Re: ZA Free and Generic Host Processor

Volker Birk said ...
> And this is, why I don't think, that "Personal Firewalls" help to improve
> security at all.
>
> What to do then?
>
> - remove Zonealarm
>
> - use the Windows-Firewall or do something like
> http://www.dingens.org/index.html.en *BEFORE* you connect to the
> network again
>
> - don't use the browser, wich supports ActiveX and ActiveScripting,
> namely don't use Internet Explorer
>
> - don't use the MUAs, which support ActiveScripting or even ActiveX,
> namely don't use Outlook or Outlook Express
>
> - Keep your system up to date
>
> - Keep every program up to date, which you're using to communicate in
> the network or in other ways; this includes MUA, browser but also
> Office programs like your wordprocessor or your spreadsheet application,
> if you're exchanging such documents with other people
>
> - don't trust in what you're receiving by E-Mail without thinking about it
> at least one time per mail ;-)
>
> - a Virus Scanner could help you - but be aware, Virus Scanners cannot
> guarantee that you don't get viruses any more, they're just filtering
> out the well known ones, so keep careful
>
> Happy Internetting ;-)
>
All very well but this PC is not for my exclusive use - it's a familty
computer and my wife and adult son use it too - they are not
particularly PC-savvy; they will use IE, even though I tend to use
firefox.

-- 
Wilf