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Posted by Volker Birk on September 26, 2005, 7:23 am
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The invisible man <nospam> wrote:
> Hello, I am a newbie here. Can anyone assist or tell me where I can find a
> general internet security newsgroup or source of information?
comp.security.misc
> Any ideas on other security suites that work well with Firefox - or not?
What exactly are you searching for?
> I am a home user with:
> a broadband connection
> XP with SP2
The Windows-Firewall is a good idea. Additionally, you can use a Virus
Scanner. Both should be no problem with Firefox at all.
> Microsoft (ex Giant) AntiSpyware, Ad Aware & Spybot
Hm... this is fishy. Microsoft seem not to be clear, what they're thinking;
this one is better:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx
> I have a Belkin F5D7630 ADSL modem/wireless router wired to my desktop and
> wireless to a laptop that has an old Belkin card that only supports WEP.
Are you using the NAT and the filtering functionality? Would be a good idea.
Yours,
VB.
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"Es kann nicht sein, dass die Frustrierten in Rom bestimmen, was in
deutschen Schlafzimmern passiert".
Harald Schmidt zum "Weltjugendtag"
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