Re: [OT] More serious hacking/viruses

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Al Getz wrote:
> 
> Hi Irv and ZNorQ,
> 
> I already talked to a rep and they took the charges off, but im 
> looking into the future here too, to prevent it from happening again.

Get a copy of Outpost firewall. There's a free version, and a pay version, 
which has a free trial period. 
http://www.agnitum.com/

> Irv, you think if i dont run as admin it might help?
> Im stuck with windows for now...

Yes - but, thanks to poor planning by Microsoft and others, there are 
some programs which won't run except in admin mode. Maybe you don't 
use any of those programs. Be sure to get rid of IE and OE. The alternatives 
are safer and better.

Irv

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