Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:47:37 -0400 From: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: spidey@act.co.za Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spyware & AD Ware Message-ID: <5706CF46-D9A3-11D8-8C40-003065ABFD92@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <001401c46da4$c5975570$0b01000a@SPIDEY> References: <001401c46da4$c5975570$0b01000a@SPIDEY>
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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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