Comments on: 13 Ways to Protect Your Windows PC http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/ In-depth security news and investigation Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tsais http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-23239 Tsais Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:11:12 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-23239 If you have trouble with all the techy underpinnings and probably don't feel like wasting your time on them either, you could just use deepFreeze... if something got on your system, a reboot will revert everything back to the way it was. Or keep your main system off the net and use some older computer thats been sitting in the garage for browsing the net. The best way might be to only run your browser inside VirtualBox, if you're worried that your outdated operating system is full of unpatched security holes.. Well either way you do it, it has its drawbacks. Just remember, if you don't get on a browser and you don't click on links in emails, and you're behind a cheap hardware firewalled router from netgear or belkin etc, nothing will get on your system. If you have trouble with all the techy underpinnings and probably don’t feel like wasting your time on them either, you could just use deepFreeze… if something got on your system, a reboot will revert everything back to the way it was.

Or keep your main system off the net and use some older computer thats been sitting in the garage for browsing the net.

The best way might be to only run your browser inside VirtualBox, if you’re worried that your outdated operating system is full of unpatched security holes..

Well either way you do it, it has its drawbacks. Just remember, if you don’t get on a browser and you don’t click on links in emails, and you’re behind a cheap hardware firewalled router from netgear or belkin etc, nothing will get on your system.

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]]> By: Microsoft: Got Bluescreen? Check for Rootkits — Krebs on Security http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 Microsoft: Got Bluescreen? Check for Rootkits — Krebs on Security Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:16:55 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-2333 [...] have played a part in the interminable reboot loops that many Windows users suffered from following February’s Patch Tuesday, but that it couldn’t rule out the possibility that third-party hardware and software [...] [...] have played a part in the interminable reboot loops that many Windows users suffered from following February’s Patch Tuesday, but that it couldn’t rule out the possibility that third-party hardware and software [...]

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]]> By: Paris Hilton http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-2256 Paris Hilton Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:50:40 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-2256 It helps if people get sick and tired of patching junkware all the time and start discussing using another vendor where they don't run into this type of situation all the time. To say patching is simply part of the computing environment is to grossly sidestep the bigger issue - and it's also an admission that one lacks important expertise in other operating systems. It helps if people get sick and tired of patching junkware all the time and start discussing using another vendor where they don’t run into this type of situation all the time. To say patching is simply part of the computing environment is to grossly sidestep the bigger issue – and it’s also an admission that one lacks important expertise in other operating systems.

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]]> By: Paris Hilton http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 Paris Hilton Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:46:31 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-2255 That's just ridiculous. That’s just ridiculous.

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]]> By: Rootkit possibly behind Windows BSOD | CyberSec.eu http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Rootkit possibly behind Windows BSOD | CyberSec.eu Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:01:36 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-2047 [...] of death (BSoD) that many Microsoft Windows users reported suffering after installing this week’s batch of security updates may be caused at least in part by malware infestations on the affected [...] [...] of death (BSoD) that many Microsoft Windows users reported suffering after installing this week’s batch of security updates may be caused at least in part by malware infestations on the affected [...]

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]]> By: Rootkit May Be Culprit in Recent Windows Crashes — Krebs on Security http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 Rootkit May Be Culprit in Recent Windows Crashes — Krebs on Security Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:36:45 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-1907 [...] (BSoD) that many Microsoft Windows users reported suffering after installing this week’s batch of security updates may be caused at least in part by malware infestations on the affected [...] [...] (BSoD) that many Microsoft Windows users reported suffering after installing this week’s batch of security updates may be caused at least in part by malware infestations on the affected [...]

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]]> By: New Patches Cause BSoD for Some Windows XP Users | Kev's Life http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 New Patches Cause BSoD for Some Windows XP Users | Kev's Life Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:24:39 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-1821 [...] = 'kevswain';If you use Windows XP and haven’t yet updated your system with the applicable security updates that Microsoft issued Tuesday, you might want to hold off for a bit. Turns out, a non-trivial number of XP users are reporting [...] [...] = 'kevswain';If you use Windows XP and haven’t yet updated your system with the applicable security updates that Microsoft issued Tuesday, you might want to hold off for a bit. Turns out, a non-trivial number of XP users are reporting [...]

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]]> By: M Henri Day http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 M Henri Day Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:49:03 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-1778 Bien sur, B.A.Econ., 1954 !... Henri Bien sur, B.A.Econ., 1954 !…

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]]> By: windows live cd | WINDOWS http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 windows live cd | WINDOWS Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:22:39 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-1777 [...] 13 Ways to Protect Your Windows PC — Krebs on Security [...] [...] 13 Ways to Protect Your Windows PC — Krebs on Security [...]

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]]> By: 13 Ways to Protect Your Windows PC — Krebs on Security | Windows http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/13-ways-to-protect-your-windows-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-1773 13 Ways to Protect Your Windows PC — Krebs on Security | Windows Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:06:02 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=993#comment-1773 [...] View original post here: 13 Ways to Protect Your Windows PC — Krebs on Security [...] [...] View original post here: 13 Ways to Protect Your Windows PC — Krebs on Security [...]

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