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SO YOU INSTALLED A FIREWALL, A VIRUS SCAN UTILITY AND
A GATE KEEPER AGAINST TROJAN HORSES? ARE YOU REALLY
SAFE?
Maybe
yes. Maybe no. It depends on
a lot of factors.
If you regularly update and upgrade the security
tools (principally firewall, virus scan, Trojan horses
fighter or sentinel) you have installed on your desktop,
you may be protected against malicious and vicious intrusions
of worms, all kinds of viruses, exe files and Trojan
horses.
Nevertheless you should always be on alert;
particularly if you have "Broadband" access
to the Internet. Anyway it is safe not to remain online
if your are moving away for a while. It
is better to switch off the access to the Internet if
you are leaving your desk for more than 15 minutes.
Why? Click
here
for additional information
Let's consider that you have a firewall installed. Most
of the time a desktop firewall likes ZoneAlarm
grants permanent Internet access to some utilities
you have installed on your system. Your browser for
instance. And once
the browser had the access authorization granted, it
may become the entrance door to malicious Java applets,
exe files; etc.; if it has security holes on some of
the ports.
Do
you know that without your knowledge, your computer,
during your surfing sessions may be offering some or
all of your computer's data to the entire world? See
here
for more. Therefore the necessity to regularly check
for the the "tightness" of your browser's
ports if you spend long hours online.
There is an excellent website to perform a checking
for free. Not only does the website check for security
holes on your browser, it also gives you indication
and links to websites to assist you solving the security
glitch, if any.
Click
here
to visit Qualys'
Free Browser Checkup
(Only for Internet Explorer!) to perform a series of
audits design to test, uncover and fix browser security's
vulnerabilities.
And here
to visit Gibson Research Corporation to perform
"Test My Shields" or and "Probe
My Ports" sessions. You may get the shock of
your life!
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PERSONAL FINANCE JOURNAL
Here
is a free, multipurpose money management system,
for individuals and families. It will help you manage
your day to day expenses and earning in a very easy
way. Just like managing folders in Windows Explorer
or any other file management system, you can create
sub-directories on the fly to matching your several
expenses denominations. It can be used as project's
work book to trace expenses. Those constantly on the
road can use it to manage their travel expenses.
Gold Edition (10 bucks) includes a security lock
and a powerful printing system, which lets you print
records selectively based on filter criteria, arranged
in the order of accounts (Statements) or by date (Journal
Listing). It features also "Data Export",
"Interactive Query" tools.
Click
here to reach Personal Finance download page to
make your choice between the free and Gold edition.
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