Klarinet Archive - Posting 000400.txt from 2003/08

From: "Trish Mendenhall" <trishm@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] <W32.Blaster.worm>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 01:22:20 -0400

Nancy (and anyone else who might find all this security stuff confusing) =
-=20

You might find the information at http://www.microsoft.com/security/home
useful - there are links to how to download security patches, as well as
other security measures you can take, including how to check your =
security
settings on various Windows operating systems.

Most of it is quite simple to do, and doesn't take very long.

Regards -
Trish

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Buckman [mailto:eefer@-----.net]=20
Subject: Re: [kl] <W32.Blaster.worm>

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=20
not. I don't know how to tell and don't know how to set it up if it =
isn't=20
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=20
non-file-sharing software.

What would help me would be an insurance policy for security purposes. =
But=20
we all know where this would lead. Medical insurance is enough of a =
mess=20
without adding computer insurance. It would be nice to be able to take =
the=20
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=20
needs some
work too! ;>)

Nancy

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

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