(Note: I'm going to be working on this for a while, but I'm starting it now so I won't leave something out.)
1. Use Microsoft Security Essentials for run time virus and malware protection.
2. Use HiJackThis to provide information to me about potential security or performance problems.
3. Use Malwarebytes whenever you suspect an infection.
4. Use HTTPS Everywhere to protect yourself in public places by encrypting your communication (when possible)
5. Use the Microsoft Firewall at home, when you are behind your router's firewall. If you have MS Windows 7, this is a good firewall for public places for those who aren't computer geeks. (The MS Firewall for Vista and before only protects against attacks from the outside in; it does not prevent transmission of information from the inside out, which happens when malware attempts to communicate with it's command center in cyberspace.)
6. If you are in a potential high risk place, such as a third world country or a campus, you should run a firewall. Comodo is free (just install the firewall, not the virus protection) and is the best. It's interface for controlling what it blocks and doesn't block has been overhauled from the last release, making it "usable" by the novice. But it is still not for the faint of heart. As a matter of fact, no firewall is easy to use other than Microsoft's. In general, the easier it is to use, the less effective OR more intrusive (pop ups all the time) it is.
More later.
No comments:
Post a Comment