Please discuss Internet security on dual boot systems

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Walterius

I like to play at building various W2K systems around a core of one WME
system and one permanent W2k system. At the moment I have four W2K systems
and the WME system.

For security purposes, and to avoid endless updating and running of security
programs, I allow only one of the main W2K system access to the Internet. It
has a full complement of security tools: AVG, MSAS, SpyBot, Spyware Blaster,
Spyware Guard, Ad-Aware, and others that are more or less stealthy or only
run now and again (e.g. Hijack This, DCOMBobulateMe, etc.). I keep
everything up to date (every other day at least) and run them when updated
or when a day or two has elapsed.

I also visit only a few websites, noted for their safety, such as Wired.com,
NoNags Plus, DOMAI.com, and a few MSFT sites.

And I use EmpTemp, MRUBlaster, and CCleaner to keep my temporary files and
cookies near zero. I also use FireFox, which seems not only superior to but
safer than IE6 SP1.

My question is this: by having only one pgm with access to the Net, but only
one set of security pgms, am I at risk? Should I have five sets, update all
five daily, and run them as often as possible? Or am I reasonably safe the
way I am?

I have been running this way for several years, and only occasionally find
maybe one nasty, usually just minor spyware, and never any viruses or zombie
pgms, etc.

I feel safe. But is there a safer way?

Please also note that I have 56K dialup, which never exceeds 53K, and that
updating four or five sets of security pgms would be nigh impossible.
Happily, I am getting DSL Lite, which claims 256K, so things should loosen
up a bit.

I apologize for being long-winded, but this has been on my mind for a couple
of years.

Walterius
 
Walterius has brought this to us :
My question is this: by having only one pgm with access to the Net, but only
one set of security pgms, am I at risk? Should I have five sets, update all
five daily, and run them as often as possible? Or am I reasonably safe the
way I am?
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Hi

The main key to this is to use programs with "real time protection".

You can daily scan your "PC to death" with different scanners but
real time protection againts all malware is the "key".
And that all safety programs should update in automatic mode !
I scan my PC once a week. AVG and MSAS uses real time protection !
MSAS automatic update is a little lottery ;)

Most important is to know that I don´t click on anything "For Free" and
if you click, read EULA carefully ! ;)
 
I never, ever download or install free stuff unless i am sure of its
provenance, such as www.nonagsplus.com

And of course i do have realtime protection: Spyware Guard, MSAS, AVG, etc.
And i have shut down everything Steve Gibson wants me to.

So i think i am in good shape. :)
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plun wrote: "MSAS automatic update is a little lottery ;)"

Walterius replied: with about the same chance of winning. but it's beta free
stuff, so i don't whine too much.
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