Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > At 06:35 PM Tuesday 7/15/2008, Lance A. Brown wrote: > >> 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] >> > > > > None of which means anything to the average non-technical person who > is buying a computer for his/her kids to use for school or a > grandmother finally buying a computer to view pictures of her > grandchildren who live out of state, who is not going to have access > to anywhere to read such information before they buy, much less the > knowledge or ability to do anything about it. What do you have for them? > > > . . . ronn! :) > It has been said several times so far, and it is the #1 best thing you can do: get a NAT router. They are cheap, and they will stop all of the "Internet Background Radiation", and give you enough time to download updates and install a security application. It is a box that goes between your computer and the Internet, and even Grandma can understand that.
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