Re: How to prevent malware from running on your PC

"Volker Birk" <bumens@dingens.org> wrote in message
news:432ad957@news.uni-ulm.de...
> Hi,
>
> because I was mentioning this as a good topic some times already,
> I want to start the discussion ;-)
>
> I think, to prevent malware running on your PC, you should close the
> attack vectors, with which malware is distributed onto your PC.
>
> That means:
>
> - you should not offer servers to the Internet, so worms or crackers,
> who are trying to abuse network services, have no chance; if you're
> PC is offering such services, stop them or filter away any traffic,
> which is intended for those services
>
> - you should handle mails and mail attachements carefully; a virus
> scanner can help here to have a look on every attachement, before
> you're opening it, but you also should use your brain, because
> virus scanners cannot be perfect
>
> - you should not use software for communication in the Internet, which
> implements technology like ActiveX or ActiveScripting, because these
> are security design flaws; so don't use Internet Explorer or Outlook
> Express
>
> - you should keep at least every software up to date, you're using in the
> Internet or for data out of the Internet, because any software could
> have an exploit you're using for communication
>
> - you should use your brain before inserting disks into your PC, and
> a virus scanner will help also, if you know, that virus scanners cannot
> be perfect
>
> And keep your system as simple as possible; increasing complexity anytime
> is a security risk - try to remove software or to stop software before
> adding other software, which is intended to control software, which also
> could be stopped or removed.
>
> Yours,
> VB.
> --
> "Es kann nicht sein, dass die Frustrierten in Rom bestimmen, was in
> deutschen Schlafzimmern passiert".
> Harald Schmidt zum "Weltjugendtag"

You obviously don't grasp the concept of how malware is distributed. It is
not just about stopping services, not using OE and IE etc, but
mailware/virii/worms/trojans utilise known or unknown flaws in the Windows
OS to attack a PC whilst connected to the internet. Even good old
linux/unix/mac aren't foolproof and can be attacked.
To totally protect a PC, you will need to remove all floppy drives, cd/dvd
drives, disable USB ports and remove the PC from the internet.
Received on Thu Sep 29 20:08:34 2005