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Old 27th July 2008
uptonm uptonm is offline
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Originally Posted by DrJ View Post
Not to seem rude or snotty, but the best way to avoid viruses is to be behind a reasonable router/firewall and practice "safe internet." That means no porn, warez, gambling and the like (including good email practices).
Thats fine for many, but my bro lives with me, and I have repeatedly talked to him about keeping safe on the internet, but he is mildly retarded and has his own idea on things. He's always getting infected, some of the viruses are pretty bad and I'd just really prefer to feel safe on my computer. If that was the end all be all of computer security, there would be no need for OpenBSD.

I need to put my brother on a Linux box on a seperate network :

Also, I'm into web design and i have an interest in social networking/chat applications. You never know who it is you're talking to on the other end of the screen, and although the majority of people do not have "hacking" skills, and the greater majority of hackers are script kiddies, i'd just like to feel safe. I've ran into some wierdos before and I apparently have an online stalker. I've got stuff I'm writing right now that I'd really prefer nobody reads until its finished. I guess i need another computer disconnected from the network, or internet.

Last edited by uptonm; 27th July 2008 at 01:22 AM.
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