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Post by juju on Mar 18, 2006 13:53:54 GMT -5
ShieldsUP! is the internet's most popular, reliable, and trusted free internet security check. Now, with its new Port Authority Edition, it's also the most powerful and complete security check for your computer short of hiring a pro- fessional to visit your home or business. Check your computer system here to learn if your computer is vulnerable to hacker attacks and other dirty deeds set up to work against your online pleasure. www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 |
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Post by bosshog on Mar 18, 2006 13:57:04 GMT -5
How did your router stack up??
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Post by bbird on Mar 18, 2006 14:04:57 GMT -5
Cool, thanks! Although I am afraid to see how vulnerable I am.  Seems like every week, it gets harder and harder to be protected on the internet. |
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Post by bbird on Mar 18, 2006 14:15:25 GMT -5
Wow, that was fast, and I am on slow dialup. My computer did great, which is a relief!!
I bookmarked that site, everybody should do it.
Thank you!
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Post by juju on Mar 18, 2006 15:33:13 GMT -5
How did your router stack up?? Failed. But right now ( and for awhile now ) I haven't loaded anything but McAfee for a virus scan. Other than that, all I have is Mico's firewall. Oh, and lavasoft, but I don't count that. I've gotten lazy and just haven't loaded all my software. I just clean out cookies, and history and such every day and call it good and scan with lava.... And I scan daily for viruses. If I feel a big huge urge to protect myself, I just unscrew my router and just not be hooked up to the internet at all. Who is the latest and greatest this year for firewalls and such ? Have you heard ? ( this question is for any one )
Great to hear your machine passed with flying colors BBird ! When I have all my software loaded, normally I do also. |
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Post by bosshog on Mar 18, 2006 23:28:42 GMT -5
your router should have a firewall
c/p what the scan says exactly
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Post by juju on Mar 19, 2006 0:27:09 GMT -5
deleted info, so the whole world wouldn't see the info that was posted about my computer.
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Post by juju on Mar 19, 2006 0:30:38 GMT -5
Bottom line, more failures than passed. I use to have this machine, where I passed every test that site gave. But I had a paid firewall going.
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Post by bosshog on Mar 19, 2006 21:22:21 GMT -5
you have a router ju??
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Post by juju on Mar 19, 2006 21:36:34 GMT -5
No. But I do have that modem from Direcway. I have the DW6000. Receives and transmits data over the satellite through the DIRECWAY network. |
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Post by bosshog on Mar 19, 2006 22:58:08 GMT -5
ahhhhh thats why
a router would help you, if u r worried bout it.
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Post by bosshog on Mar 19, 2006 23:01:35 GMT -5
mine says
Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very nice.
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Post by juju on Mar 19, 2006 23:52:18 GMT -5
I've thought about buying one with a built in firewall, but just haven't done it. And I know I should load my firewall, but haven't done that either. Such a pain. I don't even have my scanner/printer loaded right now. I'm running bare bone basics right this second. I've gotten rather lazy with my machine. Right now I'm only using 6.39 GB of space. I have 69.9 GB of free space. ;D For now, I'm content with my virus protector and lava soft and cleaning cookies and files.... And if I want to be real safe, just unplug the modem when not on. Can't get much safer than that ( and no software conflicts ). |
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Post by juju on Mar 19, 2006 23:55:03 GMT -5
mine says Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very nice. What have you got loaded for protection right now ? |
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Post by bosshog on Mar 21, 2006 19:18:34 GMT -5
Just my router.  I hate things loading on startup only thing i let load is my antivirus. NOD32, btw best AV around IMO. |
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Post by georger on Feb 22, 2007 21:46:44 GMT -5
True Stealth rating as well for me. I know about this site, a friend told me about it years ago.
I'm only using a D-Line DI-524 router, nothing else although my Mac has a built-in Firewall (OS X) and it works just as well.
But I'm not using that built-in firewall now.
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