Orignal_Cronicus Posted May 31, 2005 CID Share Posted May 31, 2005 on my older pc i have a big c and f drive, i was gona dedicate that pc to downloads what i was wondering besides the obvious wasy to secure drives from security threats is there any way i can say lock part of the c drive where my programs are and make shure that no infections could get in, or will i have to lock the entire c and run my net cache n temp files in the f? if possible i would really like to just lock my programs and windows n shuch from everything else to reduce infections at least or maybe even make it lkast longer between reformatings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted May 31, 2005 CID Share Posted May 31, 2005 on my older pc i have a big c and f drive, i was gona dedicate that pc to downloads what i was wondering besides the obvious wasy to secure drives from security threats is there any way i can say lock part of the c drive where my programs are and make shure that no infections could get in, or will i have to lock the entire c and run my net cache n temp files in the f? if possible i would really like to just lock my programs and windows n shuch from everything else to reduce infections at least or maybe even make it lkast longer between reformatings. If you're connected to the internet, you're exposed. Even the most sophisticated systems have been hacked or virused up. To minimize the threat, as you probably know, run a firewall router (not just a regular one, then have a good software firewall and anit-virus installed and kept up to date. Keep your ops. sys. updated with the newest patches, including your Internet software (IE, FireFox, etc.). I am unaware of any utility that can lock parts or your whole hard drive from potential infection, since most execute through your own login permissions (access). To minimize damage, you could set up a separate account on your system and just use that for Internet access. Set the permissions to the lowest possible access to your machine (rename the guest account(?) and put a strong password on it, maybe) giving no install capability, etc. and set the program access defaults to disallow access to all your programs, xcept ie or firefox. Not 100%, but might help...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orignal_Cronicus Posted May 31, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 31, 2005 nice seems like a good idea, but i gota lock this down as best as possible and use as least firewalls NAT 's n shit just basic securities so any kinda harware or non firewall locks help wiht having to format it so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 If you are not sharing files between systems I would disable file and printer sharing. If you need it enabled you might want to look into password protecting files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 You can also disable your UPnP & any type of connection you don't use in Network.This closes some possibly open ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorne Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 Get PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) it is a military Encryption that very few people would be able to get in to. And the chances of those few targeting your C:/ is about 1 in 10000000000000000 Google for it and you will find it. Also setup your router make sure password protected. Between that and PGP i wouldn't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 What operating system are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorne Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 Nice post HaloBox I forgot to mention that part about make sure you read the docs and understand the keys in use, storage of those keys, and recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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