[dba-Tech] Windows ME Malware problem

Makes sense, but as I'm not allowed to use anything other than IE at work,
and I have to learn all about M$ stuff, why go to the bother of learning
another browser just for me at home? IE does what I need it to, and with a
few sensible precautions, I've (touch wood) never had a virus infect my
system here, or had any other issues apart from spyware which has soon been
cleaned up with spybot.


Jon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francisco H Tapia" <my.lists at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows ME Malware problem


I just use FireFox for my browser and Sygate for my software firewall
(even tho I have a hardware one as well).

Firefox does not enable ActiveX by default so in that respect you don't
have to worry about spyware programs auto-loading on your pc. 2ndly, it
prevents popups that you don't want. and lastly, Google is a built in
search add-in that sits next to the address bar and works so nice, it's
always there and you can choose to add more search addins of your liking
:) ie, ebay ;o).




Jon Tydda wrote On 7/27/2004 3:36 PM:

>It blocks pop-ups. I assume that zonealarm does as well, but I had google
>before zonealarm, so I've never bothered to check :-)
>
>
>Jon
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Steven W. Erbach" <serbach at new.rr.com>
>To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
><dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows ME Malware problem
>
>
>Jon,
>
>
>
>>>Don't forget to install spybot, and the google toolbar <<
>>>
>>>
>
>Why the Google toolbar?
>
>Steve Erbach
>
>


-- 
-Francisco


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