Re: Virus protection.

["L. S. Russell" <leslier@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I emailed support about the KAK virus and haven't heard back from them
yet. 
But if they can or won't upgrade their virus protection then you can get
Norton Internet Security 2000 or Internet Security 2000 Family Edition.
These both have virus protection using a sort of sandbox for email
attachments where they are held and scanned. 

A few cool things with Security 2000 and Family Edition that Zone Alarm
doesn't have are Privacy control (this keeps web sites from getting
personal info via script) and they have parental control features that
let ya keep the kiddies outta trouble. It's only $79 bucks and maybe for
a family guy the extra features are worth the price.

Bob Crothers wrote:
> 
> I'll have to get the newest version then.
> 
> Anybody on DSL or Cable should defiantly be using either Zone Alarm or
> something like it.
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Leslie S. Russell
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 1:14 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Virus protection.
> 
> The newest version will strip suspect attachments. But one bad thing I found
> from recommending to real newbies is that it scares them. They look at the
> log
> file and only after you explain and explain that it is mostly background
> noise
> do they settle down.
> 
>  On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > L.S.
> >
> > I also use ZoneAlarm and it is truly a great thing.  But, it does nothing
> > for virus protection.  It's claim to fame is as a personnel firewall.  And
> > not only does it let you know about stuff coming in (eg: Folks pinging you
> > or probing your ports), but also, stuff on your machine that is trying to
> > get out.  Both of which can be rather eye opening.
> >
> > I highly recommend it.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On
> > Behalf Of L. S. Russell
> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 12:44 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Virus protection.
> >
> > I have been keeping up with the thread on the KAK virus. And just wanna
> > let you folks know about a dandy little program called Zone Alarm. Not
> > only does it protect against attached email viruses but it can help
> > protect a pc from open port attacks by such things as NetBus and BO 2000
> > and from port 139 (bios) attacks.
> > It seems to to this by making your pc look like it is powered off. Zone
> > Alarm is a super firewall for the pc it provides logging, and strips
> > those nasty attachments off when it finds them. I am not sure but I
> > think you can upgrade the virus protection. #1 thing is it is free!
> >
> > --
> > L. S. Russell Programmer/Analyst
> > Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
> > 2413 Industrial Drive
> > Springfield, TN. 37172
> > mailto:leslier@datrek.com
> > http://www.datrek.com
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L. S. Russell Programmer/Analyst
Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
2413 Industrial Drive
Springfield, TN. 37172
mailto:leslier@datrek.com
http://www.datrek.com
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