Re: Anyone Have This Problem?

pokee@shaw.ca wrote on 25 May 2005 22:53:24 -0700:

> Is there a methodology I should be using after
> re-fromatting/re-installing windows that will protect me better? The
> first thing I do is install anti-virus software - but that requires
> connecting to the internet for updates. It's kind of a catch-22...what
> should I do?

Get a cheap NAT router - at least that way the first time you connect to the
internet you're extremely unlikely to be infected by a worm as by default it
should prevent all incoming connections.

If you can't/won't do that, then format, install the OS, then turn off all
unnecessary services, turn off file and print sharing. Get XP SP2 on a CD,
or a third party software firewall, and install that. Make sure the XP/third
party firewall is enabled. That at least will help reduce the risk of worm
infection when you connect to the internet.

Dan
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:52:59 2005