Our company owns an internet cafe and most of the customers frequently use instant messaging programs like Yahoo messenger, AIM, MSN messenger, ICQ and MIRC. Our machines run either Windows ME or Windows 98. We have a DSL connection and we use a Linksys router which acts as our firewall/gateway. Our budget limits us to using free antivirus software like AVG antivirus which we regularly update. We’ve recently been hit by a series of worms/trojans like W32/Aplore. We’ve had to reinstall the OS’s of some machines. Fortunately, we keep a master copy of the PC setups for both WinME and Win98 Machines. Any suggestions on how to better secure the network to prevent or minimize pc downtime will be greatly appreciated!
