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Appendix – 1
( Select links to Firewall-related info and guides )
1. Tutorial-1
2. Tutorial-2
3. Tutorial-3
4. Tutorial-4
5. How firewall works
6. PC Stat Guide
7. Windows XP (sp1) built-in firewall
8. Microsoft Security Page
9. TCP/IP Protocol (for advanced users)
Appendix – 2
Security Space Desktop Security Audit: A basic audit or a single test is free.
PC Flank -- Quick, Stealth, Browser, Trojans, Advanced Port Scanner, and Exploits Test
HackerWhacker: The first use is free; for home use, one scan is $5, one-month is $10, or
three months is $20.
Free firewall tests, Jim Maurer, AuditMyPc
Shields Up! Steve Gibson
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CIAC paper on overall Internet security (pdf file—requires Acrobat Reader)
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Appendix - 3
Some simple steps to tighten-up your Internet Explorer browser :---
From within Internet Explorer click on the tools menu and then click on
Options.
Click once on the Security tab
Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
Click once on the Custom Level button.
Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
Change the Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to
Disable
Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt
Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt
Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt
When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.
If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press
the Yes button.
Next press the Apply button and then the OK to exit the Internet Properties
page.
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Footnotes:
1. Free version: Usually a free for use version of the product with somewhat curtailed functionality and no time limit on its use.
2. For a short list of providers of online firewall testing service see Appendix-2.
3. Trial version: Usually, the entire fully functional product, free for use for a limited period.
