🚀 go-pugleaf

I was just looking into getting AtGuard and noticed on their web site that
they are no longer selling AtGuard since they just licensed it to Symantec.
However, I was able to successfully download and install their free upgrade
to ver 3.2 without having a previous version on my system.  So, it looks
like you have till Dec. 22 to grab it if you want it.


"Jeff Cochran" <jcochran@gate.net> wrote in message
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> >1.  Can a hacker break into windows95 even though file & printer
> >sharing is disabled, no firewall installed?  If yes, how much damage
> >can he do?
>
> Yes, and as much damage as you can imagine, from wiping your drive to
> using your system to attack others.
>
> >2.  Can a hacker bypass AtGuard or any other firewall?
>
> Any firewall can be bypassed.  Poorly configured firewalls can be
> bypassed easier.
>
> >3.  Is freebee AtGuard any good at stopping hackers?  I mean so called
> >script kiddies and the real site busters.  Which firewall is better?
>
> ATGuard works for me (on MediaOne cable...).  I have the paid version.
>
> >4.  I routinely use Sam Spade to identify spammers and report them to
> >their ISP, and hopefully nuke their accounts.  With cable modems and
> >DSL, I need more firepower to identify hackers.  Is there a utility
> >tool, or a web site where I can identify the hacker's site/computer?
> >I want a layer of something between me and the hacker's site.
>
> You can look up the registered IP addresses at www.iana.org and do a
> whois on the IP as well.
>
> >5.  Would a cable company nuke a subscribers account for complaint of
> >hacking?  Dialup ISP's routinely disconnect an account for spamming.
> >But, cable companies being more greedy, may think more about losing
> >$40-$50 per month fee.  A dialup ISP charges $20, much less.
>
> MediaOne has a policy to kick hackers off, but there's just another
> around the corner.  Plus, the IP you have hitting you may be a system
> that was a victim of a hacker, not the hacker itself.
>
> >6.  A bunch of people have put tremendous pressure on ISP's to nuke
> >spammer accounts.  What is being done to pressure cable companies to
> >nuke hacker accounts?
>
> Similar.
>
> >7.  Would a cable company nuke an account for spamming?  A spammer
> >with a one meg cable modem line can dump a lot of junk onto the web by
> >relaying his junk through a misconfigured mail server.  AOL just
> >nailed some spammer for abusing their system.
>
> Spamming is against the acceptable use policy of my cable provider,
> and yes, they nuke them.
>
> Jeff
>