| The 3 Golden Rules for Safer Internet Browsing |
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| Friday, 17 August 2007 | |||
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Golden Rule #1 - Stop Using Internet Explorer, instead use Firefox or Opera.  It's no secret that Internet Explorer is filled with security holes. While Internet Explorer 7 is a huge improvement over it's predecessor but it still is no where near as secure as Firefox.  When it comes to patching vulnerabilities found, Microsoft has been notorious for not releasing patches in a timely fashion. According to the Washington Post, Internet Explorer was known to have exploit code for unpatched critical flaws for 284 days of 2006 [1]. The article goes on to compare this with 9 days for Mozilla Firefox. If you are still not convinced that Internet Explorer is the worst Piece -Of -S##t, read through this article: That is why, Golden Rule #1 For safer internet browsing is,For safer browsing, do not use Internet Explorer . Golden Rule #2 - No Toolbars Allowed! ! ! When I say No Toolbars, I am talking about ALL Toolbars. I don't care if it is from Microsoft, Google, Symantec or whoever. So far I have never seen a toolbar that was absolutely necessary. And under the surface, all they do is provide another gateway into your pc to allow bad things into your pc. Think of it this way, imagine you are in a house and outside of the house are tons of honeybees. Now lets say you were trying to not allow any honeybees into the house. It wouldn't make sense to go around and open all of the windows of the house, would it? For each toolbar added, you are opening a window.  No matter how useful the toolbar is, it does not compare to the massive security risk you are taking by installing and using that toolbar. That is why, Golden Rule #2 For safer internet browsing is, No Toolbars! ! ! Golden Rule #3 - Don’t Use File Sharing Programs such as Limewire, Kazaa, Shareaza, Edonkey, Bearshare etc.   These types of programs are filled with all kinds of bad things. In my experience, I would say 1 out of every 10 files contains a virus/worm/spyware. Yes, I know, it is nice to be able to download that new song you heard on the radio or download the latest software, all for free. But realize that by doing this, you are playing with a loaded gun, when it comes to the security of your computer. For me, being in the PC repair field, I see this all the time. But what really gets to me, is the fact that people realize that using File Sharing Programs are a risk and are breeding grounds for virus/worms, but then when their PC gets a horrible virus or worm on it, they are confused by how it could have gotten on their system. It doesn’t matter how great your firewall is or how many spyware scans you do a day, using these types of file sharing programs puts your pc “in the line of fire” for virus and worms. For safer browsing, do not use or install file sharing programs. Period. Comments (29)
  written by abhishek, March 29, 2008
i m very much agree with yours 3 golden rules .it actually works.
 written by BLOGGER BLAKE, March 22, 2008
You are right.If you have problems with IE then recommend OPERA browser is not giving me problems like IE was just at the start of the year.IE was starting to close down on me .I found out I was being hijacked,so I stopped using IE ,stopped all the updates and patches and cleaned out the hi jacker.Try OPERA ,AND KEEP YOUR COMPUTOR CLEAN.I have found it worthwhile to renovate register,and duff files on a daily basis,Crap Cleaner is handy or use disc clean which is already on your pc.There are too many threats out there,not to keep checking if you are unknowingly being attacked.Hope this helps,and thanks for the Golden Rules.
written by olegnep, March 21, 2008
these would be great suggestions , but an even better one is - USE UBUNTU
written by Nickle799, March 20, 2008
Use UBUNTU/Linux, you never get any viruses, lol. Besides that, I agree completely with all three rules(even though I have been know to run limewire). Also get addblockplus plugin for firefox, it removes the temptation to click on the porn adds, and things like that.
written by Nush, March 20, 2008
Try to explain number 3 to stubborn teenagers. One asked me the other day "why isn't this thing connecting" (I think it was LimeWire or SoulSeek). I refused to help, was just glad that she didn't figure it out. Besides, it's illegal.
Number 1 goes without saying... About number 2... I agree, except for StumbleUpon which brought me here!  written by Jens, March 19, 2008
there is much more you can do:
-don't click on links -don't download anything and I mean anything. -switch off your modem when you finished browsing -open a page you would like to read and close the connection. Then print it out and close your browser as fast as you can. Only connect to the internet when its really important. -or just throw away your PC irony written by CAVIR, February 15, 2008
I'm afraid that I agree with him. I don't think that google toolbar isn't safe. I use it and I have never got any problem with it. I find it very usefull. I don't use any other toolbars.
I agree with the first rule 1000%! i use the Firefox for a long time, and I think that IE is real s**t! IE7 is fair.. but not even close to the Firefox. And.. If I can add some "my rulez" for safer internet... •Don't follow the porn banners and the porn sites •Don't go to the crackz & "full licenced" programs sites. regards!..  written by Kabith, January 21, 2008
in reply to Nestea_Zen, an mp3 can have viruses if the codec used to compress in not the correct one
written by Kabith, January 20, 2008
site advisor toolbar is a very useful toolbar. Good effort. All of this is true
written by paknik, December 26, 2007
Very helpful. I haven't used IE for nearly 6 years! I don't have any toolbars on my Firefox. As for the third golden rule, well i hate to admit it but i use it occasionally BUT together with PeerGuardian2. So far I haven't had any viruses or spyware ( yet ) after using P2P. Hopefully it will stay that way. Anyway valuable rules indeed. Thanks.
written by The Admin, December 21, 2007
IE is no good if you surf for porn, or obsure foreign sites, even sports. if you just view cnn, ebay, its fine, but otherwise, Firefox i guess. As for toolbars, I AGREE 100% they suck, provide nothing but causing isues, specialy ones that inetrage with outlook 2003, after uninstall you may have to even repair your registry.. So f**kem all metallica.
written by Muhammad Hassan, December 07, 2007
when i use internet explorer then i thought that some thing is wrong to use it now i read in this site to confirmed my thought
written by Fred Edwards, November 28, 2007
I appreciate the information. My only problem is I do not know how to access some of the functions WITHOUT the tool bars.
Suggestions? written by Dumbass, November 24, 2007
i agree with the rules, completely right, and yes bitTorent is considered one of them, is the most fmaous source of softwares and in the same time has a lot of trojan horses and viruses, so sharing folders in all kinds are not really good.
 written by noor ahmad, November 22, 2007
Rule No: 3 about file sharing. I sort of agree with it, But the other two rules I have yet to decide .
written by MarcelCraig, November 20, 2007
Mr. FixMyXP.com dude, you need to hire a copy editor and/or take some English composition lessons, your writing is filled with horrid grammar vulnerabilities!!
written by Ben (wow), November 20, 2007
If you can't do any of this stuff, why the hell have a computer?
Next you're going to tell me that myspace and aim are bad to use, too? I've used Limewire for 8 months, downloaded 400 songs, and guess what, NO VIRUSES! I got 1, ooh scary, norton just killed it! But as for the rules on toolbars, YOU'RE RIGHT! I got 269 spyware items from: mywebsearch, google, and yahoo, Toolbars are evil, and, Limewire can be bad, but you just have to be an intelligent person about it (don't download a video that's 22.7 KB, come on, are you that stupid?). Seriously, if I can't use limewire, I may as not have a computer. written by Savvy, November 20, 2007
...is where you hit it. Love Firefox and my last computer died a horrible death thanks to Kazaa, but wasn't really aware of #2. Thanks!
written by alexsapps, November 16, 2007
I don't mean to ruin the flow of your article... but I hereby rename it to The 4 Golden Rules for Safter Internet Browsing, with one additional rule:
4. Create a LIMITED user account for (solely) browsing the internet, and then go ahead and download limewire and install all the toolbars you want. Then when you get a virus, it can only damage that user account (as it will not be running with priviledges to cause system-wide damage). Simply delete that account and create a new one if you need to. (Applies to: Windows) written by Lone, October 23, 2007
These are the same rule I have been give to my customer & friends. I have been working in petty much the same business as you are for the last 15 years.
 written by Stanley Cruz, October 21, 2007
Those 3 Golden Rules sre something to think about. If its to maintain a PC clear of viruses etc. I say go for it. The only thing I have some reservations about are the toolbars. I dont think that all toolbars are harmful, some maintain to be clear of viruses etc.
written by Nosh, October 18, 2007
Hi, I encountered the following error when I tried subbing to your feed:
Warning: fopen(/home/fixmyxp/public_html/components/com_ds-syndicate/feed/rss.xml) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/fixmyxp/public_html/components/com_ds-syndicate/includes/feedcreator.class.php on line 684 Error creating feed file, please check write permissions. written by HillsBrown, Swiss, September 27, 2007
Thanks a lot for your 3 golden Rules. They are so important as well as the writter. I have being in IT since 1997 and I totally agree with each of your rules. I hope some people can learn from this and stop arguing what is real.
written by Nestea_Zen, September 24, 2007
I do not want to appear rude, but this is not helpful at all.
The only risk apart from buffer overflows, when referring to browsers, is JavaScript or XSS. Google toolbar not safe. Show me a link to a recent vulnerability. If you are talking about some toolbar that got installed, that is completely different. Privacy could be an issue here, but Google's help does a pretty good job on providing clarification. http://snipurl.com/1r50o And if you do not want to see the toolbar for some time, you just need to turn it off, so if you decide you would like to have it back, you don't need to install it again. Which is mostly done with 'View'> 'Toolbar' > 'x Toolbar' under Windows or by right clicking some browser's bar free space. Since when is an mpeg-1 audio layer 3 file dangerous? We are talking here about an .mp3 file not a file called 'execute-me.mp3.exe'. >> It doesn’t matter how great your firewall is or how many spyware scans you do a day, [...] None, for the last 4 years or more. Nor virus scan, not even have one. I think any router's NAT process does a pretty good job. As much as I like your run commands index, I would really suggest you rewrite this one or delete it. It was pure coincidence I've read this post. written by Natas, September 19, 2007
I totally agree 1000% on each and every rule posted.
 written by JP Cesari, September 16, 2007
Does this rule also apply to programs such as BitTorrent and BitComet????
I DO believe I have downloaded files from BitComet that contained viruses, spyware, and/or keyloggers....SO, perhaps I have ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION!!!! I WOULD STILL APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER THOUGH, AS WELL!!! trumpetman written by Tzeltal, August 27, 2007
Hey really appreciate your helpful tips.
I am suscribed to your RSS feeds and always eager to see what new thing you have came up with. Thank you. written by shadow, August 25, 2007
i think compete toolbar is a useful toolbar it tells you whether a website is trusted or not. whether you should send personal info or download programmes.
 written by Praneeth Nalla, August 24, 2007
Your suggestions are valuable
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