To protect you even further from potential threats, I suggest this hardening tool: http://stoplistening.com/
It allows you to run Windows without any Listening sockets.
Or (how many times must we repeat this?) apply StopListening (free, less than 100K) to close your ports before connecting to the network... Can't get any easier!
Although I haven't downloaded this yet, it sounds like a fun social networking concept to me. Kind of a hybrid of the late Third Voice and the newer StumbleUpon (which I really love)
OK, probably not a complete solution per se, but a tool that has really helped a lot in my case (family with 3 teenagers, all of whom used to spend way too much time online) is NetUnits (for Windows). It was recommended by Lockergnome. By the way, a similar program for Mac can be found here.
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This blogger is giving out invitations at the moment... I got mine there!
To be totally accurate, GOOG soared even higher, to 161.79, in After-Hours trading. That's a nice 14.67% increase over the previous close.
To protect you even further from potential threats, I suggest this hardening tool: http://stoplistening.com/
It allows you to run Windows without any Listening sockets.
Try the SANS scanner instead: here. Much more comprehensive detection.
My bank (Citibank Belgium) offers this - and they even do it online. Really nice! https://www.internetnumber.citibank.com/belgium/co nsumer/english/index.htm
Or (how many times must we repeat this?) apply StopListening (free, less than 100K) to close your ports before connecting to the network ... Can't get any easier!
Well, OTOH Yahoo does do exactly this...
Hey... are you really surprised? Remember, this is Slashdot :)
And you can still get secure, by running this tiny app.
Not that hard - people could use this superb little tool for a start...
for anyone interested, this is the spyware scanner tool that was by used EarthLink to come up with their stats.
Thanks so much! Very generous of you. Will return similar favor if the opportunity arises some day...
If you are serious, that would make my day! You can send one to fu.asd@noonsoon.com
I wonder if I can sue them... and/or post their names on the Web so everyone can benefit.
Although I haven't downloaded this yet, it sounds like a fun social networking concept to me. Kind of a hybrid of the late Third Voice and the newer StumbleUpon (which I really love)
No, the world would be better off if everyone but MCSEs were allowed to administer their own connections :)
I've worked there as a temp in 2000-2001 and the corporate network resources sure didn't seem to be that well protected... But I won't elaborate.
Looks like the informants who lead to his arrest will still get a reward...
The English in that email looks too good to me (albeit not perfect). Hence it must be a fake scam! Fake scams... the new human invention of 2004!
Man, it is ONE Gig, not 100 - and that is already good enough to kick everyone else's ass ;)
d. making sure your IE is properly patched
This is the vulnerability the new variants of Bagle use.
As far as I know, neither the Sony nor the Honda robots can run, even on flat terrain.
Wrong: Meet QRIO.
OK, probably not a complete solution per se, but a tool that has really helped a lot in my case (family with 3 teenagers, all of whom used to spend way too much time online) is NetUnits (for Windows). It was recommended by Lockergnome. By the way, a similar program for Mac can be found here.