Hello!

It is a nice review about SW and SW vulnerabilities in general. It even discuss about different users' reaction on SW they try or use. About the stats on vulnerabilities, I am still on the look-out for it and observe the trends before choosing any SW or tool to use.

Lately, I have UPDATED my XP PRO BOX with SP2. together with the latest Win Security Update, IE is promising especially in blocking popups and other malicious code (I guess). And for Windows, I had installed MS Antispyware and update it and scan my system regularly (usually 3x a week).

Like Ikalo said, every tool or SW's capabilities and security depends on the user. I also use Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D and even use Firefox as my primary browser. I have AVG and ZoneAlarm to finalize my BOXES SW specs. Since I started using Firefox, I haven't got much Malware around. But still the best practice is be updated with news, threats and as much as possible, everything that got to do with the internet and its security.

IE or Firefox, there are certain barrier between the way how I use the 2 browsers. First, I use IE in some sites that are IE friendly. I use Firefox commonly for my browsing since I like it and I explore its capabilities. As far as securing my Windows BOX, it's a tough job especially if other employees use my BOX. I let them use limited account expecially for browsing and try to orient other users on how to properly observe security while surfing the net. I also discourage other co-employees on surfing untrusted sites and even encourage them to update their tools like AV, Anti-malware/spyware, and other security SW and scan their system on a regular basis (mostly weekly).

Most of the things I implement in my SECURITY practice was due to the fact that I read stuff and news about technology and computers (reliable sources). I dig and search for things I would like to know. And AO came in handy whenever I have security issues I suspect in my BOX.

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