Training is even more important now that things like a normal Java update will, by default, install a toolbar in your browser.
Just gotta love it. Andy On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Kevin Wurm <kwu...@comcast.net> wrote: > There are a few things I would do. First, I would start on a clean system > and update everything. Second, ensure everyone is running current > anti-virus. I know Linux user don't really need it but it's a necessary for > Windows. A long with anti-virus, I would install Spybot as a malware > protector. Third, I would give them Firefox to surf with. Forth, I would not > give them admin access to the system. If admin access is something you can't > avoid my final point is very very important. My last point would be the > matter of training the user. I would train them on smart web browsing. > Something in their surfing is infecting them (unless they caught a root kit > the first time). They will also need training on how to use Spybot and not > to allow everything to run from sites. Training and doing the right things > is very important when it comes to Windows. > > > > Kevin Wurm > > On Jan 28, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Andrew Farnsworth <farn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > the linux VM running under windows is a good option. It requires only > the addition of a single piece of software on the Windows install and a few > GB of disk space for the VM image itself. No dual boot required, no live > CD, etc. > > Andy > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Howard White <how...@usit.net> wrote: > >> On 01/28/2011 10:36 AM, Steven S. Critchfield wrote: >> >>> Remote access seems like maybe the wrong direction. >>> >>> Specifically, remote access will remove things like audio from the mix. >>> >>> Have you thought of installing vmware player(or whatever it's current >>> name is) >>> and a image containing a linux distro? Eliminates the network, yet still >>> uses >>> local hardware for sound and video. Shouldn't be too hard to set up, and >>> free. >>> >> >> >> Wasn't clear enough on the front end here, sorry. Customer has all manner >> of "line of business" software that is Windows only. Desktop computers need >> to be Windows. Don't _have_ to surf the web on Windows. Was thinking they >> _could_ remote into a linux box to surf; less prone to malware. Don't want >> to dual boot, reboot, liveCD boot; all good options for the technically >> advanced but not here. >> >> Haven't tried a virtual linux under the covers of Windows. Trying to keep >> the desktop systems as they are and move the risk to other boxes. Keep It >> Sorta Simple ;) >> >> Howard >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nlug-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nlug-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
