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Re: WinME firewalling
From: "morning_wood" <se_cur_ity () hotmail com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:43:32 +0530
Actualy winMe is quite safe out of the box ( its win9x ) and does not have the remote compromises that affect winXP / win2k Donnie Werner E2 Labs ----- Original Message ----- From: "j" <frobozz () frotz us> To: <full-disclosure () lists netsys com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 6:33 AM Subject: [Full-disclosure] WinME firewalling
I'm interested in opinions from list participants - all my work is with linux, like a firewalling linux bridge on a win/lin mixed network. Given: A technologically-impaired grandmother with winME. Any change of OS would be psychologically damaging... (WinXP 'kindergarten crayon' default theme would probably induce seizures... ;^) Grandma now gets a DSL connection, and as per the ISP has this shiny new DSL modem plugged into said WinME machine, both now powered up ~24 hours per day, an open orifice with a target painted on it. What software firewall solution is truly suitable for Grandma? As invisible to the user as possible, of course, since this Grandma doesn't understand most of the 'little window thingies' that spontaneously appear already. (you know at least one - the manic 'ok' clicker...) Additional hardware of any kind is not permitted, this has to be a software solution under WinME. Clearly there are 'social' factors in training such a user - I'm looking for opinions regarding the software end of things, not 'whack her in the head every time she clicks OK without reading' suggestions. :^) Thanks. j --- MCP - Defenestrator - Cynic _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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