Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 21:23:53 02/05/04
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On February 05, 2004 at 19:17:58, Bob Durrett wrote: >I do exactly the same thing, with three computers. For some reason, I get email >DAILY which Norton Antivirus says has a virus [in the attachment]. I guess >having a router/hub doesn't act as a firewall after all. Incidentally, my >computer is the only one receiving the offending email messages. Since CCC is >the only bulletin board I use and I do not use Usenet, I assume someone like >"Swami" who uses CCC is sending those email messages, although that's not >certain. Anyway, it is a daily ritual for me to delete all virus-infected email >messages before doing anything else that day. Sadly, we cannot expect everyone >to be Saints. I'm not sure what you mean. A router isn't responsible for catching viruses via email. That's what your antivirus program is for :) A firewall basically just shuts down all open ports on your computer (by default some are left open, which can allow people to break into your machine and do bad things). If a program tries to open a port, your firewall program will ask you, "Do you want to allow this program to access the internet?", and you can say yes or no. Also note that there are two kinds of firewalls. There are hardware firewalls and software firewalls. Some routers have a hardware firewall built in, some don't. I have both hardware and software firewalls. If you don't have a software firewall you can get a free one named Zone Alarm at www.zonelabs.com. Get the 'free' one, not the 'pro' version (unless you don't mind paying for it).
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