Security Overview - An Audio Blog
DLing now.
Excellent info as usual, Yoda. I'm always looking for ways to improve my own computer's security, and to have a better understanding on how some of this stuff works. I'll certainly be reading all of the content on this page. I listened to your audio blog, and it's a great overview.
Sandboxie is a great program; I always use it when surfing the net. I've completely given up on IE, and just use Firefox and Opera. Unfortunately, my family refuses to give IE up. I've installed latest versions of Opera, Firefox and Sandboxie on my dad's and sister's computers, but they still use to IE. They also complain that Sandboxie is too difficult to use, which boggles my mind; perhaps I'm just used to it? I did manage to trick my dad into using Firefox by changing its orange icon to IE's icon. He figured it out quickly, and sent me an angry email about it later.
I guess it's hard for some people to change their habits, even though both of them have gotten Trojans on their computers in the past six months. To my knowledge, I've never come across any kind of virus on my computers. Being paranoid does have its benefits, I guess. 
Sandboxie is a great program; I always use it when surfing the net. I've completely given up on IE, and just use Firefox and Opera. Unfortunately, my family refuses to give IE up. I've installed latest versions of Opera, Firefox and Sandboxie on my dad's and sister's computers, but they still use to IE. They also complain that Sandboxie is too difficult to use, which boggles my mind; perhaps I'm just used to it? I did manage to trick my dad into using Firefox by changing its orange icon to IE's icon. He figured it out quickly, and sent me an angry email about it later.
I guess it's hard for some people to change their habits, even though both of them have gotten Trojans on their computers in the past six months. To my knowledge, I've never come across any kind of virus on my computers. Being paranoid does have its benefits, I guess. Edited: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:57:44
Yoda, good stuff, (nothing new for me though, it was still interesting and reassuring to hear it from someone else).
I'd encourage everyone to listen to it.
You did a good job of avoiding dead air even.
I'd encourage everyone to listen to it.
You did a good job of avoiding dead air even.
Edited: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:41:39
It's a podcast I tell you. 
"I did manage to trick my dad into using Firefox by changing its orange icon to IE's icon."
Next time your need the Firefox IE6 skin. You can set programs to run automatically in Sandboxie so they literally don't have to do anything. Oh well.
Thanks, aspro. Yes, this one was geared towards the layman -- the hardest part was continually stopping and having to rephrase in non-tech jargon.
Next time your need the Firefox IE6 skin. You can set programs to run automatically in Sandboxie so they literally don't have to do anything. Oh well.Thanks, aspro. Yes, this one was geared towards the layman -- the hardest part was continually stopping and having to rephrase in non-tech jargon.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileFirefox IE skin? I should have known they'd have something like that!
Yeah, I put in that code to autostart Sandboxie whenever they click their internet browser shortcuts. It's the "Whenever I download something, I have to click okay to move it from the sandbox to my desktop?" that really throws them off. "You mean, I have to click okay . . . again? No, that's not for me!"
I should have known they'd have something like that!Yeah, I put in that code to autostart Sandboxie whenever they click their internet browser shortcuts. It's the "Whenever I download something, I have to click okay to move it from the sandbox to my desktop?" that really throws them off. "You mean, I have to click okay . . . again? No, that's not for me!"
You can set up folder exemptions. For example, have it so anything downloaded to My Documents is downloaded as if you weren't using Sandboxie. I have a Downloads folder that I did this with.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileOh, wow! That would make Sandboxie a lot easier to use. I'll definitely set it up to do that then. Thanks, Yoda.
Edited: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:51:34
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Security Overview
Sorry if I was a little scatterbrained, it was mostly off-the-cuff which was probably not such a good idea. I missed a couple things as a result, but it goes over the necessities.
Some additional sources and material:
Give it a listen if you're interested, and if you do, please give some feedback.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobile