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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows
Scott Granneman, 2004-02-13

Most people don't secure their computers or act in a secure manner, and the main reason is that the average user just doesn't know what to do. Here is a checklist on security for home computer users that you can share with your friends, family, churches and clubs.

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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-15
Anonymous (2 replies)
announcements, not patches 2004-02-23
Paul D
Phishing 2004-02-23
Al Macintyre
Addendum 2004-02-16
Dirk (4 replies)
Addendum 2004-02-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
Addendum 2004-02-18
Anonymous
Addendum 2004-02-17
Anonymous (2 replies)
Addendum 2004-02-24
Al Macintyre
Addendum 2004-02-23
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-16
David Bala?ic (2 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous
That's easy... If you are a real computer technology user, then you should not use Windows at all. If you do, then you'll have
to deal with it's inherent security holes.

Grab a copy of OpenBSD and make your life
easier. One will say, what about games?
Games are a pain to configure in OpenBSD,
at least the few that runs on it. For this,
the answer is even easier... Grab a X-BOX
from Microsoft. If you prefer Linux for running games, then have it chipped and install Linux on it instead of Windows embed.

The day people will understand that
Microsoft and modern computing are two
distinct things, then perhaps, we will have
true Secure and bug free software. I'm not a Microsoft Hater, I hate crappy software.

Cheers.

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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-16
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-19
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-20
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
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Safer OS 2004-02-24
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Ron O (1 replies)
Opt-out 2004-02-23
Anonymous
Nice Windows Advert at the bottom... 2004-02-18
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous (1 replies)
Email attachments and FTP 2004-02-23
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Passwords 2004-02-23
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Disconnect from the Internet 2004-02-25
Cornelius (1 replies)
Re: Disconnect from the Internet 2005-09-19
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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2005-10-11
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