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Paula Nigro

*PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME ATTACHMENTS*
I delete ALL letters that come to me with Attachments without even looking at them.  Please Read about Virus's on various Technical Sites, if you need clarification on this security issue.   

I delete Spam every day.  If your e-mail looks like Spam, it will get deleted. Please title your posts so they are clearly not Spam. I report uninvited Spammers who enter my mailbox by using the highly efficient Spam cop and I also use Sender Blocking. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding about these issues.
Kind Regards Always,
Paula Marie Nigro

The right hand side long banner ad is very unbalancing; don't you think? Internet Explorer offers a good mechanism to customize your security and it also gets rid of blinking ads that cause headaches and pop-ups that cover the entire web page.  I use what works for me from many of the  online versions of recommended security settings.  You need to work with it for a while to find the settings you like.  At first it may seem time consuming to click no, no, no but I did stop-watch tests and it is faster than waiting for blinking ads to load or removing ads that are blocking the page.

Currently these are my settings (which are always subject to personal revision).  I surf by keeping my right hand on the mouse and a left finger or 2 on the enter button so that I can easily click no.  On most prompts I click no.  If I know it's a safe site that requires a script to search a database like Ellis Island I click yes.  I do not use trusted zones because even trusted zones have blinking ads.  At first you will need to take some time to analyze what works best "for you" with a yes or a no response.  For instance if you are looking at a .PDF file online you must click yes.  If a safe site has something you want to view that requires a yes, then click your refresh button and then yes.  Mostly I no longer visit sites that require a yes to view as they are generally full of flash and things that take too long to load.   Also, after testing all the Operating Systems I returned to Windows 2nd Edition & IE version 5.0 because it has less security issues.  I use the Internet for genealogy & health research.  I watch movies for visual entertainment so I don't need the "cutesy-poo" / bubble gum on XP and other OSs.  Plus all the newer Microsoft OSs all have Security Problems and all their patches have holes so either switch to Linux or go back to Win98SE and IE 5.0.

Access the Security Settings by selecting Tools > Internet Options from the Internet Explorer menu; choose the Security tab and click Custom Level. 

If the settings are too computer intense for you then there are many good programs out there that kill Spyware, Ad Snooping and Pop-Ups.  Don't get a junk program or some of those "free" programs that actually contain SpyWare: 

 

How to disable Windows Scripting Host: http://www.virusbtn.com/support/tutorials/wsh.xml

Privacy Issues:  http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=us&cat=privacy

Security Software Vulnerabilities: http://www.attrition.org/errata/vulnerability.html

Techie / Nerd Tips : Building a secure Home Network

 

 

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