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> OT: IE flawed? NO!, you don't say, important security info
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post Jul 2 2004, 09:49 AM
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http://www.internetnews.com/security/artic...cle.php/3374931

I switched over to firefox and changed all my passwords... damn M$ !!!
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QUOTE(newdeal2 @ Jul 9 2004, 08:20 AM)
If I have anti virus how important is adding a firewall?

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IMHO, it is very important.

The techniques that malware authors use are getting more sophisticated each day. A lot of the new variants have the capability of installing themselves by performing a "drive by". It used to be that the user had to initiate the installation of some malicious code by either opening an email, downloading some software or visiting a site. That is the case no longer. Now, if your computer is merely present on the Internet (and unprotected) you are vulnerable.

Here in my office, I practice "belt and suspenders" protection. I have a hardware firewall and each PC is running Kerio.
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tat2dphreak   OT: IE flawed? NO!, you don't say   Jul 2 2004, 09:49 AM
ArtechnikA   i switched all the computers behind my firewall to...   Jul 2 2004, 09:55 AM
WoMBaT   Just switched to FireFox 0.9.1..already like it be...   Jul 2 2004, 12:51 PM
dinomium   Too bad this latest hack is a JAVA flaw. sooooo it...   Jul 2 2004, 12:56 PM
Gint  
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Part Pricer   You didn't miss anything. It's not a Java ...   Jul 2 2004, 04:53 PM
Gint   And apparently, it's JavaScript running on an ...   Jul 2 2004, 04:58 PM
SirAndy  
  Jul 2 2004, 05:04 PM
Gint   This is what I read (seems to support what you...   Jul 2 2004, 06:00 PM
morgan   I run a Mac dont know these things!!!...   Jul 2 2004, 07:20 PM
SirAndy     Jul 2 2004, 08:12 PM
Andyrew  
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skline   Why do you think Macs are a POS? I have one I use ...   Jul 2 2004, 10:53 PM
Andyrew   Well, Macs take the fun out of a pc.. A pc you can...   Jul 2 2004, 10:58 PM
SirAndy     Jul 2 2004, 11:25 PM
morgan   I have both, just like the Mac because there is no...   Jul 3 2004, 09:17 AM
Lawrence   Geez... I had no idea that Mozilla was Netscrape i...   Jul 4 2004, 04:21 AM
Part Pricer   I know that I recommended that you look at using a...   Jul 9 2004, 06:28 AM
cnavarro   My Macintosh 128k (circa 1985) got a trojan horse ...   Jul 9 2004, 07:14 AM
newdeal2   If I have anti virus how important is adding a fir...   Jul 9 2004, 07:20 AM
Powaqqatsi   Thank god I own a Mac. I would not even consider a...   Jul 9 2004, 07:28 AM
Part Pricer   <...   Jul 9 2004, 08:08 AM
SirAndy     Jul 9 2004, 02:52 PM
fiid   mmmmmmm. Macintosh. OSX has a firewall built in....   Jul 9 2004, 07:04 PM
fiid     Jul 9 2004, 07:08 PM
ArtechnikA  
  Jul 9 2004, 07:11 PM
fiid   Well- for windows apps, clearly windows would be ...   Jul 9 2004, 07:22 PM
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