AOL security

RCan

RCan

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Anybody have any experience with the AOL security?

All I know is what I see in the commercial. It says it has Identity theft, Spyware protection and virus protection.

What other security measures would you recommend?

For the mother in law again, so for her, the simpiler the better.
 
Nothing from AOL will ever be installed on my computer...download aim and you will have spyware apps installed on your pc, now if ya cant even trust them for a instant messenger program how con you trust them for anything else (STAY AWAY FROM AOL)!
 
AOL Safety

Parental Controls' Web unlock AOL Guardian Anti-Virus, AOL Spyware Protection Computer Check-up Firewall Protection Web Pop=up Spam Controls IM Privacy Controls Setting are all under Safety

Have a look at there computer protection staff' I have not got any of them becuase i all really had a Computer Protection software on my computer when i got it

Computerwiz:)
 
I wouldnt trust AIM for anti-virus or spyware protection, i'd rather use Norton and Ad-Aware.
 
NEVER USE AOL!! use Norton and Adaware SE or AVG or Avast. for a firewall if you have windows xp service pack 2 use that firewall. if you dont want to do that use zonealarm.
 
well, I expected as much from AOL haters.

I get AOL for $5/month unlimited access- a deal through work. hard to beat that. I don't use AIM and I browse with Firefox.

So, from the best response I can use, I take AVG and adaware will help. AOL uses McAfee updated continually.
Can anyone else offer additional advice?

thanks
 
AOL in my experience is about as close to spyware as you can get. Between AOL and McAfee your resources are getting sucked up in you computer. Adaware is about the best spyware finding program in the market and it is free to use! If you are using dial-up there is nothing in the world that will protect you. My advice is to switch over to high speed if possible and put a firewall router in place between the modem and your computer. NAT translation will stop more Anonymous request then any software program. You can order one online for $35 to $80 bucks depending on what you are using it for. In most cases if you don't have a physical firewall you usually end up formatting a hard drive.
 
RCan said:
well, I expected as much from AOL haters.
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LOL i don't hate AOL. they are the first dial up internet company I used when i got my first computer and I had my fun with it. Especially when ever it says "YOU GOT MAIL" What i hate is their support team, Just what the hell are they speaking? It sounds like english but it also sounds like sh*t. NO offance for the people thats working for them but i want to speak to someone that i can understand when i need to ask a queston.
 
you all are just too funny...
just for a minute take off the blinders and try to help me with what I have and not what I don't have or can't get.
I have dial up... no DSL or cable available and I'm not springing for satellite until the price comes way down. I live in the boonies and AOhell is cheap, thats the bottom line.
Unless the "free" internet services are better, I can't afford to not use AOL.
So, if you can help me with security and protection without bashing my aol please do so.
McAfee is bad?..fine, recommend something else. I had Norton before and it seemd to really slow my computer down..sorta took over if I remember correctly, which really ticked my wife off when she used it. Maybe I had the thing set up all wrong.

thanks to all who have offered their advice.
 
I know that this sounds crazy, but if you have an old computer sitting around you can use it to make your dial up connection and you can share that connection with a network using a switch. Using Nic cards in your machines you can manually set the IPs for non-routable on the internet and let the computers talk to each other through a switch essentially making the one computer your gateway to the internet(router) and the other one your browser(client). This will give you your NAT and help block a lot of a Anonymous request. I hate to say it, but there really is not a lot of good consumer grade anti-virus on the market.

Below I have a link to a diagram that gives you and example of how to set this up. Don't get me wrong this is not full proof, but it will help stop about 90% of everything floating around the internet.

dialupconfig.html
 
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