Squiddley
27th Mar 2000, 12:18
Hello.
There is a reference in an earlier thread to www.grc.com (http://www.grc.com) which is an excellent resource/info site run by a chap by the name of Steve Gibson.
As one of the countless clueless web-users out here, this site has not only excellent teaching material, but really useful apps too.
The "newest" is "OptOut" - a tiny scanner/checker that ferrets out an insidious sounding 2nd generation cookie (best way I can think of describing it.) This is a packet that sends info about you and your online habits to the originating station. This program will scour your HDs and list them all, giving options to delete them.
There is also a link to the new version of a personal software firewall which has generated interest here. I think Gibson is also working on his own software firewall (Project X) which sounds promising.
Lastly, his help to check and set-up your PC to minimise the risk of hackers entering through unmonitored ports is a "must".
Tips, help, comments and user feedback can be found via a news reader. The address escapes me for now coz I'm not home, but from the sheer number of posts there, it's definitely a popular site/topic.
This isn't an endorsement of the site or anything, but with the ever-increasing amount of stuff to be found over the web, I reckon it's getting harder to sort the wheat from the chaff. Hope it's of use to some.
Best wishes.
There is a reference in an earlier thread to www.grc.com (http://www.grc.com) which is an excellent resource/info site run by a chap by the name of Steve Gibson.
As one of the countless clueless web-users out here, this site has not only excellent teaching material, but really useful apps too.
The "newest" is "OptOut" - a tiny scanner/checker that ferrets out an insidious sounding 2nd generation cookie (best way I can think of describing it.) This is a packet that sends info about you and your online habits to the originating station. This program will scour your HDs and list them all, giving options to delete them.
There is also a link to the new version of a personal software firewall which has generated interest here. I think Gibson is also working on his own software firewall (Project X) which sounds promising.
Lastly, his help to check and set-up your PC to minimise the risk of hackers entering through unmonitored ports is a "must".
Tips, help, comments and user feedback can be found via a news reader. The address escapes me for now coz I'm not home, but from the sheer number of posts there, it's definitely a popular site/topic.
This isn't an endorsement of the site or anything, but with the ever-increasing amount of stuff to be found over the web, I reckon it's getting harder to sort the wheat from the chaff. Hope it's of use to some.
Best wishes.