Subject: SECUR: Options Regarding Workable Windows
Installation/Configuration, Diagnostics, & Security
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WORKABLE I am wondering about workable options concerning installation,
configuration, diagnostics, and security in a Windows environment that are
practical for the typical home networking environment. An AS/400 or other
real hardware and software isn’t an option, and then I wonder if there is a
Windows emulator that can handle the ActiveX controls (and how much would
evenbe gained securitywise if that can be done).
I am wondering if there is a program or combination of programs that works
in a way I have faith in at a reasonable cost.
BARELY WORKS It seems to me that Windows just barely works (if you are
lucky enough to get it up and running) before/even without worrying about
security.
PACKED EXES Let’s see if I understand this: You are supposed to run
antivirus software to keep from getting a virus, yet you are supposed to
turn the antivirus software off when you need it most to prevent conflicts
with self-installing executables that (as far as I know) cannot be checked
for viruses *packed in the archive.*
ENOUGH TROUBLE WITHOUT As far as memory resident, real time installation
tracking and antivirus scanning goes, it seems to me that I am asking for
more trouble than I’ve already got. Sure, my system may become quite
secure, assuming for example that it gets so jacked up I cannot reach the
net (or anything other than a blue sceen, for example).
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