After reading about all the peeps that got hit with the various worms and viruses floating around I thought I would post some helpful information.
Everyone without exception should be running a firewall! A firewall blocks off pretty much all the ports that hackers use to access your computer. It also stops the Sobig variety of worms that use a Windows exploit to get on your computer.
I recommend ZoneLabs - Zone Alarm - its free and easy to use. It includes popup blocking and email scanning. So its more than just a firewall.
http://www.zonealarm.com -> Go to the home/office link, then to ZoneAlarm (its free and works very very well).
Next is an Anti-virus program. Norton is good. The Norton Internet Security package is good value. AVG Grisoft is a free Anti-Virus program that will protect your computer from viruses. I dont recommend this virus scanner, but its better than nothing.
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
You all should testing your computers security at
http://security.norton.com/sscv6/def...d=ie&venid=sym Its easy, fast and free. It shows where you are exposed and provides you with some useful information.
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