Re: Spyware & AD Ware

From: Charles Swiger (cswiger_at_mac.com)
Date: 07/19/04

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    Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:47:37 -0400
To: spidey@act.co.za

    On Jul 19, 2004, at 11:26 AM, Spidey Knepscheld wrote:
    > How do I stop Spyware and AD Ware to enter my network through a FreeBSD
    > FW or can I stop it on the Cisco ?

    A FreeBSD firewall using a good ruleset will help block spyware and
    adware. Using a virus scanner like ClamAV in conjunction with mail and
    a WWW proxy server like Squid can also help. A tool like Snort and
    related can provide some degree of intrusion-detection capabilities.

    All of that being said, how the Windows box is administered and kept
    up-to-date, and whether the user of the Windows box is careful, matters
    more. Not running Windows at all is by far the best way of avoiding
    spyware and adware.... 

    -- 
-Chuck
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