>> Zero pirate software or videos etc
>> Codecs only from official sites...
>> Un-needed and dodgy MS services off
>> file extensionson
>> No autorun of any kind on any device, ever...
>> Up to date MS patches.
>> Never use IE except for Windows Update
>> Never use Outlook
>> No file, telnet, printer or other hosting service running on anything
>> other than a server
>> no uPnP/ SSD (Hello I'm here install your malware disguised as Driver on=
 me)
>> No adhoc wifi
>>
>> Occasionally I use a root kit detectors (gmer isn't bad) and
>> silentrunners from www.silentrunners.org to verify cleanness.
>>
>> This approach has resulted in zero infections for nearly 20 years
>> on my PC and all the others here and also for people I have trained and
>> configured their windows...
>> DOS 3.3, DRDOS, MSDOS 6.22, win3.1 WFW3.11, 95, 98, NT3.51, NT4.0,
>> Win2K, XP, Vista, Win7
>>
>> All the many computers I've cleaned malware from had AV installed and
>> running. Some up to date.
>>
>> AV causes problems, false positives, failure to boot, false sense of
>> security and is doomed to fail if users are determined to click install
>> when asked (eg offer to scan PC to speed up on web advert or offer to
>> install codec automatically on random web site).
>>
>>
>>
> Thanks for the info/advice. Will see how I go as regards a seperate
> firewall etc - follow quite a bit of the above already,
Not a comprehensive list :-)
>   but not all (I
> do use uPnP).

If you know the IP address you don't need uPnP

Takes 20min to install and OS then nearly a day to do all the settings,=20
configurations, app installs..
But then you never need to re-install.

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