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Re: Computer security? - KarthXLR - 07-30-2008
I get McAfee for free.
Re: Computer security? - ainmosni - 07-30-2008
(07-29-2008, 06:51 PM)HeK link Wrote: [quote author=Ceceil Felias link=topic=993.msg25758#msg25758 date=1217309313]
Heck, even before I was behind a proper router, I had no real virus concerns. :B
It's not a proper router unless it's running an IOS.
And does stateful checking...
[/quote]
It running pf makes it quite a decent router though... I find Cisco a bit overkill for home and I don't really like the acl syntax either.
Re: Computer security? - zaneyard - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 02:14 AM)ainmosni link Wrote: [quote author=HeK link=topic=993.msg25967#msg25967 date=1217375513]
[quote author=Ceceil Felias link=topic=993.msg25758#msg25758 date=1217309313]
Heck, even before I was behind a proper router, I had no real virus concerns. :B
It's not a proper router unless it's running an IOS.
And does stateful checking...
[/quote]
It running pf makes it quite a decent router though... I find Cisco a bit overkill for home and I don't really like the acl syntax either.
[/quote]
the cisco IOS is a bit over kill for home users, my linksys home router is just fine atm.
Re: Computer security? - ainmosni - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 11:25 AM)zaneyard link Wrote: [quote author=ainmosni link=topic=993.msg26103#msg26103 date=1217402043]
[quote author=HeK link=topic=993.msg25967#msg25967 date=1217375513]
[quote author=Ceceil Felias link=topic=993.msg25758#msg25758 date=1217309313]
Heck, even before I was behind a proper router, I had no real virus concerns. :B
It's not a proper router unless it's running an IOS.
And does stateful checking...
[/quote]
It running pf makes it quite a decent router though... I find Cisco a bit overkill for home and I don't really like the acl syntax either.
[/quote]
the cisco IOS is a bit over kill for home users, my linksys home router is just fine atm.
[/quote]
I prefer a cheap and silent PC with OpenBSD myself, great firewall/routing software in that little OS...
Re: Computer security? - zaneyard - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 12:00 PM)ainmosni link Wrote: [quote author=zaneyard link=topic=993.msg26169#msg26169 date=1217435151]
[quote author=ainmosni link=topic=993.msg26103#msg26103 date=1217402043]
[quote author=HeK link=topic=993.msg25967#msg25967 date=1217375513]
[quote author=Ceceil Felias link=topic=993.msg25758#msg25758 date=1217309313]
Heck, even before I was behind a proper router, I had no real virus concerns. :B
It's not a proper router unless it's running an IOS.
And does stateful checking...
[/quote]
It running pf makes it quite a decent router though... I find Cisco a bit overkill for home and I don't really like the acl syntax either.
[/quote]
the cisco IOS is a bit over kill for home users, my linksys home router is just fine atm.
[/quote]
I prefer a cheap and silent PC with OpenBSD myself, great firewall/routing software in that little OS...
[/quote]
DD-WRT on my linksys wrt54gs v5 ftw
Re: Computer security? - Dave - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 02:18 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: [quote author=ainmosni link=topic=993.msg26171#msg26171 date=1217437255]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=993.msg26169#msg26169 date=1217435151]
[quote author=ainmosni link=topic=993.msg26103#msg26103 date=1217402043]
[quote author=HeK link=topic=993.msg25967#msg25967 date=1217375513]
[quote author=Ceceil Felias link=topic=993.msg25758#msg25758 date=1217309313]
Heck, even before I was behind a proper router, I had no real virus concerns. :B
It's not a proper router unless it's running an IOS.
And does stateful checking...
[/quote]
It running pf makes it quite a decent router though... I find Cisco a bit overkill for home and I don't really like the acl syntax either.
[/quote]
the cisco IOS is a bit over kill for home users, my linksys home router is just fine atm.
[/quote]
I prefer a cheap and silent PC with OpenBSD myself, great firewall/routing software in that little OS...
[/quote]
DD-WRT on my linksys wrt54gs v5 ftw
[/quote]
dhfds on skasdh sdoj4b3n
see
i speak computers to.
Re: Computer security? - Wedge - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 12:37 AM)KarthXLR link Wrote: I get rape for free.
Re: Computer security? - jdub28 - 07-30-2008
i still like to be safe even if i use common sense 2008. its like locking your car doors when your just running in the store to pay for gas. is it really needed, no. does it make you feel better to do it any way, of course.
plus without my NAT being open xbox live is garbage to me
Re: Computer security? - HeK - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 12:00 PM)ainmosni link Wrote: [quote author=zaneyard link=topic=993.msg26169#msg26169 date=1217435151]
[quote author=ainmosni link=topic=993.msg26103#msg26103 date=1217402043]
[quote author=HeK link=topic=993.msg25967#msg25967 date=1217375513]
[quote author=Ceceil Felias link=topic=993.msg25758#msg25758 date=1217309313]
Heck, even before I was behind a proper router, I had no real virus concerns. :B
It's not a proper router unless it's running an IOS.
And does stateful checking...
[/quote]
It running pf makes it quite a decent router though... I find Cisco a bit overkill for home and I don't really like the acl syntax either.
[/quote]
the cisco IOS is a bit over kill for home users, my linksys home router is just fine atm.
[/quote]
I prefer a cheap and silent PC with OpenBSD myself, great firewall/routing software in that little OS...
[/quote]
Smoothwall is a wonderful linux-based gateway platform. Very easy to use for the novice.
Re: Computer security? - bjlsurfer - 07-30-2008
So if you guys run linux and bsd, do you game on it with wine or cedega or something? Or dual boot?
Re: Computer security? - KarthXLR - 07-30-2008
(07-30-2008, 04:44 PM)Wedge link Wrote: [quote author=KarthXLR link=topic=993.msg26085#msg26085 date=1217396233][/quote]
I get rape for free.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SAY FIXED HURRRRRRR
Re: Computer security? - [fr31ns]Karrde - 07-30-2008
AVG antivirus, Zone Alarm firewall and Adaware ad sweeper. Not infallible by any means, but will probably disuade most ppl unless someone really wants into my computer for some reason.
Re: Computer security? - HeK - 07-31-2008
(07-30-2008, 07:47 PM)bjlsurfer link Wrote: So if you guys run linux and bsd, do you game on it with wine or cedega or something? Or dual boot?
My desktops/laptops are windows, everything else is Unix/Linux. I dual boot Suse on one of my work laptops, but that's more for fun then anything productive.
Re: Computer security? - ainmosni - 08-01-2008
(07-30-2008, 07:47 PM)bjlsurfer link Wrote: So if you guys run linux and bsd, do you game on it with wine or cedega or something? Or dual boot?
I run windows on my desktop which is mainly for gaming and Ubuntu on my laptop which I only work from... Servers are mostly BSD and sometimes linux.
Re: Computer security? - Riosan - 08-01-2008
Kaspersky for antivirus, Firefox w/NoScript, and Ad-Aware.
Re: Computer security? - zaneyard - 08-01-2008
(07-30-2008, 05:06 PM)jdub28 link Wrote: i still like to be safe even if i use common sense 2008. its like locking your car doors when your just running in the store to pay for gas. is it really needed, no. does it make you feel better to do it any way, of course.forward ports, go on to xbox live support
plus without my NAT being open xbox live is garbage to me
Re: Computer security? - ainmosni - 08-01-2008
Quote:Karrde link=topic=993.msg26316#msg26316 date=1217473063]
AVG antivirus, Zone Alarm firewall and Adaware ad sweeper. Not infallible by any means, but will probably disuade most ppl unless someone really wants into my computer for some reason.
All three not really needed if you have a nice router/firewall... Having a virus scanner for if you absolutely have to open some shady file is good but the best advice is just not to open any shady stuff... Application firewalls are the same thing, the most important thing is that your windows machine isn't the internet facing machine... It's a waste of resources to have all that stuff running in the background...
Re: Computer security? - copulatingduck - 09-24-2008
Bump, because good computing practices only get you so far. My boss sent me some files to work on. Unfortunately, he forwarded them from an infected machine at work (now an entire cluster is infected as well). That's what happens when you let stupid undergrads work for you I guess. One of the other idiots I worked with wrecked 3 computers before he left, and now my desktop and thumbdrive are a mess.
sighs
I guess I'll finally go ahead and install ClamWin now that I've got my clean install going.
Re: Computer security? - ainmosni - 09-24-2008
(09-24-2008, 04:41 AM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: Bump, because good computing practices only get you so far. My boss sent me some files to work on. Unfortunately, he forwarded them from an infected machine at work (now an entire cluster is infected as well). That's what happens when you let stupid undergrads work for you I guess. One of the other idiots I worked with wrecked 3 computers before he left, and now my desktop and thumbdrive are a mess.
sighs
I guess I'll finally go ahead and install ClamWin now that I've got my clean install going.
Not just your good computing practices count but also the people in the chain of trust... If someone you trust fails and you trust his files... nuff said