AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Comodo firewall linux mint12/7/2023 But i should be able to turn off the service nativily. But I found the app called winpatrol which might let me do that. And nowdays the antivirus makes it so you can't turn the service to manual. I would use an antivirus if but i Don't want that real time protection crap(Turning it off the service is still in the background ). I use Sandboxie,Superantispyware,and the windows firewall and keep windows7 Patched. As for without an antivirus i would recommend some layer of protection. As for the Antivirus with the Camera the app probable had a way for you to troggle the flashlight on and off but that is only a guess. Yea some apps on the Play store do ask for strange permisson sometimes but as long as the rating is good, You read the description (If the app is fake sometimes the "developer" will flat out tell you) and some of the comments and they are postive all should be fine. let's hope we will never see terminals and command lines again in the future Mint releases. That should be included in the main distro for the sake of noobs like me. I better be hacked by a single individual, poor russian or whatever the nationality, than the whole US goverment who sells my personal contacts to advertising companies.ĭaveinuk wrote:Reorx said it all very well in his reply to you, but as an addition if it makes you feel better - install the GUI front end of the firewall that's already built in to your OS - this is called UFW.Ī firewall GUI. That's a good point I have to take account. Spieng (spying maybe) is the worst problem.Īt least android asked me. Viruses is a risk I can fix when it hits me. I got suspicious with the antivirus programs since I tried to install one on my android mobile phone. But something tells me that using an antivirus is even riskier. Using windows 7 without an antivirus is risky. Windows 7 seem a lot safer to me than Google Android. Caveat Windows user.īut I 'll be honest with you. When you say "no problems so far" what you really mean is "no problems (that you know about) so far" - that is one of the big problems with Windows - malware can get on your machine and do its dirty work completely transparently (invisibly). No problems so far.So you currently do online banking from a Windows machine without an antivirus or internet security software (other than an "aftermarket firewall" (which you probably don't know how to configure well)). Neftis wrote.Truth is I use windows 7, without antivirus, no updates, only an "after-market" firewall. I always do my online banking with Mint,and feel safe in doing so, between that and the built in firewall and the routers protection, you'd be hard pushed to get much safer, bar the live method already detailed, I also bank online with my android phone, as with all things, safety can be down to sensible usage and care, I don't think a lot more can be added to this subject, enjoy your new OS and it's freedom ! Open up the firewall from your menu, click the padlock to unlock, enter password, turn on, close lock and exit, you now have a firewall GUI. If you open up synaptic package manager from the menu, type in GUFW and right click and choose to install (check UFW is already there, there should be a green box indicating it's already installed otherwise repeat to install) then apply and install. Reorx said it all very well in his reply to you, but as an addition if it makes you feel better - install the GUI front end of the firewall that's already built in to your OS - this is called UFW. this will protect you if you use your head. The nice thing about Linux - one of the things that make it so secure that is significantly different from Windows - is that NOTHING happens transparently in background. if you are not trying to install something, click "Cancel" and smile, you just prevented an infection. Nothing will happen (in the background) until you type the PW. if you are surfing and it pops up looking for the admin PW when you are not specifically trying to install something - lift your hands up from the keyboard and mouse and look at the screen and think for a second. That "authentication" dialog that pops up when you are altering the system is your friend. The vast majority of the time, you can find software you seek in the mint repositories either through Synaptic (GUI), Software Manager (GUI), or the terminal (command line). Learn smart computing habits - never install software from a dubious source. no command line stuff) and you'll be fine. Do a little reading and set up your router firewall intelligently (it has its own GUI - i.e. Most routers have some sort of firewall on them. Neftis wrote:Anyway, am I right to be so worried?In general - No, your not right - Linux is pretty secure all by itself and if you use a router, you're even safer.
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |