From: "Eric Gilliland" <jegilliland@hotmail.com> Subject: a question re: security Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 10:10:10 -0600 Message-ID: <F181U1IcgWUP5t27eRB00010785@hotmail.com>
Hello Everyone,
I hope you all had a merry christmas.
I have a question about security. As I said in a previous post, I recently
installed a hardware modem, and can now get on the internet via linux. As
recommended by Mandrake, I installed and ran BastilleChooser. I set the
security level for "Paraniod", said that the machine is Not a server, and it
was done. My first question is Is this sufficient to protect me while
browsing? I do not download many things, and when I do it is generally from
a "respectable" source like ZDNet. Are there any other security measures I
need to take?
My other question is about viruses. Is there a good antivirus package for
linux? Do I need an antivirus package? I found one via ZDNet, but it was
kind of expensive ($50). My interent use is basically email browsing
(generally using Konqueror) and Quake III (as soon as I get a linux
version). Any thoughts on my need for an antivirus package?
For background, I am running Mandrake 8.1 on a Dell Dimension 8100 Pentuim 4
1.3 with 256 megs of RAM and a 56k modem internet connection. I dial up
using kppp.
Thanks in advance,
Eric
J. Eric Gilliland
jegilliland@hotmail.com
Meet it is I set it down, that one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
Hamlet Act 1 Scene 5
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