Klarinet Archive - Posting 000373.txt from 2003/08

From: Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] <W32.Blaster.worm>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:39:00 -0400

At 12:12 PM 8/13/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>The problem is that users don't update their OS patches. You MUST run
>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com on a regular basis if you own a
>Windows computer. In fact, you can configure your computer (Win2K and
>WinXP) to download the updates automatically so you don't have to be
>bothered with it!

<<<< I don't know if my computer is set-up to update automatically or
not. I don't know how to tell and don't know how to set it up if it isn't
already.

>There's a lot more to security than just patches and Anti-Virus, but a few
>simple steps will protect you from nearly every possible invasion:
>
>4) Be judicious about the websites you visit. Just viewing a webpage
> can infect you with a lot of things. For extra security, disable
> automatic downloading of 'cookies' in your browser.

<<<I don't know how to do this either.

>5) Don't use filesharing software. In addition to the legal ramification,
> there are tons of trojan programs and viruses on the filesharing
> networks. I once did an experiment where I downloaded ten .zip files
> supposedly containing porn. 7 of the 10 contained programs that would
> allow a malicious user access to my entire computer!

<<<I don't know how to recognize file-sharing software from
non-file-sharing software.

What would help me would be an insurance policy for security purposes. But
we all know where this would lead. Medical insurance is enough of a mess
without adding computer insurance. It would be nice to be able to take the
computer to the computer doctor or have people available for house calls
for this purpose though. Do you make house calls? I have a laptop that
needs some
work too! ;>)

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
eefer@-----.net

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