I am posting this as dialup user, but have recently signed up for broadband.

I've no security measures in place on my PC. (Of any kind.)
(Well not quite none - common sense (email/downloads) and cautious
cookie control.)

What security measures (type and brand) would your recommend generally ?
And what should I now particularly consider to combat new risks opened
up by broadband?

Thank you


Stuart
[ciqret]

"ciqret" <ciqret@anon.net> wrote in message
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Use an anti virus such as AVG (free)
And a firewall, zonealarm, easy to use and set up (free)
And use lavasoft adaware (free) and spybot search and destroy (free) as
often as you can be arsed to keep things tidy removing nasty registry
entries and cookies, at least weekly I would reckon.

All good advice but add a router that has a true SPI firewall.

Peter Crosland

Peter Crosland wrote:
MS Antispy is suprisingly good as well (it's not been developed by MS so
that explains it)...

"ciqret" <ciqret@anon.net> wrote in message
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Yes, I always wear a full sized body condom when surfing the net on
broadband!
Similar to the ones worn in Airplane....

oh dear just the sort of comment one would expect from a juvenil aged 15, if
you cant assist the op dont bother replying to the op's posting, but just
for the record he is a bit of a dumb ass for not having any security
measures at all, i have not had 1 single issue in the last 12 months with my
systems both at home and work.
"Alex" <alex687865@no-spam-thanks.net> wrote in message
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"Stefan Kaniuk" <s.kaniuk@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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Well thats rich coming from you. The same Stefan Kaniuk that has just
contibuted to the Tiscali thread over the past few days and who never added
a useful point to it? Infact you took it totally off subject in the end!

Don't you also know its not the done thing to top post?

Oh and you obviously don't have a sense of humour!

Alex

i post anyway i choose thankyou very much,this is the internet and not the
real world in case you had forgotten, your just another schoolboy net cop
with nothing better to do.

isnt it time for beddy byes :-)
"Alex" <alex687865@no-spam-thanks.net> wrote in message
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"Stefan Kaniuk" <s.kaniuk@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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If you're not careful, you`ll spoil this thread, just like you did the last
one you contributed to.

Alex

On Wed, 18 May 2005 22:14:09 GMT, "Stefan Kaniuk"
<s.kaniuk@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Yeah, thats fine, you post any way you choose. But remember...

.... anyone who posts drivel time after time gets killfiled and then
nobody listens to him. Since cretins like that mostly like stirring up
effect and shoutin other people down, this will probably be annoying
for them. Good.

*plonk*

Stefan Kaniuk wrote:
Aren't you being a net cop by telling him to post useful info or not at all?

*whistles* ;-)

ciqret <ciqret@anon.net> wrote in
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The method/speed of your connection to the Internet has a no impact
on your requirements for security measures. So if you were happy with
your security provisons on dial-up, why not continue as you were?

"Beck" <my_bulkmail@btopenworld.invalid> wrote in message
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Of course he is. He's also a businessman; according to the post entitled
'Tiscali Unlimited 1M Service. What a joke!' thread which started on 13 May
2005. It seems though, that when he referred to 'beddy byes' in a post last
night, he was talking about his own sleeping habits. It's now 02:06hrs and
not a word since 23:14hrs yesterday. We`ll have to do better than this if
we want to keep the night time good-humored, playful conversation going.

Give them time.....

Dave

In article <Xns965BB3C3D3E2kxxx@194.168.222.124>, Kinell <w@invalid.jp> wrote:

That depends on how often one connects. When I dialled in for just a
few minutes a day, the risk was slight. When I had a "surftime"
contract and was sometimes connected for ten hour (or more) sessions, I
set up secure defences.

Now that I'm permanently connected with broadband, even when I'm nowhere
near my computer, I've tightened my defences further (by choosing a
router with an inbuilt firewall and with NAT effectively blocking
incoming session attempts).

--
John F Hall

John F Hall wrote:
I 'look after' a couple of friends and family PCs that are connected
via dial-up.

Judging by the amount of 'incoming alerts' that the firewalls on those
throw up, at least one or two with ever 5-10 minute connection, I'd say
you need the same level of protection as for 'always on'.

Part of my 'sales pitch' in trying to get them to adopt broadband is
that the use of a NAT router for that service will remove the
irritation of those messages. (I suppose I could configure the
firewalls not to flag incoming alerts but I keep them enabled simply to
remind my friends that the internet is a dangerous place :-) )

"Stefan Kaniuk" <s.kaniuk@ntlworld.com> blabbered on in message
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"Kinell" <w@invalid.jp> wrote in message
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Not strictly true, because when you are on a broadband connection (always
on), then the computer is at constant risk from hackers. I would personally
recommend a modem,/router 'with or without wireless' with a firewall built
in, as well as using zonealarm on each machine connected to the net. Add to
this an anti-virus software, and ad-aware and you will be fine. And as the
best solution to all, backup your computers with Ghost before using the
internet, as this will ensure you can put things right in a matter of
minutes if you do get any major problems.

Alex

some of us have a life and dont sit up all night on newsgroups like this.
"Alex" <alex687865@no-spam-thanks.net> wrote in message
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Because he has considerably more common sense than you do.

Peter Crosland