Virginia,
I'm not sure on the ISP portion of your question.
I run Zone alarm on the second PC and am glad I do.
My daughter installed software called E-Games, I believe which placed spy
ware on the second PC. Zone Alarm prevented the software from contacting the
server when it was trying to get out.
Jeff
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Jeff Dougherty
Intrepid Video & Electronics
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:38 AM
Subject: PCWorks: Network & Internet Security
> PCWorkers!
>
> I have a couple of networked machines at home, both Win98, and use
Internet
> Connection Sharing, which works a treat.
>
> Here's my question: Are BOTH machines vulnerable when connected to the
> Internet, or only the Server through which the connection is made? If I
> install Zone Alarm to prevent h*cking instrusions, do I need it on both
> PCs, and if so will it work concurrently? Can an attack occur on the
machine
> which is not actually being used to access a web site, but is still
> connected via ICS?
>
> In other words, does the mere fact of being connected to one's ISP,
without
> accessing any web sites but just using, say, a mail client, constitute a
> danger from h*cker attacks? I only use DUN and only log on when I need to,
> so I have no permanent connection, but was recently h*cked quite badly.
>
> Thoughts and suggestions please! Thanks
> Virginia
>
> Virginia Da Costa - Thatched Cottage - Kent - UK
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