Re: Required Software
I think most people in here will agree that putting Norton on your computer is almost as bad as putting windows on in the first place [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I no longer bother with virus software as nothing is 100% to catch the buggers (and far too often I got false positives). Instead avoiding risky behavior is best imho. Don't download warez and other shady ****. Don't use IE/Outlook, Firefox/Thunderbird have far fewer holes (although not bulletproof). DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS!!!!! Unless you're expecting one from said person (ie hand swaps).
I can't recommend firewalls as I use a hardware one. This is a must though. Firewalls prevent people from connecting to you that you don't want.
Also best practice is to run as a limited user. Unfortunately windows makes this kindof hard todo as the answer to many problems is to run as administrator [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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