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Posted by ArtDent on August 15, 2007, 2:45 pm
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> >Do you trust Google Toolbar Notifier, and do you know why it wants to
> >connect out? If so, allow it.
> >
> The point is that it asks me to make a choice of permit or deny and I
> don't have enough information to do this.
www.google.com - type in the name of whatever is trying to connect and you
will _usually_ get a good idea of whether it is benign or not. Just from
the bits that show up on Googles page - without having to actually go and
read the full articles.
> If it automatically allowed or
> disallowed I would trust it to make the right choice.
You are very trusting.
> In practice I tend
> to permit and wait to see if any nasties appear but that is a risky
> strategy.
Yes, *very* risky. Better / safer strategy is to deny - but do not check
the 'remember this answer' box - and see if you can still do whatever you
want / need to do. Then when you reboot and it asks you again, re-deny,
after a day or three, if everything is still working, then - and only then
- check the 'remember this answer' box when you click deny.
--
Never raise your hand against a child.
It leaves your groin unprotected.
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