[Thinkpad] Re: setting up a secure home system

From: Andrew in Ann Arbor <andrewaa_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:11:19 EDT

> Beyond keeping an antivirus program up to date, what do you recommend
>them to do to guard for non-file based viruses (i.e. threats that don't
>originate with a user opening an e-mail or executing an attachment)?

I've been pretty pleased with Kerio Personal Firewall.
Of course I'm downstream of a Linksys router so I can't say it's solely
responsible for keeping bad stuff out.
I keep it running so I'll know if something on my computer tries to send
messages out.

<http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_home.html>

It's free for personal use.

-- 
Andrew in Ann Arbor
technology is the answer, what was the question?
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