List of freeware programs I use for computer security

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Here'smy list (followed by steps I take)

What do you all do to make your w2k/wxp more secure??


~~~freeware prograams for security
browser firefox (cookies for current session only)
spyware monitor ad-aware
anti virus AVG
personnel firewall sygate
process monitor procexp
port monitor active ports
startup monitor startup
EMAIL WEB ONLY (yahoo secure)

~~~Notes on security
turn off all unneeded services according to blackviper.com
turn off net bios
turn off port 445
run>control userpasswords2
require password of everyone on login
set administrator to ordinary user

 

[Chaos Master]

This is G for forever:

Here'smy list (followed by steps I take)

What do you all do to make your w2k/wxp more secure??

Windows 98:

anti virus - AntiVir
browser - Firefox
firewall - none
spyware monitor - none (I don't install much software at all, and unsafe
web sites are accessed using Lynx)
email - 'pine' on a shell account or Gmail

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[Steven Burn]

This is G for forever:

Win 2K Server

anti virus - F-Prot + NOD32
browser - Avant Browser (10 Series)
firewall - Tiny Personal Firewall
spyware monitor - None atm but gonna be Spybot S&D when I get round to it
email - My own private mail server

I also run WinPatrol and Log Monitor to detect and prevent changes to
files/folders/registry etc.

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[Donnie Russell]

Windows 2000 Pro:

(no particular order)

1) Outpost Firewall, freeware version, running all the time

2) Hosts file; this one:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

3)Turn off Server, DNS Client services

4) Turn off preview pane in Outlook express

5) Install most critical updates

6) Only visit trusted web sites

7) Delete all cookies after every browsing session

8) Infrequent scan of entire hard disk with F-Prot for DOS

 

[Jem Berkes]

Windows 2000 Pro:

The most important thing I can think of, use a low privilege user account
and NOT the administrator account for daily use.

Only log in as admin when you need to install software that requires such
privileges.

 

[Franklin]

Here'smy list (followed by steps I take)

What do you all do to make your w2k/wxp more secure??


~~~freeware prograams for security
browser firefox (cookies for current session only)
spyware monitor ad-aware
anti virus AVG
personnel firewall sygate
process monitor procexp
port monitor active ports
startup monitor startup
EMAIL WEB ONLY (yahoo secure)

~~~Notes on security
turn off all unneeded services according to blackviper.com

I followed BlackViper's recommendations to turn various services off
but needed to activate some of them again to access the Net.

Is Ad-aware free once again?

I would add an IP lookup tool like Sam Spade (Web or download) to
your list.

Anonymous Usenet posting server - like your and my Individual.net.

XP: make visible scrap objects (.shs) by reg hack at
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap.

XP: file encryption? disable file and print sharing if not needed?