Comments on: Be someone’s computer hero http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=165 Helping PC users make sense of Microsoft software since 1991 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Marc Orchant http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-186 Marc Orchant Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=165#comment-186 Great suggestions Ed. Here are a couple more: Grab the utilities from Gibson Research Corporation (http://www.grc.com) that disable unnecessary Windows services (like Uinversal Plug 'n Play and Windows Messenger service). They're free, they're tiny, and they address potentially big holes in a properly constructed layered defense. Once you have everything installed, go back to GRC and run a free Shields Up! scan to see how well protected the PC actually is. Great suggestions Ed. Here are a couple more:

Grab the utilities from Gibson Research Corporation (http://www.grc.com) that disable unnecessary Windows services (like Uinversal Plug ‘n Play and Windows Messenger service). They’re free, they’re tiny, and they address potentially big holes in a properly constructed layered defense.

Once you have everything installed, go back to GRC and run a free Shields Up! scan to see how well protected the PC actually is.

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