OpenEuphoria

Re: [OT] More serious hacking/viruses

• Posted by Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> Oct 20, 2005
• 543 views

irv mullins wrote:
> 
> 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. 
> <a href="http://www.agnitum.com/">http://www.agnitum.com/</a>
> 
> > 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
> 

Hi Irv,


Thanks for the advice, and i didnt know Win wouldnt run some programs
unless logged on as admin but i suspected stuff like that.
I guess i could try and see if it helps.


Take care,
Al

And, good luck with your Euphoria programming!

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