Zone Alarm is a very good personal firewall, it's available from
www.zonelabs.com and is FREE for personal use.  They also have corporate
licensing plans.

Ad-Aware is very good in the category of Spy-ware detection and removal.
It's also available free for personal use.  www.lavasoft.com.

	Scott


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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of C Reeves
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Important info on Viruses for all to heed!!!!


Ladies and Gentlemen:

	I've listened long enough now to realize there are quite a few
educated misconceptions out there.

1)  Mac users (all 5 of you)  :)  are not exempt from getting viruses.
Albeit they are few and far between, they have still been known to exist.
See:  http://antivirus.about.com/od/macintoshresource/

-  Another source of issues for Mac's is their ability to use Microsoft
products which carry their own vulnerabilities regardless of operating
system.

2)  It is NOT true that information on viruses is outdated by the time it
comes out.  Just because a virus had grown a new head doesn't mean you will
become infected with it the day it comes out.  Many of these insipid little
buggers (apologies to our UK friends) stay active for months if not years
even though new manifestations exist.

3)  The only sure way to avoid an outside attack is to not turn on your
computer.
	I have seen non-internet computers become infected by a virus due to
improper usage.

4)  To protect yourself as much as possible EVERYONE should have installed
at the minimum a firewall, anti-virus software that automatically updates
itself, and at least two different spy-ware removers.  If you're not sure
you have this, ask your computer guru (or the closest thing you have to
one).

If you have any questions or would like to dispute anything I've said,
please feel free to e-mail me directly.  Any questions asked on the
list-serv shall be responded to in kind.

God Bless, good luck, and safe surfing,

Christopher Reeves

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