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The main big security holes are Outlook Express and Internet Explorer.

I'd suggest using a different email prog, I recommend Thinderbird, or if you really like OE then go into options and set it to display all emails as text only. Just previewing a html/java-laden email in the preview pane is enough to download and install an exe on your system (I've seen it happen).

For browsing I use Opera, and only use IE for a tiny handful of trusted sites which don't work properly in Opera.

Dan wrote:The main big security holes are Outlook Express and Internet Explorer.

I'd suggest using a different email prog, I recommend Thinderbird, or if you really like OE then go into options and set it to display all emails as text only. Just previewing a html/java-laden email in the preview pane is enough to download and install an exe on your system (I've seen it happen).

For browsing I use Opera, and only use IE for a tiny handful of trusted sites which don't work properly in Opera.

I tried Thunderbird but did not like it at all... It crashed time and again, now using MS Outlook together with Firefox...


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I ran Adaware on my work windows machine earlier today for the first time since January, it only picked up 5 tracking cookies and 1 reg entry. I must be doing something right

hallucienate wrote:I ran Adaware on my work windows machine earlier today for the first time since January, it only picked up 5 tracking cookies and 1 reg entry. I must be doing something right

You did. You took a 10-month holiday

IZ.