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Point of Order - outgoing connections & startup control
1) When using outgoing connection control in a firewall environment, "Just Say NO!" Browsers do not need and should not be given permission to act as servers. If you are running a firewall, this permission is often requested by programs, but unless you are actively running and managine a server, it should always be denied. I run Win XP pro and have NO servers allowed. I have had to actively and permanently BLOCk server permission requests for AOL, Generic Host Process for Win23 Services (svchost), Internet Explorer, Messenger, Microsoft Help Center Hosting Server, and Mozilla. Mozilla is my browser. Blocking outgoing server connetions for these processes has not broken my OS or any of the applications mentioned. (Though I haven't used AOL in months and cannot say it has not been affected for sure.)

Apart from refusing server access to the internet, your browser and a few other programs will need client access. That should be no problem, unless the client (IE for instance) is broken and permits websites accessed to install or run scripts on your machine. So far as is known at present, IE is the broken browser which does that - so yes, the browser being used is a critical factor in your security.

2) As you correctly note, control over programs running at startup is also very important. Google "startup control" and you should get access to several programs which let you OK or deny requests by newly installed programs to run at startup. Google ""Mike Lin" startup control" and you will find the ones I use - Startup Control Panel, and Startup Monitor. They let me prevent establishment of new startup items, and manage the ones already installed.
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Have you tried Netscape  waicri@... | 07/02/04
Exactly  llamee | 07/02/04
Do you run the latest version?  AxleMunshine | 07/02/04
Have you tried Netscape  mystic100 | 07/02/04
Netscape has had more than it's fair share of problems  balsover | 07/02/04
Netscape 7.1 is OK but  Bill4 | 07/03/04
MS and keystroke Loggers  amaughan | 07/02/04
So how did you know you were Jacked ?  stephensfam | 07/02/04
Alternate Browsers  don.chambers@... | 07/02/04
Never Happen.  jmervyn | 07/02/04
No Outbound Block sad & Firefox 0.9 happy  tbbrickster_z | 07/02/04
browser vendor may not matter  GDF | 07/02/04
Microsoft should improve application security  alan maughan | 07/05/04
Point of Order - outgoing connections & startup control  jpivonka@... | 07/06/04
The solution is so easy and enjoyable...  MTMacPhee | 07/02/04
but _NOT_ on your wallet!  riff7raff | 07/02/04
$2000 is too much?  Wings_z | 07/02/04
Those aren't all the costs  home_user | 07/02/04
As wings says, get an eMac  MTMacPhee | 07/02/04
The cost of changing to a Mac is more than just the list price  balsover | 07/02/04
I'm da man!  MTMacPhee | 07/02/04
re: da man  home_user | 07/02/04
They don't?  MTMacPhee | 07/02/04
Linux & Mozilla a safe haven for now..  riff7raff | 07/02/04
Linux & Mozilla a safe haven for now but...  dave_anderson99 | 07/02/04
May be u r not old enough  laci2126 | 07/04/04
...for now but they will always be safer than any M$ product ...  indigo_z | 07/05/04
Keystroke Loggers, etc, ad nauseum  Wings_z | 07/02/04
Palladium  PB_z | 07/02/04
Irresponsible journalism  bullwinkle_z | 07/02/04
Nonsense!  jpivonka@... | 07/06/04
Why outbound filtering is a waste of time  JohnJ_z | 07/09/04
You're still wasting you're time.  Irritated User | 07/02/04
Dave, you are the one that needs a realilty check  balsover | 07/02/04
Using "something called a port"? Really!  jpivonka@... | 07/06/04
I Agree  chapgen | 07/02/04
Too Late!!!  Andre Velloso | 07/03/04
Too Late!!!  Andre Velloso | 07/03/04
Is it, or is it not? The true fate of the ICF's outbound connection control  jpivonka@... | 07/06/04
Not  JohnJ_z | 07/09/04
Outbound blocking? BAD idea.  syrynxx | 07/06/04
Outbound blocking is a good idea, and easily managed too  jpivonka@... | 07/06/04
Outbound blocking -- irrelevant idea  JohnJ_z | 07/09/04
Properly configure your IE browser!  AlmostBandwidth | 07/06/04
microsoft wish  spam@... | 07/08/04
For ANDRE  Fabulous | 04/19/07

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