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This is a Trojan.. No patchng required, just some good security practcies

What really annoys me about these security stories on Zdnet is that they rarely discuss security practices. Every article on this subject should have a link to some type security best practices information. So here it is again.

These practices are targeted at the home/small office user of a Windows OS.

1. Keep your patched! People have made comments about the risks involved in patching a system, but 99.999% of the time, Windows Update will work just fine. But if you do have issues, keep in mind Practice 2.

2. Have a backup system! Actually, this thought just occured to me as a security practice, but this is critical for any computer system, and does indeed enhance your systems security. So if you have issues with installing patches, you can role back. But more importantly, you will have access to any data that you might loose to a virus or system failure.

3. Use a firewall! Keeping out unwanted and uneeded network traffic is always a good idea.

4. Use a virus scanner! You should always scan ANY software and files you put on your system, even if its commercial software. Better safe than sorry.

5. Don't open unknown attachments! Period! And get an ISP that will filter mail decently! I use AOL and Hotmail, and have yet to even SEE a copy of MyDoom creep into my inbox on these services!

If you do these things right, even with all of the security issues that Windows has, you simply won't ever have a problem. There is no virus ever created that I know of that could sucessfully penetrate a system with this type of administration. And these are just the simple things that you should practice on any OS that you use.

Viruses are not nearly as powerful as many people think, if you take the most basic precautions.

Posted by: Heatlesssun   Posted on: 02/25/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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