[Lowfer] KU4XR on 630 m

[Ralph Hartwell]

> worth asking would be "what antivirus can I use?" If you're going to have
a receiver connected to the Internet for remote access, you'll need some
sort of protection.

> My last XP machine used to have Norton, but it became such massive
bloatware that it wouldn't run on XP any more and I had to uninstall it.
That left me mighty paranoid about being connected to the net. Even not
connecting to unknown sites or opening file attachments wasn't adequate
protection. 

Personally, I have found Avast! to be one of the best AV programs for my
use.  I use the free version with a mix of WIN XP, WIN7 and WIN10 on about
10 machines and have had no problems over the past 4 years.

But the BIG guardian here for my networks is the firewall router that I use
- Sophos UTM-9 software -  (free for home use) that runs on a dedicated
computer.  It is totally configurable, and auto updates the AV definition
file every 15 minutes.  I have three different networks and a webserver
behind the Sophos firewall.  Nothing gets through, it does not even show up
as anything is you ping the IP address of the router - it looks like a total
dead end to the outside world.  I can block or allow anything I want to
control.  It has a fairly steep learning curve, but the end result is well
worth it.  In 4 years, nothing has penetrated my system, although many have
tried.  (Did I mention that the logging function is outstanding?)

YMMV, but this solution works for me.


Best DX & 73,

Ralph  W5JGV - WD2XSH/7