Ronn! Blankenship said the following on 7/15/2008 7:24 PM: > Now how about an actually helpful response for those who do not have > access to another computer at home?
Well, how about this: Before plugging your new computer into a network connection: 1. Go to Office Depot, Staples, etc. and buy a copy of your favorite Anti-Virus/anti-spam/anti-malware program and install it. Make sure it is running. 2. If your favorite package doesn't include a firewall, make sure the Windows Firewall is activated. 3. Plug in the network connection and wait for the computer to get an address 4 Open Internet Explorer and go to http://update.microsoft.com/ and run the software updates. That should give you a decent chance to get updated before your machine is compromised. Your best bet is still to go out and buy a router or access point so you can just flat out avoid a lot of the scans. --[Lance] -- GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 CACert.org Assurer _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
