[Ham-Computers] RE: Network/Virus problem?

[Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal)]

While reading an article on Windows security, the author(s) metioned a "firewall challenge" that was being done by Matousec, a security research company.  They've tested and compared a couple dozen firewall products and the results are a bit surprising - some of the more well known products didn't fair too well.  Worth a look.

  http://www.matousec.com/projects/

Click on the "Firewall Challenge" link.


Keeping a system image clone in a hidden partition is a good idea and it's how some vendors ship their systems - this is often why you don't get "restore CD's" anymore.  Just realize that the restore process will wipe everything in the system partition, so backup/move any data or documents before running the restore process - by default, your "My Documents" folder is on the system partition.  Also, if duplicating a cloned Windows image, make sure the image is SYSPREP'd or some other method is used to change the SID - network authentication issues can/will occur if multiple systems have the same SID.


73,

  - Aaron, NN6O


-----Original Message-----
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Network/Virus problem?

WØQFC wrote:
> I am using a program from Microsoft called "One Care",

I don't trust that program because of where it comes from.  Oddly 
enough, I also don't know anyone else using it, nor do I hear much about 
it.  I'm not saying don't, but there are quite a few free ways to 
protect yourself that are proven.

Firewall: Comodo, Zone Alarm (getting bloated)
Antivirus: clam, antivir(?), AVG (bloating up), and others
Spyware: Spybot Search&Destroy, CCleaner,
Uninstaller: Revo (gets rid of everything)


What we do at work on a large scale is to get a system running perfectly 
on one computer, `clone' it, and put a copy on another disk partition. 
This way when Windows gets gummed up or fails (and it will), you can 
restore it to `new' via the cloned image.  You can also keep the image 
externally - whatever works.

Look up Clonezilla.  It's an open-source free system to help you do 
this.  I'm pretty sure it's linux-based but very friendly.  My Windows 
coworkers use it.


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